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President of the Empire State Society, S. A. R. 



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Hear of ^ur iorti, 1899 



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Publication Committee 



Edward Payson Cone, 
Ralph Earl Prime, 
William W. J. Warren, 
William Watkins Kenly. 

Editor : 
Edward Hagaman Hall. 



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to tfjc jHcmorp of t^c jHcn totjo, bp 

tfjcit ^erticcjai anb ^acrtiicc^ 

J^uwng tl5C ilUt of tljc ^mcritan IBcuolution, 

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American ^copk. 

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" The objects of this Society shall be ... to carry out . . . the injunctions 
of Washington in his farewell address to the American People." — Article II. of the 
Constitution of the Empire State Soiiety, Sons of the American Revolution. 



" The Unity of Government, which constitutes you one people, ... is a main 
pillar in the edifice of your real independence. . . . The name of American, which 
belongs to you in your national capacity, must always exalt the just pnde of patriotism 
more than any appellation derived from local discriminations. ... In contemplating 
the causes which may disturb our Union, it occurs as matter of serious concern that 
any ground should have been furnished for characteriiing parties by geographical 
discrimination — Northern and Southern, Atlantic and Western. . . . To the efficacy 
and permanency of your Union, a government for the whole is indispensable. . . . 
The basis of our political system is the right of the people to make and to alter their 
constitution of government ; but the constitution which at any time exists, until 
changed by an explicit and authentic act of the whole people, is sacredly obligatory 
upon all. . . . Resist with care the spirit of innovation upon its principles. . . . Let 
me warn you in the most solemn manner against the baneful effects of the spirit of 
party. . . . The habits of thinking in a free country should inspire caution in those 
intrusted with its administration, to confine themselves within their respective con- 
stitutional spheres, avoiding in the exercise of the powers of one department to 
encroach upon another. ... If, in the opinion of the people, the distnbution or 
modification of the constitutional powers be in any particular wrong, let it be corrected 
by an amendment in the way which the constitution designates ; but let there be no 
change by usurpation. ... Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political 
prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports. . . . Promote, as an 
object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge. . . . 
As a very important source of strength and security, cherish public credit. . . . 
Observe good faith and justice towards all nations; cultivate peace and harmony with 
all. . . . Inveterate antipathies against particular nations and passionate attachments 
for others should be excluded. . . . Against the insidious wiles of foreign influence, 
the jealousy of a free people ought to be constantly awake. . . . The great rule of 
conduct for us in regard to foreign nations is, in extending our commercial relations, 
to have with them as little political connection as possible. . . . Taking care always 
to keep ourselves, by suitable establishments, on a respectable defensive posture, we 
may .safely trust to temporary alliances for extraordinary emergencies. . . . The 
duty of holding a neutral conduct [in case of war between foreign nations] may be 
inferred from the obligation which justice and humanity impose on every nation, in 
cases in which it is free to act, to maintain inviolate the relations of peace and amity 
towards other nations." — Washington' s Farewell Address to the American People 



Contents. 



PAGE 

Some Quarter-century Comparisons of American History 7 

Origin and Influence of Modern Patriotic Societies 8 

Origin of the Societies of Sons of the American Revolution 

and Sons of the Revolution 10 

Movements for the Union of the Sons of the American Revolu- 
tion and Sons of the Revolution 16 

Basis of Union Proposed in 1893 17 

Basis of Union Proposed in 1897 30 

Officers of the National Society, S. A. R 38 

Officers of the Empire State Society, S. A. R 3g 

Officers of the Local Chapters of the Empire State Society, 

S. A. R 49 

Constitution and By-laws of the Empire State Society, S. A. R. 53 

Roll of Members . j 65 

Additional Members, (admitted during publication) 354 

Deceased Members, whose Records appeared in the " Year-Book " 

FOR 1893-94 357 

Roll of Revolutionary Ancestors 361 

Form of Charter for Local Chapters 584 

Family Record . 585 

Illustrations. 

Portrait of Hon. Robert B. Roosevelt Frontispiece. 

Book-plate of the Empire State Society, S. A. R., Title-page. 

History Instructing Youth (from uniform pamphlet cover of 

THE Empire State Society, S. A. R. ) 7 

Monument at Washington's Headquarters, Dobbs Ferry, N. Y. 14 

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Contents. 

Seals of the Washington Continental Guards and the Sons of 

THE Revolution .... 27 

Portrait of Franklin Murphy, Esq 38 

Insignia AND Seal of the Sons of the American Revolution.. 54 

Saratoga Battle Monument 65 

Fort Niagara 75 

Fort Stanwix 121 

Portrait of Hon. Chauncey M. Depew 138 

Newtown Battle Monument 140 

Clinton's Camp-ground, near Oneonta, N. Y 154 

The Old Senate House, Kingston, N. Y 159 

Philipse Manor Hall, Yonkers, N. Y 166 

Remains of Fort Brf.werton 171 

Washington's Headquarters, NEVk^BURGH, N. Y 210 

Tomb of Lafayette, Paris, France 270 

Landing-place of Sullivan's Expedition, Irondequoit Bay 312 

Andre Landing from the "Vulture" to meet Arnold 361 

The Table of Vergennes 432 

Inauguration of Washington as First President of the United 

States 570 





Some quarter 
century com- 
parisons of 
American his- 
tory. 



'^t:\j£XVOS^CCt of the history of the United States 
of America, as the century draws to its close, suggests to 
the patriot many instructive comparisons 
between the different stages of our national 
development. If the span of our Nation's life be di- 
vided into five periods of a quarter of a century each, 
these different periods will be found to contain much 
that is similar and much that is dissimilar. One point of striking 
similarity is, that each division of twenty-five years has been marked 
by a great war — the first, the War for Independence ; the second, the 
War of 1812-15 ; the third, the Mexican War ; the fourth, the Civil 
War ; and the fifth the War with Spain ; not to mention such minor 
wars interpersed as those with France and Tripoli and our Indian Wars. 
Another point of similarity is, that each period has been charac- 
terized by an extension of our geographical boundaries. In the 
first quarter century, the original area of the Atlantic seaboard, 
from the district of Maine to the State of Georgia, both inclusive (about 
392,520 square miles) was augmented, by the exploration, partial set- 
tlement, and cession by Great Britain, of the territory lying westward 
as far as the Mississippi, adding about 430,525 square miles. The 
second quarter witnessed the Louisiana purchase (1803), and the cession 
of Florida (1819), adding about 992,490 square miles. The third 
quarter recorded the annexation of Texas (1845), the concession by 

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©rtotn of /IDo&crn patriotic Soctctlcs. 

Great Britain of the ownership of Oregon (1846), the cession of the 
great western Spanish territory (1848), and the Texas cession (1850), 
increasing the area by about 1,169,345 square miles. The fourth quarter 
was marked by the Gadsden purchase of 40,000 square miles, in 1853, 
and the acquisition of Alaska's 577,390 square miles in 1867. And the 
fifth quarter has just seen the addition of Hawaii, Cuba (temporarily in 
all probability), Porto Rico and the Philippines, adding 171,995 square 
miles, and making a total area of 3,774.265 square miles, with a popula- 
tion of 82,000,000 persons, under the protecting folds of the Stars and 
Stripes. 

Comparisons between these periods might be multiplied almost 
indefinitely, showing the extraordinary material, social, industrial, and 
political progress of the Nation, but the phenomenon of the last quarter 
century to which it is the present purpose to call attention, is the mar- 
velous unification of American sentiment which has been wrought 
largely through the instrumentality of the patriotic societies of the 
United States. Physical magnitude is not the measure of political 
greatness, and the grandeur of our lusty young Republic lies not in its 
world-wide extent. Since the source of national power is in unity and 
cohesion, proud as we are of the many brilliant material triumphs 
of the past twenty-five years, prouder should we be as a people of the 
happy manifestation of restored fraternity presented in 1898 by that 
significant and historical spectacle of the Congress of the United States, 
composed of representatives of all parties, from all sections, supporting 
with absolute unanimity the Executive in a great and critical policy. 

This restoration of national unity is the flower of that " renais- 
sance of patriotism" (as Garfield called it) which began in 1875, when, 
under the potent influence of anniversary suggestion, 

C rigin and m- people's thoughts were diverted from the rankling mem- 
niienceot mod- f f t^ & 

em patriotic ories of the Civil War, then but ten years past, to the 
societies. great events of a century before. Forgetting, for the 

time being, the shot on Sumter in April, 1861, that arrayed brother 
against brother in the greatest civil war ever known, they recalled that 
other memorable shot at Lexington, in the same month of April, in 
1775, that arrayed those brothers' great-grandfathers side by side in a 
common cause. Forgetting how the men of Baltimore had fired on the 
men from Massachusetts when the New Englanders appeared in their 
streets, they remembered how, in the days of auld lang syne, Virginia 
had sent to Massachusetts the great Commander-in-Chief of the first 
American army, and had sent after him Morgan and his Virginia sharp 
shooters to take their stand beside Stark, Green, Knox and other New 
Englanders on Cambridge Common. Then came 1876, stirring up 

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©rtgin of ^oJ>ern patriotic Societies. 

memories of the immortal document certifying to our national birth, 
attested, side by side, by the hands of Hancock and Jefferson, Sherman 
and Harrison, Franklin and Rutledge, and other great patriots of the 
North and South. Then followed in majestic procession a series of 
centenaries, each commemorating some triumph of arms, legislation, or 
diplomacy, in which the actors had vied one with another in their zeal 
for the same cause. Under the miraculous touch of Memory's fingers, 
the scales fell from the eyes of the Nation's mental vision and people 
awoke to a new realization of their political brotherhood. They saw 
what a vast body of traditions, antedating and overshadowing those of 
the Civil War, they had in common, and the old inspirations began to 
flame anew in their breasts. The wounds of the late conflict, left to 
themselves, cicatrized and ceased to smart ; and men, women, and even 
children began to organize patriotic, historical, and genealogical societies 
based on their mutual endowments, and in which sectional lines should 
be forgotten. This does not mean that prior to 1875 there were none 
of these institutions in existence, for some of the most venerable of the 
historical and one of the leading patriotic hereditary societies antedate 
this period by many years ; but it means that there was so great an 
accession of interest and zeal in this direction, beginning in 1875, as to 
constitute one of the remarkable features of the political life of the century. 
To realize the importance of the work performed by these societies 
in raising the national efficiency to its highest point, one has but to 
notice the order in which it occurred in the sequence of great historical 
events of the North American continent. The white conquerors of this 
country represented two races of antagonistic principles — the Latin and 
the Anglo-Saxon, or, more broadly speaking, the Latin and the Ger- 
manic — and it was first necessary to determine which should dominate. 
The French and Indian War, beginning in April — that month so sin- 
gularly prolific of American wars, — 1755, definitely settled that question, 
although it has taken 143 years completely to eliminate Latin rule from 
the hemisphere. Next in order arose the question as to which branch 
of the dominant race should govern, the American or the English. 
That was effectively solved by the war which began in April, 1775. 
Next came the question whether the American people should govern as 
a whole or in parts. That was answered by the war which began in 
April, 1861. To round out the sublime logic of these events, but one 
thing remained to be done. The Civil War had settled the third ques- 
tion by force, but there was need of some gentle yet powerful influence 
to make effective in the hearts of the people that harmony of sentiment 
without which the nominal Union of States would have been a constant 
source of danger and weakness. 



Sons ot tbe Bmerican IRevolution. 



It was at this point that the anniversary influences previously refer- 
red to, operating through societies such as ours, began their healing work, 
and the test of their efficacy came in April, 189^, when the Government 
found itself reluctantly forced into war with Spain. The result is 
well known. Our enemies, not realizing that the old dissensions had 
been buried, were confounded by the marvelous unanimity of the Na- 
tion which rose as a single man, and, panoplied with the might of a 
united sentiment, stood invincible before the world. 

Foremost among these modern patriotic hereditary societies are 
two, based on revolutionary descent, having a common origin, and now 
Origin of the possessing nearly identical purposes and qualifications of 
membership, namely, the SociEiv of the Sons of the 
American Revolution, and the Society of the Sons of 
the Revolution. Of these two organizations, the Society 
OF THE Sons of the American Revolution is the larger 
and more influential body, with a distinguished member- 
ship which includes the President of the United States. 
William McKinley ; the Commanding General of the Army, Nelson A. 
Miles ; the Admiral of the Navy, George Dewey ; Associate Justice of 
the United States Supreme Court, D. J. Brewer ; the United States 
Ambassador to France, Horace Porter ; the late United States Ambas- 
sador to Spain, Stewart L. Woodford ; ex-Vice-President, Levi P. 
Morton ; the president pro tempore of the United States Senate, Wil- 
liam P. Frye ; United States Senators Chauncey M. Depew, John W. 
Daniel, Marcus A. Hanna, Cushman K. Davis, Henry C. Lodge, R. F. 
Pettigrew, Orville H. Piatt, and Redfield Proctor; the Governor of the 
State of New York, Theodore Roosevelt ; Assistant-Secretary of State, 
David Jayne Hill ; and many other representative citizens inofficial and 
civil life. In March, 1899, the organization consisted of thirty-eight 
different societies in the United States, Hawaii, and France, with the 
following active membership : 



Sons of th 
American Re- 
volution, and 
why there are 
V.vo sets of so- 
cieties with 
similar names 
and objects. 



Arizona 20 

Arkansas 31 

California 326 

Colorado loi 

Connecticut 1034 

Delaware 38 

District of Columbia.. 383 

Florida . . 39 

France 15 

Hawaii 72 

Illinois 510 

Indiana 159 

Iowa 137 



Kansas 152 

Kentucky 106 

Louisiana 44 

Maine 352 

Maryland 166 

Massachusetts 1359 

Michigan 279 

Minnesota 417 

Missouri 207 

Montana 27 

Nebraska 64 

New Hampshire 291 

New Jersey 414 

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New York 1188 

Ohio 372 

Oregon 144 

Pennsylvania 165 

Rhode Island 235 

Texas 25 

Utah 52 

Vermont 290 

Virginia 112 

Washington I20 

West Virginia 15 

Wisconsin 207 

Total 9668 



Qtigin of tbe Soctetg. 



The general causes leading to the formation of the modern patriotic 
societies having been described in the preceding pages, it is now per- 
tinent to relate the circumstances attending the organization of the 
Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, and to explain 
the causes of the existence of two sets of societies with similar 
names.* 

The Society of the Cincinnati, formed in 1783, was the first, and for 
nearly one hundred years the only society of men whose membership 
was derived from the American Revolution. From the nature of its 
constitution it has always been a small society, and has grown smaller 
with time. It takes little part in public affairs, and is virtually a de- 
lightful social club, or collection of social clubs, one of whose public 
services has been to keep alive among its own members and their im- 
mediate relatives a strong interest in pedigree and in the American 
Revolution. 

In 1875, as has previously been stated, the people of the United 
States entered upon a period of about fifteen years of celebrations of 
the looth anniversaries of leading events of the American Revolution. 
These celebrations took place all over the United States. The Centen- 
nial Exposition of 1876 at Philadelphia was the most impressive of the 
early celebrations, while the most conspicuous of the later ones was the 
great demonstration in New York City in 1889, upon the looth anni- 
versary of Washington's inauguration as first President of the United 
States. The American people welcomed these public festivities. They 
gave us something to think about, and talk about, besides the issues 
growing out of the late Civil War. They made all classes. North and 
South, once more brothers and gallant friends, and they brought into 
being the throng of patriotic societies of which ours is one. 

The first of these modern patriotic societies was entitled " Sons of 
Revolutionary Sires," and originated in San Francisco. It was agreed 
upon and instituted October 22, 1875,31 the office of Dr. John L. Cogs- 
well, on Kearney Street in that city, where about ten men held a meet- 
ing, by invitation of Dr. Cogswell, and resolved to form a society to be 
composed exclusively of //>?i?a/ descendants from the heroes and states- 
men of the American Revolution. On the following 4th of July there 
was a public procession in San Francisco, and about forty of the eighty 
members of the new society paraded in the procession, thirteen of them 
bearing shields emblematic of the thirteen original States. The society 
elected officers that same day, and thereafter, for years, held many 

• The following account of the origin of the Sons of the American Revolution is taken almost verbatim 
from a paper written by Compatriot Henry Hall of New York City (formerly Historian General and 
State Historian), and officially adopted by the National Socisty and the Empirb Statb Society op 
THE Sons of the American Revolution. 

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(Browtb of tbe /IDcrement. 



public meetings of a patriotic and literary character, whose proceedings 
were reported in the newspapers and reprinted in what the society 
called "bulletins," and in the latter form widely distributed. At that 
original meeting of October 22, 1875, Edwin A. Sherman, of Nevada, 
who was present, suggested that the proposed society should be made 
a national one, not local ; and accordingly when, in 1876, the California 
Society adopted a constitution, it provided for " auxiliary " branches, 
co-equal societies, and a national representative body. That word 
" auxiliary " cropped out afterward in the East in a most unexpected 
manner. This constitution of the first society of descendants of the 
American Revolution ever formed since the Revolution itself, possesses 
genuine historic value, and has many unique features. Copies were 
sent out all over the United States. And this California Society is, in 
fact, the pioneer, and led to the formation of all our present Societies 
of Sons and Daughters, of Colonial Wars, Colonial Dames, War of 
1812, etc. 

Some of these little books, with the circulars and bulletins of the 
California Society, were sent year after year to residents of New York 
City. Gen. Alex. S. Webb received some of them; so did Major Asa 
Bird Gardiner, and others. The California movement excited interest 
in the East ; but California is 3,000 miles away, and had never even 
been heard of at the time of the American Revolution, and there were 
those who felt that societies of this class could not be formed in the 
East as the children of a society in California. 

In 1883, however, eight years after the first start in California, a few 
men in New York City, including some to whom had been sent the 
constitution, circulars and bulletins of the California Society, did meet, 
and they organized an independent society here, called " Sons of the 
Revolution." Thus the seed planted by California had sprouted at 
last in the Metropolis. The new society was small in membership, 
and at first intended to be purely local. But finally it also adopted a 
constitution, providing that societies might be formed in other States, 
each of which should be an "auxiliary branch." That expression, 
" auxiliary branch," adopted from the California Society's constitution, 
was an error of judgment, now at last confessed, but long persisted in. 
It was that word " auxiliary," and that alone, which led to the creation 
of two sets of societies. A Society of Sons of the Revolution was 
organized in Philadelphia in 1888, although refusing to be " auxiliary " 
to New York. 

This movement of 1883 awoke fresh interest in the general subject 
of patriotic societies in the East ; but that word " auxiliary " prevented 
gentlemen in New England and others of the original thirteen States 

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from organizing societies of their own. Massachusetts, Connecticut, 
and other States had each supplied far more men for the AmericaH 
Revolution than New York did. A natural pride prevented those States 
from being " auxiliary " to New York. For about five years, therefore, 
these two societies in the East and the pioneer society in California 
were all there were of these modern societies. 

In 1888, a few New Jersey members of the. New York Sons of the 
Revolution proposed to form a New Jersey Society. The New York 
Sons told them they would be recognized only as an "auxiliary" 
society, and not otherwise, and, further, that they would better join either 
the New York or Philadelphia Society anyhow, and not have one of 
their own. These patriotic and enterprising Jerseymen, one of whom, 
Josiah C. Purapelly, is now a member of our own Society, then went to 
work. In the spring of 1889 they organized, by correspondence and 
personal visits. State Societies of Sons of the Revolution in New 
Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New 
Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, West Virginia, 
Arkansas, South Carolina, Kentucky, and Tennessee. They then 
called a convention of them all, to meet in New York City, April 30, 
1889, the day of the great celebration of the 100th anniversary of 
Washington's inauguration. The object was to organize a national 
society — mark the name — of Sons of the Revolution, in which each 
State Society should be a co-equal sister organization, and none of them 
"auxiliary" to any other. They never dreamed of forming a new 
organization. Their whole purpose was to bring the influence of several 
States to bear, to induce New York to repeal the " auxiliary" article 
in her constitution. 

When the New Yorkers heard of this movement, if they had promptly 
met and repealed that " auxiliary " article, there never would have been 
two sets of societies. No one wanted two sets ; no one thought of it. 
But what did the New Yorkers do ? They actually met and adopted 
a new constitution, in which the " auxiliary " article was made longer, 
more explicit, and more binding, thus ignoring the patriotic sentiment 
and natural pride of every sister State, and declaring war upon any 
movement having for its object the co-equality of the different State 
Societies. By making all the other States " auxiliary ' to New York, 
the annual election of national officers would have to be held in New 
York, and would always have been controlled by the local mem- 
bers. 

To the National Convention referred to, every existing Society was 
invited, and delegates attended from thirteen out of the twenty, includ- 
ing the original one in California, with persons present from New York 

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and Pennsylvania. The convention met at Fraunces' Tavern, April 30, 
1889. There the Pennsylvania delegates took the floor and urged that 
all the other Societies should become " auxiliaries " to New York. This 
was debated for a long time. Pennsylvania was asked if her Society 
were " auxiliary " to New York. She replied " no." The convention then 
refused point blank to agree to the "auxiliary" relation to New York. 
Not one State in that whole convention would agree to that proposition. 
The New Yorkers refused, for their part, to recognize the others as 
" sister " Societies, and both Pennsylvania and New York took no 
further part in the proceedings. The question then arose, what should 
be done ? The convention was there, in actual session, acting in behalf 
of eighteen States, including the original Society in California. The 
delegates felt deeply the injustice of an attempt to impose an un- 
American style of organization upon a Society which should be pre- 
eminently American in all its sentiments, objects and framework, and 
especially to try to control in this manner a movement which New York 
had not even originated. After discussion, before they adjourned, the 
convention organized as a National Society, taking the name of "Sons 
OF THE American Revolution." They thus began existence with 
eighteen State Societies, while the " Sons of the Revolution " only had 
two; and every one of the eighteen soon thereafter adopted the title 
" Sons of the American Revolution." 

In the fraternal hope that the New York Society of the Sons of the 
Revolution would join the National Society of the Sons of the 
American Revolution, several months were allowed to elapse before 
active steps were taken for the formation of a New York State Society 
of the Sons of the American Revolution. When, however, there 
appeared to be no immediate prospect of such a consummation, the 
National Society, of which Dr. William Seward Webb was then Presi- 
dent-General, deputed Dr. Webb's brother, Mr. George Creighton Webb, 
to organize a State Society. Mr. Webb entered upon his congenial 
task with zeal, and on February 11, 1890, The New York State 
Society of the Sons of the American Revolution was organized in 
Dr. Webb's office in New York City. In 1895, when it became desir- 
able to incorporate the Society under the laws of the State of New York 
for the purpose of holding the real estate at Dobbs Ferry, upon which 
it had erected a monument, it was discovered that back in December 
(26), 1889, while the subject of the formation of the New York State 
Society of the Sons of the American Revolution was being agi- 
tated, five gentlemen not affiliated with the Sons of the American 
Revolution and having no power to act in their name, had incorporated 
under the title of " The New York Society of Sons of the American 

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Empire State Societg, S. H. IR. 



Revolution*" — a title so similar to that of " The New York State 
Society of the Sons of the American Revolution " that it became 
necessary to change our name to '* The Empire State Society of the 
Sons of the American Revolution," under which title the Society 
was duly incorporated April 8, 1895. Notwithstanding the peculiar 
obstacles encountered by the Society in this State, its growth has been 
so rapid that it is second in size only to the Massachusetts Society, 
and second to none in the extent and importance of its public activ- 
ities. 

On the decennial anniversary of the organization of The National 
Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, April 30, 1899, 
the Society may well contemplate with pride its progress during the 
past ten years. It has, by its enterprise, public spirit, and incessant 
activity, so stimulated patriotic sentiment that now the United States is 
thronged with a multitude of patriotic Societies ; with more to come. 
Our progress has been due to the fact that at the very beginning our 
Society was organized upon the broad American principle of constitut- 
ing one National Society, divided for convenience into co-equal sister- 
State Societies, and the latter subdivided to some extent into local 
branches or chapters ; and the further fact that The Sons of the Ameri- 
can Revolution were the especial Society that admitted no man to 
membership unless he was a lineal descendant from a patriot of the 
American Revolution. The wisdom of these provisions has been so 
apparent that the Sons of the Revolution have, since the events of 1889, 
repealed the " auxiliary " article in their constitution, and still later 
have abolished their long-cherished provision for admission by col- 
lateral descent. It has been on account of our strict requirement for 
membership, and because of the thorough Americanism of our organ- 
ization and the public spirit of our members, that an exceedingly large 
number of men of high social position and national reputation have 
joined our Society in all parts of the country. The very rigid and 
excellent application blank, now used by all the different Societies of 
Sons and Daughters, originated with us, and has been adopted on its 
merits by all of them. If there is rivalry, because there are two sets 
of Societies, the influence is healthful, because it is leading us all to 
greater undertakings than would have been possible without the spice 
of what, it is hoped, is a generous and friendly emulation in achieving 
a larger number of inspiring works for the glory and welfare of our com- 
mon country. 

♦These gentlemen were Messrs. Frederick G. Gedney, Albert Ross Parsons, Edward Nicoll Town- 
send and George N. Gardiner, members of the New York Society of Sons of the Revolution, and Asa B. 
Gardiner, J., son of a member of that society. 

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A movement for the union of the National Society of the Sons of 

THE American Revolution and the General Society of the Sons of the 

Revolution began very soon after the formation of the 

movements f'or NATIONAL SoCIETy OF THE SONS OF THE AMERICAN 

the union of the REVOLUTION in 1889; but the overtures of the National 
Societies of the Officers of The Sons of the American Revolution 

Sonsofthe ,, , ,, 

American Revo- were not cordially reciprocated by those of the other 

lution and Sons Society, and little progress toward union was made 

of the Revolution. ■ ^, rpu •» i.- r ^i. u • ^ l 

for three years. The agitation of the subject, how- 
ever, set in operation in the Society of the Sons of the Revolution influ- 
ences favorable to an amalgamation, one of the fruits of which was the 
abolition of the " auxiliary " clause in their constitution which had 
been the bone of so much contention, and the adoption of a form of 
organization based more nearly on the representative American idea. 
About this time, several of the larger and more influential State Societies 
of The Sons of the American Revolution received invitations from 
Societies of the Sons of the Revolution in New York and elsewhere to 
join their General Society. Our Societies, so invited, feeling that as 
State Societies they could not, in good faith with their associates, 
accept such invitations, replied that they could unite with the Society of 
the Sons of the Revolution only under a union of both General Societies, 
upon terms mutually to be agreed upon. At length, after receiving 
distinct assurances, privately but repeatedly, that such a movement was 
actually desired by the Sons of the Revolution, the Connecticut dele- 
gates to the Annual Congress of the Sons of the American Revolu- 
tion held in New York City, April 30, 1892, introduced the following 
resolution, which was adopted without dissent : 

Whereas: There now exist in several States of the Union, Societies of the 
Sons of the Revolution and Societies of the Sons of the American Revolution ; 
and 

Whereas, The purposes and objects of these Societies are identical and their 
interests mutual ; therefore 

Resolved. That this organization hereby appoints Jonathan Trumbull of Connect- 
icut, together with the Presidents of the State Societies of this organization in those 
States where both organizations exist, as a committee to consider union ; and the 
Sons of the Revolution are hereby cordially and earnestly invited to appoint a sim- 
ilarly constituted committee of an equal number, in the sincere belief that by such 
a conference all difficulties can be overcome and a fraternal union of both organ- 
izations will be the happy result. 

A copy of the foregoing resolution was transmitted to the Sons of the 
Revolution, with the result that they took similar action. During the 
ensuing nine months, the committees appointed by the two Societies 
held frequent meetings, separately and jointly, at last agreeing to the 
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general conventions held simultaneously in different rooms in the 
Mutual Life Building, New York City, February i6, 1893. At this 
time, the Society of the Sons of the American Revolution 
existed in over thirty states and numbered nearly 4,000 members, while 
the Society of the Sons of the Revolution existed in ten states with a 
membership stated to be 2,364. 

To 

General Horace Porter, 

President General of the Sons of the American Revolution, 
and 

Hon. John Lee Carroll, 

President General of the Sons of the Revolution : 

The Committees of the Sons of the American Revolution and Sons of the 
Revolution, to whom was entrusted by their respective Societies the duty of confer- 
ring upon the question of union of the two Societies, beg leave to present this, their 
joint report. 

First : They desire to e.xpress their gratification at the cordiality, harmony, and 
enthusiasm that have marked their deliberations, and the unanimity which has at- 
tended their conclusions. 

Second : The desirability of effecting a union being concurred in by all, the Com- 
mittees of Conference addressed themselves at once to the consideration of the ques- 
tions essential to the accomplishment of the desired result. These were : 

1. Name. 

2. Colors. 

3. Insignia. 

4. New Constitution. 

Third : The committees unanimously decided and do now recommend : 

1. That The Sons of the America.nRevolution and Sons of the Revolution 
do unite in one organization. 

2. That the Society so constituted be named Sons of the Revolution. 

3. That its colors be buff and blue. 

4. That its insignia be, in its general features, that of The Society of the Sons 
of the American Revolution ; that its seal be of the form hereinafter described. 

5. That its constitution be as follows : 

The Constitution of the General Society 

of the 

Sons of the Revolution. 

article I. 

The name of the Society shall be the " Sons of the Revolution." 

article II. 

The objects of this Society are, to perpetuate the memory of the men who, in the 
military, naval or civil service of the Colonies and of the Continental Congress, by 
their acts or counsel, achieved the Independence of the Country ; to further the proper 
celebration of the anniversaries of the birthday of Washington, and of prominent 
events connected with the War of the Revolution ; to collect and secure for preserva- 
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lion the rolls, records and other documents relating to that period ; to mark by ap- 
propriate monuments historic places; to impress upon the present and future gener- 
ations the patriotic spirit -nhich actuated our ancestors and established the Republic 
of the United States, and to promote the feeling of friendship among its members. 

ARTICLE III. 

Any man is eligible to membership who is of the age of twenty-one years and 
who is lineally descended from an ancestor who, with unfailing loyalty, rendered 
material aid to the cause of American Independence as a military officer, minute-man, 
soldier, sailor or marine, or a civil official m the service of any of the several Colonies 
or States or of the United Colonies or States, whose services as such official shall ap- 
pear by public ofiicial record made at the time, and provided such man be found 
worthy. 

Provided further, that when the claim of eligibility is based on the service of an 
ancestor as a civil official, such service must have been performed in the civil service 
of the United States, or of one of the thirteen original States, and must have been 
sufficiently important in character to have rendered the official specially liable to arrest 
and imprisonment, the same as a combatant, if captured by the enemy, as well as 
liable to conviction of treason against the Government of Great Britain. 

And provided further, that when there shall be no surviving issue in direct lineal 
succession from an officer, minute-man, soldier, sailor or marine, who died or was 
killed in actual service, or from an officer who received by formal resolve the appro- 
bation of the Continental Congress for Revolutionary services, or from a signer of the 
Declaration of Independence, the claim of eligibility shall descend and be limited to 
one representative at a time in the nearest collateral line of descent from such ances- 
tor, to be designated by the State Society ; and no other descendants in collateral 
lines shall be admitted in right of any services whatever. 

The Board of Managers of each State Society shall have full and exclusive power 
to determine the qualifications as to worthiness and eligibility of applicants for 
membership under this Article, with power to accept or reject all applications. 

ARTICLE IV. 

The General Society shall be divided into State Societies, which shall meet an- 
nually on the day appointed therefor in their respective by-laws, and oftener, if found 
expedient. The Secretary of each State Society shall transmit to the General Secre- 
tary a list of its members, together with the names and official designations of those 
from whom such members claim membership, with a list of officers elected at each 
annual meeting. 

ARTICLE V. 

The State Societies shall regulate all matters respecting their own affairs consist- 
ent with the general good of the Society, judge of the qualification of their members 
and of those proposed for membership, subject, however, to the provisions of this Con- 
stitution, and may expel any member who, by conduct unbecoming a gentleman or 
man of honor, or by an opposition to the interests of the community in general, or of 
the Society in particular, may render himself unworthy to continue in membership. 

ARTICLE VI. 

The expenses of the General Society shall be borne by the State Societies by as- 
sessment /;-o rata according to membership. 

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ARTICLE VII. 

The regular meeting of the General Society shall be held every year on the last 
Wednesday of April in the city of New York, unless otherwise designated, and special 
meetings may be held upon the order of the General President or upon the request of 
two of the State Societies, and such meetings shall consist of the General Officers and 
a representation from each State Society not exceeding one delegate from each one 
hundred members of such State Society and every fraction of one hundred over fifty, 
and ex-officio, the President, Secretary, Registrar and Historian of each State Society, 
and two delegates-at-large from each State Society. 

The expenses attending the annual meetings of the General Society shall be borne 
by the General Society. 

ARTICLE VIII. 

At the regular meeting a General President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, 
Chaplain, Registrar and Historian shall be chosen by a majority of the votes present, 
to serve untU the next regular general meeting or until their successors are duly 
chosen. 

The General .Society shall have power at any meeting to admit State Societies 
thereto, and to entertain and determine all questions affecting the qualification for 
membership in, or the welfare of, any State Society, which may by proper memorial 
be presented by such State Society for consideration. 

ARTICLE IX. 

The insignia of the General Society shall be a cross surmounted by an eagle in 
gold or silver, and a rosette. 

The cross shall be of silver, with four arms, and eight white-enameled points, same 
size as the Chevalier's Cross of the Legion of Honor of France, with a gold medal- 
lion in the center, bearing on the obverse a bust of Washington in profile, and on the 
reverse the figure of a minute-man surrounded by a ribbon enameled buff and blue, 
with the motto, " Libertas et Patria," on the obverse, and the legend, " Sons of the 
Revolution," on the reverse, both in letters of gold. The cross shall be surmounted 
by an eagle in gold or silver, and the whole decoration suspended from a ring of gold 
by a ribbon of dark blue, ribbed and watered, edged with buff, one and one-quarter 
inches wide and one and one-half inches in displayed length, and may be worn by any 
member of the Society on ceremonial occasions only, and shall be carried on the left 
breast, or, if an officer, on the collar, and shall never be worn as an article of jewelry. 
The custodian of this insignia shall be the General Secretary, who shall issue the same 
to the members of the Society under such proper rules as may be formulated by the 
General Society, and he shall keep a register of such issues, wherein each insignia 
issued may be identified by the number thereof. 

The rosette shall be seven-sixteenths of an inch in diameter, of usual pattern, dis- 
playing the colors of the Society, and may be worn by all members at discretion in 
the upper left-hand button-hole of the coat. 

ARTICLE X. 

The Seal of the General Society of the Sons of the Revolution shall be one and 
seven-eighths of an inch in diameter and shall consist of the figure of a minute-man in 
Continental Uniform standing on a ladder leading to a belfry and holding in his left 
hand a musket and an olive branch, and grasping in his right hand a bell rope ; above, 
the cracked " Liberty Bell ; " issuing therefrom a ribbon, bearing the motto of the 

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Sons of the Revolution, " Exegi Monumentutn jEre Pi:rennius ; " across the top of 
the ladder, on a ribbon, the figures " 1775," and at the left of the minute-man, and 
also on a ribbon, the figures " 17S3 ; " the whole encircled by a band three-eighths of 
an inch wide, thereon at the top thirteen stars of five points each, and at the bottom 
the legend, " Sons of the Revolution ; " the following being a fac-simile thereof (see 
illustration opposite page 27.) 

The custodian of the seal shall be the General Secretary. 

ARTICLK XI. 

This Constitution may be amended, provided two-thirds of the members of the 
General Society present at any general meeting or special meeting shall approve, and 
provided further, that notice of such motion to amend, specifying such proposed 
amendment in full, shall be given in writing to the presiding officer of the General 
Society and of each State Society at least sixty days before such motion is to be con- 
sidered. 



FourtJi : That this proposed union may be made effectual this Committee further 
recommends : 

1 . The presentation of its report to the respective National Societies of the Sons 
OF THE American Revolution and Sons of the Revolution at meetings to be called 
for that purpose on Thursday, the i6th day of February, 1S93, in the City of New \'ork, 
and the adoption at such meetings of a resolution recommending the union of the two 
societies and the adoption of the proposed Constitution. 

2. At a joint meeting, immediately thereafter, of the two General Societies, the 
adoption of the new Constitution and election of officers, to serve until the last 
Wednesday of April, 1S94, or until their successors are elected. 

All of which is respectfully submitted. 
New York, December 22, 1892. 

FRED'K S. TALLMADGE, 

President of the Sons of the Revolution of the 
State of New York. 
JONATHAN TRUMBULL, 

President of the Connecticut Society Sons of the 
American Revolution. 
CHAS. H. WOODRUFF, 

Delegate New York .Sons of the Revolution. 
HORACE PORTER, 

President General Society Sons of the American 
Revolution and Chairman General Conference 
Committee. 
JOHN LEE CARROLL, 

General President .Society of Sons of the Revo- 
lution. 
BRADLEY T. JOHNSON, 

President Maryland Society Sons of the American 
Revolution. 
EDWIN SHEPARD BARRETT, 

President Massachusetts Society Sons of the 
American Revolution. 
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JOHN WHITEHEAD, 

President New Jersey Sons of the American 
Revolution. 
O. H. ERNST, 

Delegate from District of Columbia Sons of the 
Revolution. 
WM. RIDGLEV GRIFFITH, 

Delegate from Maryland Society Sons of the 
American Revolution. 
THOMAS W. HALL, 

Delegate from Maryland Society Sons of the 
Revolution. 
SAM. W. PENNVPACKER, 

Delegate Sons of the Revolution of Pennsylvania. 
RICHARD McCALL CADWALADER, 

Vice-President and Delegate Sons of the Revolu- 
tion of Pennsylvania. 
CHARLES HENRY JONES, 

Delegate .Sons of the Revolution of Pennsylvania. 
ROBERT LENOX BELKNAP, 

Delegate New York Society Sons of the Revolution. 
JAMES MORTIMER MONTGOMERY, 

Secretary of Committee of Conference, 
General Secretary Sons of the Revolution, 
Secretary of .Sons of the Revolution State of New 
York. 
NATHAN WARREN, 

Registrar Massachusetts Society Sons of the 
American Revolution. 

This plan proved far from satisfactory to the larger Society, 
The Sons of the American Revolution, for it (i) surrendered our 
name for that of the Sons of the Revolution ; (2) gave up our colors 
for theirs ; (3) abandoned our seal for theirs ; and (4) proposed a Con- 
stitution composed largely of verbatim provisions from theirs, and 
containing many objectionable features. Among the latter was the 
provision admitting members by collateral descent. The Sons of the 
American Revolution prided themselves especially upon their exclu- 
sion of " collaterals" and the incorporation in the proposed Constitu- 
tion of the " collateral " provision of the Sons of the Revolution was 
regarded as a lowering of the standard of eligibility to which the 
" American " Sons were extremely reluctant to accede. Nevertheless, 
so earnest was the desire of the S. A. R. Congress to effect a union, 
that the delegates reluctantly yielded their preferences and unani- 
mously adopted the following resolution : 

Resolved, That the Report be accepted and its recommendations adopted, and that 
when we adjourn it be to meet in jomt session with the Sons of the Revolution to 
carry into effect the recommendations of said Report and perfect the union of the 

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two Societies . Provided, that we reserve the right of every individual member oi 
either body to offer any amendment, which he may think proper to the plan of union 
or the Constitution, for the consideration of the joint meeting of the two Societies. 

This action was announced to tlie Congress of the Sons of the Revo- 
lution, with the result that, after the midday recess, the Sons of the 
Revolution sent to The Sons of the American Revolution a dele- 
gation, headed by Fredk. S. Tallmadge, President of their New York 
State Society. Mr. Tallmadge addressed The Sons of the American 
Revolution, rehearsing the efforts of the joint Committee to prepare 
a satisfactory report, stating that " every ground was gone over," and 
continuing : 

" This meeting, as we understand it, is to adopt or reject that Report and that Con- 
stitution, and if there is anything imperfect about it that needs amendment, let it be 
made at some future time. But when we are just on the eve of uniting under the 
same roof, with our hearts beating almost as one, don't let us, for a trifling objection, 
leave and part to-night, perhaps to meet no more." 

He then announced that the Sons of the Revolution had adopted the 
following resolution : 

"Resolved, That we recommend the union of the Sons of the Revolution and The 
Sons of the American Revolution, and the adoption of the Constitution pro- 
posed by the committees of said Societies by the Report received at this meeting." 

and concluded as follows : 

" We desire, as it is towards the close of the afternoon, that you will pass a resolu- 
tion similar to that and that my fnends who are here (for I am proud to call them 
such) will simply say. Away with debate ! Away with amendments ! Let the future 
take care of itself. Let us unite with one name and one country." 

Upon the withdrawal of the delegation of the Sons of the Revolution, 
the President General of The Sons of the American Revolution, 
General Horace Porter, delivered with great dignity, earnestness and 
force a strong appeal to his compatriots to exercise patience and self- 
sacrifice, and accept the proposed basis of union. Some further dis- 
cussion ensued, resulting in the adoption verbatim by the S. A. R. of 
the resolution reported by Mr. Tallmadge as adopted by the Sons of 
the Revolution, to wit: 

Resolved, That we recommend the union of the Sons of the Revolution and The 
Sons of the American Revolution, and the adoption of the Constitution proposed 
by the Committees of said Societies by the Report received at this meeting." 

This action was communicated to the Sons of the Revolution, who 
informed the Committee conveying the resolution that they would be 
down-stairs in a fevi' moments for the joint Congress. 

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After an interval of an hour and a half, several Sons of the Revolu- 
tion appeared at the door of The Sons of the American Revolution, 
and the latter rose to their feet and began to applaud. The Sons of 
the Revolution, however, proved not to be the whole Congress, coming 
for the purpose of union upon the terms now mutually agreed upon, but 
a committee conveying an entirely new proposition. The proposition 
of the Sons of the Revolution was that each General Society appoint 
a committee of two members, with power to select a fifth person who 
should belong to neither Society, who should examine the membership 
credentials of both Societies and should erase from the list of member- 
ship in each of the Societies the name of any member, from whose 
credentials and application it appeared that he was not entitled to mem- 
bership under the requirements of Article III. of the Constitution just 
adopted. As soon as the revised membership list had been certified to 
the President-Generals of the two Societies, they were to call a joint 
meeting of the Societies for the adoption of the Constitution (which 
had already been adopted), and for the election of officers ; and " said 
Constitution, if approved at such meeting, together with the proceed- 
ings of this conference or meeting, shall be submitted for final ratifica- 
tion to the various State Societies." 

The astonishment of The Sons of the American Revolution at 
this new proposition was apparent in the absolute silence with which 
the remarks of the spokesman were received. The Sons of the 
American Revolution had no objection to the scrutiny of their mem- 
bership papers, as they regarded iheir membership credentials, based 
on lineal descent, superior to those of the other Society ; but they con- 
sidered the proposal a violation of the agreement just adopted by both 
Societies which provided that in order " that this proposed union may 
be made effectual," the respective National Societies should, on Feb. i6, 
1893, pass a resolution recommending union and adopt the proposed 
constitution (as had been done), and at " a joint meeting, immediately 
M^;r(7/?<'/- of the two General Societies [should occur], the adoption of 
the new constitution and election of officers to serve until the last 
Wednesday of April, 1894, or until their successors are elected." The 
departure from the terms of t!ie agreement was considered the wider in 
view of statements made earlier in the day by Mr. Tallmadge of the 
Sons of the Revolution to The Sons of the American Revolution 
that " every ground was gone over " and his earnest plea to " away 
with amendments," etc. After the S. A. R. had yielded reluctantly to 
this plea and repressed their desired amendments, the Sons of the 
Revolution appeared with a radical amendment of their own. 

The proceedings in the Congress of the S. A. R. after the withdrawal 

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of the Committee of the Sons of the Revolution were brief. After a 
few remarks, making clear the position of the Society, the following 
resolution was unanimously adopted : 

"Resolved, That we disapprove of the motion as not pertinent to Paragraph 4 of 
the Report of the Committee, and we request the other Society now to unite with us 
and to adopt the Constitution in accordance with that paragraph." 

This action was communicated to the Sons of the Revolution, wlio 
stood by their new proposition as unanimously as The Sons of the 
American Revolution had rejected it ; upon learning which, The 
Sons of the American Revolution adjourned sine die. 

Apropos of the subject of membership credentials may be quoted the 
following passage from the official report of the Committee of Confer- 
ence of the S. A. R. on the foregoing proceedings : 

"The refusal of our Society to agree to this new measure was, in no way, attribut- 
able to any hesitation on our part to submit our records and credentials to a full and 

proper examination Our confidence in our own credentials and in the Society 

with which we were in treaty was such that a fully representative preliminary confer- 
ence of our delegates had agreed, by unanimous vote, on the evening of February 
15th, to nominate and support the election of the present General Secretary of the 
Sons of the Revolution as General Sectttary of the proposed united Society. He 
would thus have been the officer to whom, under the proposed Constitution, the cre- 
dentials of our various State Societies would have been submitted for mspection, and 
for presentation, after his approval, to the united General Society. The powers con- 
ferred upon him would have been fully as great as the powers proposed to be conferred 
upon the Joint Committee to whose appointment we were unwiUing to agree, besides 
having the merit of authority under the constitution which was to be adopted before 
the election of officers. The election of this officer, which would have been unani- 
mous on our part, would then, virtually, have placed the inspection of membership in 
the hands of the Society of Sons of the Revolution, in accordance with its previous 
usages. It was one of the many concessions we were prepared to make, and had 
already made, to that Society, not with any desire to adopt its name, colors, seal or 
officers, but simply in the belief that the importance of uniting the tv.o Societies was 
paramount to any questions of mere courtesy upon which we might have insisted." 

The failure of the Congresses of 1893 to unite, did not, however, put 
an end to the movement. The cordial relations existing between indi- 
vidual members and individual State Societies of the two General 
Societies gave evidence of the hearty sentiment still existing in 
favor of an amalgamation, and the belief entertained by The Sons of the 
American Revolution that the action of the Congress of the Sons of the 
Revolution on Feb. 16, 1893, did not represent the prevailing sentiment 
of that Society, led them the more readily to forget the irritating incidents 
of the late unsuccessful effort. During the next three years the mutual 
disposition for union increased and on April 20, 1S96, the General Society 
of the Sons of the Revolution, at its triennial meeting in Savannah, Ga., 

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adopted resolutions extending a fraternal invitation to The National 
Society of the Sons of the American Revolution to unite with them 
in a single Society. This was cordially met by the following resolutions 
adopted by the National Congress of The Sons of the American 
Revolution at Richmond, Va., April 30, 1896. 

" Whereas, The National Society of the Sons of the American Revolu- 
tion notes, with sincere gratification, the groiving sentiment in favor of a union with 
the Society of the Sons of the Revolution, upon terms which shall be well considered 
and equitable, and which shall tend to promote the honor, dignity and largest useful- 
ness of the Societies and the patriotic and public spirited objects for which both are 
organized ; and 

" Whereas, The General Society of the Sons of the Revolution in triennial meet- 
ing assembled in the city of Savannah, Ga., April 20th, inst., did adopt resolutions, ex- 
tending a sincere and fraternal invitation to The National Society of the Sons of 
the American Revolution to unite with them in a single Society; and. 

Whereas, The National Society of the Sons of the American Revolu- 
tion is heartily, sincerely and fraternally desirous of a consolidation of the two Socie- 
ties, upon a well-considered basis, and is anxious to submit its rolls of membership to 
a most rigorous and searching examination by a competent and disinterested tribu- 
nal, in order that it may, once for all, in the eyes of all men, supply the indubitable 
proof of the eligibility of all its members, as lineal descendants of Revolutionary an- 
cestors; now, therefore, 

B^ it /Hdso/ved, By The National Society of the Sons of the American 
Revolution, in annual Congress assembled in the City of Richmond, Va., April 30, 
1896, that we do hereby send our most fraternal and cordial greetings to the General 
Society of the Sons of the Ixevolution, and declare, without reservation, our strong, 
sincere desire for a consolidation of the two Societies into a single Society, upon a 
well-considered basis of union. 

ResolveJ, That we do hereby instruct the General Officers of this Society to sub- 
mit the membership rolls and the original credentials and applications, on which 
membership has been granted, for a fresh examination to a competent and disinter- 
ested committee, so constituted by mutual agreement of the General Officers of both 
Societies as to command the entire confidence of both the uniting Societies, said 
committee to indicate the person or persons in each Society who shall not have in- 
dubitable proof of lineal descent from a Revolutionary ancestor, in accordance with 
the plan of consolidation agreed to by the Committees of Conference in 1893, but 
now voluntarily amended by the Sons of the Revolution by omitting the paragraph 
which provides for the admission of " collaterals ; " and The National Society of 
the Sons of the American Revolution does hereby pledge itself to erase from 
its rolls of membership the names of all persons, indicated by said committee as not 
having indubitable proof of lineal descent. 

Resolved, That we hereby empower the General Officers of this Society to ap- 
point a committee of able, competent and disinterested men, who shall confer with 
a like committee of equal size, appointed by the General Officers of the Sons of the 
Revolution, to agree upon a basis for the union of the two .Societies, to the end that 
said plan of union, together with the report of the Committee on Revision of the 
Membership Rolls, may promptly be transmitted by the General Officers ot both 
Societies to their respective .State Societies for approval, so that when a majority of 
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officers may cause a special Congress of the United Societies to be elected, upon the 
basis of the new Constitution to form a national organization. And, further, we do 
hereby pledge The National Socikty of the Sons of the Amkrican Revolu- 
tion, heartily and sincerely, to labor for the removal of every possible cause of dis- 
agreement between the two Societies, and to effect a satisfactory union at the earliest 
possible dates. 

Rt-sokrtl, That the President-General and the Secretary-General of this Society 
are instructed immediately to communicate this preamble and accompanying resolu- 
tions to the officers of the General Society of the .Sons of the Revolution, with the 
assurance of our fraternal regard and our desire that a union of the two Societies 
may speedily be effected. 

This action was followed by an exchange of correspondence between 
the General Officers of the two Societies. 

On May 9, 1896, The Sons of the American Revolution com- 
municated their resolutions to the other Society. 

On May 25, 1896, the Sons of the Revolution wrote that they were 
prepared to appoint a committee to examine credentials, and that 
after the membership rolls had been revised they were prepared to unite 
in a call for a Congress of the two Societies for union on the basis " of 
the Constitution agreed upon by both Societies, February 16, 1893, as 
amended by the General Society of the Sons of the Revolution at its 
triennial meeting in Savannah on the 20th day of April, 1S96." This 
ainendment by the Sons of the Revolution consisted of the elimination 
of the provision for membership by collateral descent. 

On May 29, 1896, The Sons of the American Revolution replied, 
inviting the General Officers of the other Society to meet their National 
Officers at the Waldorf Hotel, at 3.30 p. m., June 3d, for the purpose of 
selecting by mutual agreement a committee on membership credentials ; 
promising to strike from their rolls the names of any members found 
disqualified for membership ; and calling attention to the omission of 
the Sons of the Revolution to respond to the proposition for a joint 
committee on basis of union. The Sons of the American Revolu- 
tion said that the basis agreed upon in 1893 was unsatisfactory in view 
of existing knowledge and conditions and cited the iinportant amend- 
ment proposed by the Sons of the Revolution as a precedent for further 
modification in the line of improvement. 

On June 3, 1896, at 3.30 p. m. the National Officers of The Sons of 
THE American Revolution assembled at the Waldorf Hotel, to meet 
the General Officers of the other Society, but none appeared. 

On June 8, 1896, the Sons of the Revolution wrote that they had no 
power to appoint a committee on basis of union ; that they considered 
the basis "concluded by the terms of the agreement adopted in 1893," 
although they insisted on their amendment, adopted April 20, 1896. 

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On July 28, 1896, The Sons of the American Revolution wrote 
in part as follows : 

" The resolutions of your Society, adopted at Savannah, looked to the formation 
of a single Society, upon the terms of union set forth in the proposed constitution of 
February 16, 1893, with an amendment thereto. It was, therefore, naturally sup- 
posed that, as your Society had made an amendment to that document, without con- 
sultation with this Society, the privilege should be accorded to this Society of taking 
steps looking to the making of other amendments in consultation with your Society. 

" Some of the reasons for believing that it is necessary for both Societies to have 
conference committees take up the plan of reorganization anew are as follows : 

"The proposed constitution of 1893 was prepared when the .Societies were small 
and without large experience in the means of carrying out the purposes of a great 
national patriotic organization. Of the present members, one-half, perhaps, of each 
Society have joined since the proceedings of 1893 ; and it would seem fair that they 
.should have a right to be heard in a matter of such importance as a constitution for 
the government of a permanent union of these organizations. 

" The proposed constitution of 1893 is so defective that it is believed that your 
officers will agree that a large Society could not possibly work successfully under its 
provisions. P'or instance, t!ie last paragraph of Article III. states that the Hoard of 
Managers of each .State Society shall have full and exclusive power to determine the 
qualifications of applicants for membership, with power to expel or reject all applica- 
tions. Article VIII. says that the General Society shall have power to admit State 
Societies and determine all questions affecting the cjualitications of membership 
which may, by proper memorial, be presented for consideration. This language is 
confusing and seems to be contradictory. 

" Besides, that constitution makes no provision for the filing of a copy of the 
credentials of members with the Registrar General of the National Society, and does 
not sufficiently define his duties or give him enough power to fix his responsibility in 
passing upon the validity of credentials. 

" It prescribes the form of a seal which, we are informed, was long ago adopted 
by the Washington Continental Guards of New York City, which, having used the 
seal for many years, would apparently be entitled to continual use of the same with- 
out infringement. [See illustration oppo.site this page.] 

" It names the last Wednesday in April as the day for the annual meeting, when 
it has been the custom of both Societies to meet on some patriotic anniversary which 
gives a meaning and a purpose to the occasion. 

" It also provides that the larger Society shall take the exact name of the smaller 
Society, and it is assumed that that would mean coming under the charter of the 
latter .Society, and be a complete and absolute absorption by one Society of the ether, 
instead of a union of the two. The Socikty ok the Sons of thk Anif^RicAN Revo- 
lution has never intimated, and does not now even suggest, that its name be adopted 
by the joint Society, but thinks that possibly some equally good title, not the exact 
name of either Society, might be acceptable to both ; for instance, the Society of the 
Revolution or the Society of the American Revolution. The adoption of some such 
name would be following the almost universal custom in naming patriotic Societies, 
among which may be named the Society of the Cincinnati, the Society of Coionial 
Wars, the .Society of the Colonial Dames, the Society of Foreign Wars, the Society 
of the Army of the Potomac, etc., etc. ... It is advisable, also, to reconsider the 
subject of name, for the reason that the plan of consolidation should provide for the 
largest possible usefulness and grandeur of the United Societies. The Sons ov the 

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American Revolution already have a Society in the new republic of Hawaii, where 
no society of this class could probably exist under the name simply of " Sons of the 
Revolution." It is entirely practicable to form branch Societies in other foreign 
lands, if the title be specific in indicating that it is the American Revolution from 
which eligibility is derived. 

" Again : The constitution of '93 makes no provision for organizing Chapters in 
the different States. The formation of Chapters is becoming a prominent feature 
in The So.vs of the American Revolution; it does much for the convenience of 
the members, and is important as a means of enlarging the membership. 

" It therefore seems beyond dispute that the proposed constitution of 1893 in its 
present form is seriously defective and obsolete. 

" If, however, your officers decline even to appoint the conference committee pro- 
posed, we would be glad to be informed whether they will, under the circumstances, 
wish to proceed with the work of scrutinizing the credentials of the members in both 
Societies. If so, our General Officers instruct me to say that they will be most 
happy to enter at once upon that branch of the subject, in the hope that the elimina- 
ting of one point of dispute will bring the organizations that much nearer a union 
desired by all. 

Upon August II, 1896, the Sons of the Revolution wrote that they 
considered the request of The Sons of the American Revolution for 
a joint committee on basis of union a rejection of their invitation ; that 
they had no authority from their Society for such a committee ; and 
that as the examination of credentials could be of value only in case of 
prospective union, they could not appreciate the importance of the ap- 
pointment of a Committee on Credentials unless they were assured that 
The Sons of the American Revolution would act on the lines of 
their invitation. 

On September 21, i8g6. The Sons of the American Revolution 
replied to the foregoing, concluding as follows : 

" We understand, that your Society, by correspondence and without the holding 
of a personal conference between your officers and ours, rejects all our propositions 
looking to bringing about such action, and instead of co-operating with us with a view 
to forming a basis of union by mutual agreement, insists upon an absorption of our 
Society by yours, by taking your name, acting under your charters and conducting the 
business under a constitution, which has been shown in a previous letter to be seri- 
ously defective, obsolete and practically impossible for both. We can only, therefore, 
express our extreme regret that in spite of the earnest efforts made by this Society, 
both in 1S93 ''"'^ '" '^'^ present year, the much desired negotiations for union have 
been brought to a standstill." 

Matters remained in slatu quo until the adoption of the following 
resolutions by the General Society of the Sons of the Revolution at its 
meeting in Philadelphia, Pa., April ig, 1897 : 

Whereas, the Sons of the American Revolution, in response to the in- 
vitation contained in the resolution passed by this Society at Savannah in .\pril, 1S96, 
have signified their willingness to unite with us in one national organization. 

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Whereas, We regard, and believe that they regard, the actual union of the two 
Societies as of such paramount importance that the settlement of the details of union 
should be subordinated, as far as consistent with the honor and dignity of both Socie- 
ties, to the accomplishment of that end ; therefore, 

Resolved, That A. H. Pugh, T. E. Abbott, Timothy L. Woodruff, Horace K. 
Tenney and Gaillard Hunt shall be a committee of five with full power to fill any 
vacancies in behalf of the General Society of the Sons of the Revolution ; and we 
respectfully request The National Society of the Sons of the American Revo- 
lution to appoint a like committee of five in its own behalf, these two committees 
of five each to constitute together the above-named joint Committee of Conference 
on basis of union, which shall consider the Constitution and plan of union of 1893, 
and all proposed changes thereto, and come to an agreement, if possible, respecting a 
new general Constitution and a plan of union between the Societies. Each constitutent 
committee of five shall report to its own General Assembly the results of the confer- 
ence, together with its own recommendations respecting them. 

Rtsolved, That our own General Officers are instructed to arrange as soon as pos- 
sible with the General Officers of the Sons of the American Revolution for the 
appointment of a joint Committee of Revision of the membership rolls, which shall 
be prepared at least as early as October 12, 1897,10 make to the two General As- 
semblies an exhaustive report, in accordance with the resolutions passed at Savannah 
and Richmond in April, 1S96. 

Resolved, That we, the General Society of Sons of the Revolution hereby ap- 
point an adjourned meeting of this General Assembly to be held in Cincinnati, Ohio, 
October 12, 1S97, at 11 A. M., and we respectfully request The National Societ.y of 
Sons of the American Revolution, provided the joint Committee of Conference 
on basis of union shall have arrived meanwhile at an agreement, to hold a General 
Assembly of their own in the same city at the same time, in order that the two Gen- 
eral Assemblies may then take action upon the report of the two joint committees. 

Resolved, That our General Secretary is hereby instructed to transmit a copy of 
these resolutions to the Secretary General of the Sons of the American Revolu- 
tion. 

The National Society OF the Sons of the American Revolution 
responded to the foregoing by adopting tlie following resolutions at its 
meeting in Cleveland, April 30, 1897 : 

Whereas, The Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, in 
Congress assembled at Cleveland, have received a friendly overture from the General 
Society of the Sons of the Revolution looking toward the union of the two Societies, a 
sincere and hearty response to the same is hereby tendered ; and. 

Whereas, The National Society of the Sons of the American Revolu- 
tion, recognizing the strong and constantly increasing sentiment of the membership 
favoring organic union with the Society of the Sons of the Revolution, upon terms 
that shall be honorable to both Societies, desires to use all reasonable efforts towards 
a consummation so desirable ; be it 

Resohrd, That James M. Richardson, of Ohio ; Hon. E. J. Hill, of Connecticut ; 
Samuel E. Gross, of Illinois ; George H. Shields, of Missouri, and Nathan Warren, 
of Massachusetts, be and they are hereby appointed a Committee, with full power to 
confer w^ith the Committee appointed by the General Society of the Sons of the Revo- 
lution on the subject of union between that Society and The N.\tional Society of 
the Sons of the American Revolution, including power to provide by the ap- 

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pointment, as soon as practicable, of an additional committee, if necessary, for such 
revision of the memership rolls of the two Societies as may seem expedient. 

Resolved, That an adjourned meeting of this Congress shall be held in Cincinnati, 
October 12, 1897, at 11 A. M., provided the joint Committee on Union shall have 
agreed on a basis of union, to be reported at that date. 

Ri'solved, That our Secretary General is hereby instructed to transmit a copy of 
these resolutions to the General Secretary of the Sons of the Revolution. 

The joint committee appointed in pursuance of the foregoing reso- 
lutions worked assiduously during the ne.xt few mouths, and when the 
two national bodies met in different rooms in the Grand Hotel in 
Cincinnati, Oct. 12, 1897, the following report was presented. For 
convenience of future reference, the three amendments subsequently 
made are indicated in the following text. The words in very small type 
inclosed in brackets were in the report as presented, but were stricken 
out by the two conventions, upon motion of the Sons of the Revolution. 
The words in italic type were not in the report as presented but were 
inserted by the conventions as noted hereafter : 

To Edwin Shep.\rd B.\rrett, President-General of the National Society of the 

Sons of the American Revolution, 
And John Lee C.\rroll, General President of the General Society of the Sons 
of the Revolution : 
The committees of The Sons of the American Revolution and the Sons of 
the Revolution, who were appointed by their respective Societies to confer together 
upon the subject of union of the two Societies, beg leave to report jointly for the con- 
sideration of each Society the result of their labors. 

First : They were profoundly impressed by evidences of a universal sentiment 
favoring union reaching them from members of both National Societies, as well as 
with the cordiality and harmony inspiring the merrbers of the Committees, who 
approached the dititicult and delicate task assigned them with great deliberation and 
with a deep sense of responsibility. 

Second : The two Committees met, on the call of their respective Chairmen, in a 
joint conference on basis of Union, and after a careful consideration of the Constitu- 
tion and Plan of Union of 1S93, ^f"' proposed changes thereto, unanimously decided 
upon and do now recommend the adoption of the following Basis of Union: 

Basis of Union. 

:. The members of the two National Societies unite in forming the National Society 
of the American Revolution by the adoption of the Constitution hereinafter following 
and the election of officers as provided therein, at a meeting to be held jointly in the 
city of Cincinnati, Ohio, October 12, 1S97. 

2. The General Board of Managers shall designate the Colors, Seal and Insignia 
and direct a rule or rules for wearing Insignia and use of Colors. 

3. The Insignia of either or both existing .Societies may be worn on ceremonial 
occasions with the Insignia of the United Society or alone. 

4. The State Societies of both existing .Societies shall report the adoption of a Con. 
stitution in accordance with the new National Constitution, to the Secretary General 
promptly on that action being taken, or united State organization effected. 

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5. The Treasurer-General of each existing National Society shall turn over to the 
new Treasurer-General when he shall be duly qualified, all balances in their respective 
treasuries, taking his vouchers therefor. 

6. The Registrars-General of the two existing Societies shall turn over all records 
and documents in their respective offices to the new Registrar-General when he shall 
have been duly qualified, taking his voucher therefor. 

7. The Constitution recommended herein shall become operative by virtue of its 
ratification by the delegates of a majority of the States of each National Society 
voting at the joint meeting of the two National Societies contemplated. 

Constitution 

of the 

National Society of the American Revolution. 



PREAMBLE. 



We, the lineal descendants of Revolutionary Sires, inspired by the heroic deeds 
of a liberty-loving ancestry, in order to form a more perfect union of patriotic men, to 
foster true patriotism and love of country ; to cherish and maintain the institutions of 
American freedom, do ordain this Constitution. 



ARTICLE L 

The name of the Society shall be " The Society of the American Revolu- 
tion." 

ARTICLE II. 

The objects of this society are, to perpetuate the memory of the men who, iu the 
military, naval or civil service of the Colonies and of the Continental Congress, by 
their acts or counsel, achieved the Independence of this country ; to further proper 
celebrations of the anniversaries of the birthday of Washington, and of prominent 
events connected with the War of the Revolution ; to collect, publish and secure for 
preservation the rolls, records and other documents relating to that period ; to mark 
by appropriate monuments historic places ; to impress upon the present and future 
generations the patriotic spirit which actuated our ancestors in establishing the 
RepubUc of the United States, and to promote the feeling of friendship among its 
members. 

ARTICLE III. 

Section i. Any male person above the age of twenty-one years, of good character, 
and a lineal descendant of an ancestor who shall be proven by official record or other 
equivalent evidence to have served as a military, naval, or marine officer ; soldier, 
sailor, or marine, in actual service, under the authority of any of the thirteen Colonies 
or States, of the Continental Congress, or Vermont, or a lineal descendant of one who 
signed the Declaration of Independence, or of one who, as a member of the Conti- 
nental Congress, or of the Congress of any of the Colonies or States, or as an official 

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appointed by or under the authority of any such legislative bodies, actually assisted in 
the establishment of American Independence by overt acts of resistance to the 
authority of Great Britain during the War of the American Revolution, prior to the 
declaration of peace, in 1783, shall be eligible to membership in the Society. 

Provided, That when the claim of eligibility is based on the service of an ancestor 
in the " minute men " or " militia," it must be satisfactorily shown that such ancestor 
was actually called into the service of one of the thirteen original States, or Vermont, 
or United States, and performed military duties ; and 

Provided further ; That when the claim of eligibility is based on the service of an 
ancestor as a " sailor" or " marine," it must in like manner be shown tliat such ser- 
vice was other than shore duty and regularly performed in the Continental Navy, or 
the Navy of one of the original thirteen States, or Vermont, or on an armed vessel, 
other than a merchant ship, which sailed under letters of marque and reprisal, and 
that such ancestor of the applicant was duly enrolled in the ship's company, either as 
an officer, seaman, or otherwise than as a passenger ; and 

Provided further. That when the claim of eligibility is based on the service of an 
ancestor a^^ an " official," such service must have been performed in the Civil Service 
of ihe United States, or of one of the thirteen original States, or Vermont, and must 
have been sufficiently important in character to have rendered the official liable to 
arrest and imprisonment, the same as a combatant, if captured by the enemy. 

In the construction of this article, the Volunteer Aides-de-Camp of General 
Officers in the Continental Service, who were duly announced as such and who 
actually served in the field during a campaign, shall be comprehended as having per- 
formed qualifying service. 

No service of an ancestor shall be deemed as qualifying service for membership in 
The Society of American Revolution where such ancestor, after assisting in 
the cause of American Independence, shall have subsequently either adhered to the 
enemy, or failed to maintain an honorable record throughout the War of the Revolu- 
tion. 

No person shall be admitted unless he be eligible under one of the provisions of 
this article, nor unless he be of good moral character and be judged worthy of 
becoming a member. 

•Section 2. That every member of the Society of the Sons of the Revolution and 
of The Society of the Sons of the American Revolutio.n in good standing 
at the time of the adoption of this constitution, who has been admitted to either of 
these societies under their respective constitutions and the by-laws of their respective 
National Societies, shall be enrolled as a member of this society ; subject, however, to 
the approval of the Joint Committee on Revision of Membership Rolls. 

.Seciton 3. Applications for membership shall be made to any State Society, in 
duplicate, upon blank forms prescribed by the General Board of Managers, and shall 
in each case set forth the name, occupation and residence of the applicant, his line of 
descent, and the name, residence, and services of his ancestor or ancestors in the 
Revolution, from whom he derives eligibility. The applicant shall make oath or 
affirmation that the statements of his application are true, to the best of his knowl- 
edge and belief. Upon the approval of an application by the State Society, to which 
it is made, one copy shall be transmitted to the Registrar-General of the National 
Society, who shall examine the same and upon approval notify the Secretary of the 
State Society. If satisfied that the application is not properly made out, he shall 
return it for correction. No election of a new member shall be valid, unless his 
eligibility shall be approved by the Registrar-General. 

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ARTICLE IV. 
NATIONAL AND STATE SOCIETIES. 

Section i. The National Societies sliall embrace all the members of the State 
Societies now existing, or which may hereafter be established under this Constitution. 

Section 2. Whenever in any State or Territory, in which a State Society does 
not exist, or in which a State Society has become inactive or failed for two years to 
pay its annual dues to the National Society, fifteen or more persons duly qualified for 
membership in this Society may associate themselves as a State Society of the 
[War for .American Independence*] American Revolutiou, and organize in accordance with 
this Constitution ; they may be admitted by the General Board of Managers of the 

National Society as The Society of the American Revolution, and shall 

thereafter have exclusive local jurisdiction in the State or Territory, or in the District 
in which they are organized, subject to the provisions of this Constitution; but this 
provision shall not be construed so as to exclude the admission of members living in 
other States. 

Section 3. Each State Society shall judge of the qualifications of its members 
and of those proposed for membership, subject to the provisions of this Constitution, 
and shall regulate all matters pertaining to its own affairs. It shall have authority to 
establish local chapters within its own jurisdiction and to endow the chapters with 
such power as it may deem proper, not inconsistent with this Constitution. It shall 
have authority, after due notice and impartial trial, to expel any member, who, by 
conduct unbecoming a gentleman, shall render himself unworthy to remain a mem- 
ber of the Society. 

Section 4. Each State Society shall submit to the Annual Congress of the 
National Society a report, setting forth, by name, the additions, transfers and deaths, 
and any other changes in the membership and progress of the State Society during 
the preceding year, and make such suggestions, as it shall deem proper for the pro- 
motion of the objects of the whole Society. 

Section 5. Whenever a member, in good standing in his Society, changes his 
residence from tlie jurisdiction of the State Society of which he is a member, to that 
of another, he shall be entitled, if he so elects, to a certificate of honorable dimission 
from his own State Society, in order that he may be transferred to the State Society 
to whose jurisdiction he has changed his residence; provided, that his membership 
shall continue in the former until he shall have been elected a member of the latter. 
Each State Society shall, however, retain full control of the admission of members 
by transfer. 

* The above amendment was for the correction of a typographical oversight, and has an interesting 
history. In the preliminary negotiations of th e conference committees, the Sons of the Revolution had 
proposed the name " Society of the Revolution *' and the Sons of the .American Revolution proposed 
the name " Society of the American Revolution." When it appeared tliat the Sons of the American 
Revolution would tenaciously adhere to the word " .American " and the Sons of the Revolution as 
tenaciously oppose it, Lieut. Gov. Woodruff of the latter proposed as a compromise the title " The 
Society of American Independence." Mr. Warren, of the Sons of the .AiMERlCAN Revolution pro- 
posed the insertion of the words "the War for," making tlie title, "The Society of the War for 
.American Independence. This title was regarded as cumbersome by both committees, but seemed to be 
the best that could be agreed upon and was printed in the report which it was proposed to submit to the 
two conventions on October 12, 1897. On October ii, however, Messrs, Pugh and Hunt of the Sons of 
the Revolution informed Mr. Richardson of the S. .A. R. committee that the S. R. were willing to accept 
the title proposed by the S. A. R., and at a joint meeting that evening, the title " Society of the 
American Revolution " was adopted. In the reports hastily reprinted for submission the following day, 
the title was not corrected in the above instance. 

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Section 6. Wherever the word " State " occurs in this Constitution, it shall be 
held to include within its meaning the District of Columbia and the Territories of the 
United States. 

Section 7. A Society may be formed in any foreign country by fifteen or more 
persons who are eligible to membership under this Constitution, which shall bear the 
same relation to the National Society as a State Society, subject to the provisions of 
this Constitution. 

•ARTICLE V. 

OFFICERS .\ND M.\NAGERS. 

Section i. The General Officers of the National Society shall be, President Gen- 
eral, five Vice-Presidents-General, Secretary-General, Assistant Secretary-General, 
Treasurer-General, Assistant Treasurer-General, Registrar-General, Assistant Regis- 
trar-General, Historian-General, Chancellor-General, and Chaplain-General, who shall 
be elected by ballot by vote of the majority of the members present at the annual 
meeting of the Congress of the National Society and shall hold office for one year 
and until their successors shall be elected. 

Section 2. The General Officers shall constitute the General Board of Managers 
of the National Society, which Board shall have authority to adopt and promulgate 
the By-Laws of the National Society, to prescribe the duties of the General Officers 
to provide the seal, to designate and make regulations for the issue of the insignia, 
and to transact the general bushiess of the National Society during the intervals be- 
tween the sessions of the Congress. Meetings of the General Board may be held, 
after not less than ten days' notice, at the call of the President-General, or, in case of 
his absfence or inability, at the call of the Senior Vice-President-General, certified by 
the Secretary-General. Meetings shall be called at the request of seven members. 
At all such meetings seven shall constitute a quorum. 

Section 3. An Executive Committee of seven, of whom the President-General 
shall be the Chairman, may be elected by the Board of Managers, which Committee 
shall, in the mterim between the meetings of the Board, transact such business as 
shall be delegated to it by the Board of Managers. 

ARTICLE VI. 

DUES. 

Each State Society shall pay annually to the Treasurer-General to defray the ex- 
penses of the National Society, twenty-five cents for each active member thereof 
All such dues shall be paid on or before the first day of April in each year, for the 
ensuing year, in order to secure representation in the meetings of the National Socie ty 

ARTICLE VII. 

MEETINGS AND ELECTIONS. 

Section i. The annual meeting of the National .Society for the election of the 
General Officers and for transaction of business, shall be held on the 19th day of 
April of each year, unless the same falls on Sunday, when it shall be held on the 20th. 
The time, hour and place of such meeting shall be designated by the Board of 
Managers. 

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Section 2. Special meetings of tlie Congress may be called by the President- 
General, and shall be called by him when directed so to do by the Board of Managers, 
or whenever requested in writing so to do by at least three State Societies, on giving 
thirty days' notice, specifying the time and place of such meetings and the business to 
be transacted. 

Section 3. The following shall be members of all such annual or special meetings 
of the Congress and shall be entitled to vote therein : 

(i) All the officers and ex-Presidents-General of the National Society. 

(2) The President and Secretary of each State .Society as delegates at large. 

(3) One delegate from each State Society for each one hundred members of the 
Society within a State, and for a fraction of fifty members or over. 

ARTICLE VIII. 

AMENDMENTS. 

This Constitution may be altered or amended at any meeting of the National 
Society, when the same shall have been recommended by a State Society. A notice 
of the proposed amendment or alteration shall be sent by the Secretary-General to 
the President of each Society sixty days in advance of such meeting. An affirmative 
vote of two-thirds of the States present shall be necessary for their adoption. 

ARTICLE IX. 

This Constitution shall take effect when ratified by a majority of the [States of each 
National Society voting in Joint Meeting] Statd Societies of each National Society. 

We would respectfully recommend that in the event of the adoption of our report 
by the two National bodies to whom it is submitted, that they immediately meet 
together in joint session for the purpose of completing the organization herein pro- 
vided for. 

For the Sons of the Revolution : For the Sons of the .American Revolution : 

ACHILLES HENRY PUGH, JAMES M. RICHARDSON, 

Chairman, Chairman, 

TIMOTHY L. WOODRUFF, GEORGE H. SHIELDS, 

HORACE KENT TENNEY, NATHAN WARREN, 

GAILLARD HUNT. EBENEZER J. HILL, 

SAMUEL EBERLY GROSS. 

The Congress of The Sons of the American Revolution adopted 
the report of the Joint Committee unanimously without amendment. 
About 5.30 P. M. a committee from the Sons of the Revolution appeared 
and reported that they had adopted the constitution by a majority * with 
some amendments. (The amendments are indicated in the foregoing 
text.) They reported that they had also adopted the following : 

* It was subsequently stated that the delegations of 16 States voted for the Conslitution, 10 voted 
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" Resolved, That a committee of five be appointed to communicate the action of 
this General Society of the Sons of the Revolution to The National Society 
OF THE Sons of the American Revolution, which has been taken upon the ques- 
tion of the union of the two Societies, and upon the question of the adoption of the 
new Constitution, and that said Committee be empowered to request similar action 
upon the part of the National Society of The Sons of the American Revolu- 
tion. And, further, to agree upon a time and place of meeting of the Joint Commit- 
tees of the two Societies, for the purpose of fully perfecting the union of the two Socie- 
ties in the event of a majority of the State Societies approving of the action of the 
General Society." 

" Resolved, That each State Society of the Sons of the Revolution and The 
Sons OF the American Revolution shall submit the papers of their respective 
Societies to the Registrar of the other Society for examination. That after such e.x- 
amination shall be had each Registrar shall certify to the eligibility of each member 
of the other Society under the National Constitution of the Society of which he is a 
member. In case any doubt shall arise as to the correctness of any paper, then such 
doubtful paper shall be submitted to the Joint Committee on Revision of Membership 
Rolls. In case there is any jurisdiction in which there is only one Society, such papers 
shall also be submitted to the said Joint Committee on Revision of Membership 
Rolls." 

" Resolved, That the Committee on the Revision of Rolls, appointed under the 
resolution adopted April 19, 1897, be and is hereby continued in office, and is author- 
ized and directed to at once proceed, in conjunction with the Committee appointed 
for that purpose by the Sons of the American Revolution, to examine, in ac- 
cordance with the provisions of the Constitution as amended, reported by the joint 
conference, the rolls of the members of The National Society of the Sons of 
The American Revolution and the General Society of the Sons of the Revolu- 
tion, for the purpose of ascertaining whether any member in either society is not in 
fact entitled to membership therein. And upon the report of the Joint Committee 
thus formed all members not found to have been entitled to membership in their re- 
spective National Societies, under their own Constitution and By-laws, be held not to 
be entitled to membership of the Society of the American Revolution, but stricken 
from their rolls, unless within such reasonable time as shall be approved by said Com- 
mittee such members shall prove their rights to such membership." 

Upon the withdrawal of the Committee of the Sons of the Revolu- 
tion, The Sons of the American Revolution unanimously accepted 
and adopted the resolutions and amendments proposed by the former 
society. They appointed Dr. E. M. Gallaudet, of District of Columbia, 
Maj. Chas. K. Darling, of Massachusetts ; Gen. George H. Shields, of 
Missouri ; Stephen M. Wright, of New York, and L. E. Holden, of 
Ohio, a committee having the same purpose and authority as the corre- 
sponding committee of the General Society of the Sons of the Revolu- 
tion, and to act with the latter committee. They also appointed as a 
Committee on the Revision of Rolls, A. Howard Clark, of District of 
Columbia, D. VV. Manchester, of Ohio ; William S. Stryker, of New 
Jersey ; Edward Hagaman Hall of New York, and William J. Rhees, of 
District of Columbia. 

The corresponding committees appointed by the Sons of the Revolu- 

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/iborement tor xanfon. 



tion were as follows : Committee to agree upon time and place of meet- 
ing of the United Society in the event of ratification : Achilles Henry 
Pugh, Rudard Hurd, Gaillard Hunt, Persifor M. Cooke and E. Morgan 
Wood. Committee on Revision of Rolls, Charles Henry Jones of 
Pennsylvania, T. E. V. Smith of New York, R. F. Stevens of New 
Jersey, H. O. Thompson of Maryland and Rudard Hurd of Minnesota. 

Upon the adjournment of the Cincinnati conventions, the proposed 
Constitution was submitted to the State Societies for ratification. The 
Empire State Society of Sons of the American Revolution voted 
upon the question at a special meeting held November 15, 1897, at 
which 456 votes were cast in favor of ratification and 7 against. The 
other Societies voted at their convenience, with the following result : 

Ratifying : Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Dis- 
trict of Columbia, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, 
Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, 
Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsyl- 
vania, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Vir- 
ginia and Wisconsin. 32. 

Rejecting: Oregon, i. 

Not acting : Connecticut. 

No reports : France, Louisiana, New Hampshire, and Texas. 4. 

The New York Society of the Sons of the Revolution voted upon 
the question at a meeting held November 16, 1897, at which a wide 
divergence of opinion was manifest. Those opposed to union moved 
the rejection of the Cincinnati Constitution outright. Those in favor 
of union moved to amend by providing for the appointment of a com- 
mittee which should propose such modifications as would meet the 
objections. The amendment was lost by a vote of 142 to 162 and later 
the motion to reject was carried by a vote of 171 to 67. 

On March 16, 1898, the General Secretary of the Sons of the Revolu- 
tion reported that their State Societies had voted as follows : 

Ratifying : District of Columbia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, 
Minnesota, and Ohio. 6. 

Rejecting : California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, 
Maryland, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North 
Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and 
Washington. 17. 

No action : Colorado and Missouri. 2. 

A majority of the State Societies of the Sons of the Revolution 
having refused to ratify, the union failed to become effective, and pour 
purlers between the two Societies upon the subject have ceased. 



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©fficers of tbe "Mational Society. 



Officers of the National Society 

Ekclcd May 2, 1899. 

Presidetit Ge?ieral, 
Franklin Murphy, 

Newark, N. J. 

]'ice Presidents General, 
Gen. J. C. Breckinridge, U. S. A., 

Washington, D. C. 

Hon. John Whitehead, 

Morristown, N. J. 

Hon. Thomas W. Palmer, 

Detroit, Mich. 

Hon. James H. Anderson, 

Columbus, Ohio. 

Jonathan Trumbull, 

Norwich, Conn. 

Secretary General, 

Capt. Samuel Eberly Gross, 

Chicago, 111. 

Treasurer General, 

Charles Waldo Haskins, 

New York City. 

Registrar General, 

A. Howard Clark, 

Washington, D. C. 

Historian General, 

Edward M. Gallaudet, LL. D., 

Washington, D. C. 

Chaplain General, 
Rev. Rufus W. Clark, D. D., 

Detroit, Mich. 



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FRANKLIX MURPHV. 
President-General of the Sons of the American Revolution. 



©flicers of tbe State Socfetv. 



Officers of the New York State Society 

for 1890-1891. 



President, 
Hon. Chauncey Mitchell Depew. 

Secretary and Registrar, 
Edmund C. Stanton. 

Treasurer, 
William Henry Lee. 

Managers, 

In addition to the foregoing, 

Col. John Caldwell Calhoun, 

Charles Anderson Dana, 

James Otis, 

Col. Ethan Allen, 

Gen. Alexander Stewart Webb, 

William Lanman Bull, 

Hart Lyman, 

George Sullivan Bowdoin, 

James Coleman Drayton. 



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©fliccrs of tbe State Society. 



Officers of the New York State Society 

for 1891-1892. 



President, 
Hon. Chauncey Mitchell Depew. 

Secretary, 
George Creighton Webb. 

Treasurer, 
Edmund C. Stanton. 

Managers, 

In addition to the foregoing : 

Charles Anderson Dana, 

Col. Ethan Allen, 

Hon. Roger Atkinson Pryor, 

James Coleman Drayton, 

Col. John Caldwell Calhoun 

Gen. Alexander Stewart Webb, 

George Sullivan Bowdoin, 

William Henry Lee, 

James Otis, 

Charles Beatty Alexander. 



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Officers of the New York State Society 

for 1892-1893. 



President, 
Hon. Chauncey Mitchell Depew. 

Vice President, 
Col. John Caldwell Calhoun. 

Secretary, 
George Creighton Webb. 

Treasurer and Registrar, 
Edward Hagaman Hall. 

Managers, 

In addition to the foregoing, 

Charles Anderson Dana, 

James Otis, 
George Sullivan Bowdoin, 

Hart Lyman, 
Hon. John Sergeant Wise, 
Charles Waldo Haskins, 

Walter Seth Logan, 
George W. Vanderbilt, 
William Lanman Bull, 



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Officers of the New York State Societ}' 

for 1 893-1 894. 



President, 
Hon. Chauncey Mitchell Depew. 

Vice-President, 
Hon. Robert Barnwell Roosevelt. 

Secretary, 
Charles Waldo Haskins. 

Treasurer, 
Ira Bliss Stewart, 

Registrar and Historian, 
Edward Hagaman Hall. 

CItaplain, 
Rev. Samuel H. Virgin, D. D. 

Managers, 

In addition to the foregoing, 

Col. John Caldwell Calhoun, 

James Otis, 

George Creighton Webb, 

Walter Seth Logan, 

Henry Hall, 

Andrew J. C. Foy6, 

John Winfield Scott, 

William P. Wadsworth, 

Edward James Chaffee, 

Lieut. Walter Jesse Sears, U. S. N. 



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Officers of the New York State Society 

for 1894-1895. 



President, 
Hon. Chauncey Mitchell Depew. 

Vice-President, 
Hon. Robert Barnwell Roosevelt. 

Secretary, 
John Winfield Scott. 

Treasurer, 
Ira Bliss Stewart. 

Registrar, 
Edward Hagaman Hall. 

Historian, 
Henry Hall. 

Managers, 

In addition to the foregoing, 

Col. John Caldwell Calhoun, 

Capt. Hugh Richardson Garden, 

Gen. Thomas Wilson, U. S. A., 

Gen. Ferdinand Pinney Earle, 

Walter Beth Logan, 

Andrew J. C. Yo\t, 

William P. Wadsworth, 

Edward James Chaffee, 

Lieut. Walter Jesse Sears, U. S. N., 

Hart Lyman. 



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Officers of the New York State Society 

for 1895-1896. 



President, 
Hon. Chauncey Mitchell Depew. 

Vice-President, 
Hon. Robert Barnwell Roosevelt. 

Secretary, 
John Winfield Scott. 

Treasurer, 
Ira Bliss Stewart. 

Registrar, 

Edward Hagaman Hall. 

Historian. 

Henry Hall. 

Managers, 

In addition to the foregoing, 

Col. John Caldwell Calhoun, 

Walter Seth Logan, 

Andrew J. C. Foy£, 

Gen. Ferdinand Finney Earle, 

Capt. Hugh Richardson Garden, 

Gen. Thomas Wilson, U. S. A., 

Col. Frederick Dent Grant, 

William Watts Jones Warren, 

Ebenezer K. Wright, 

Stephen Mott Wright, 

Hon. Ei.bridge Gerry Spailding, 

Joseph Warren Cutler, 

On October 11. 1895, fieneral Horatio Collins King was elected to succeed 
Ebenezer K. Wright, who died August 4, 1895. 

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Officers of the Empire State Society 

for 1896-1897. 



President, 
Hon. Chauncey Mitchell Depew. 

Vice-President, 

Hon. Robert Barnwell Roosevelt. 

Secretary, 

Stephen Mott Wright. 

Treasurer, 
Ira Bliss Stewart. 

Registrar, 

Edward Hagaman Hall. 

Historiati, 

Henry Hall. 

Chaplain, 

Rev. Abbott E. Kittredge, D. D. 

Managers, 

In addition to the foregoing, 

Col. John Caldwell Calhoun, 

Walter Seth Logan, 
Gen. Ferdinand Pinney Earle, 

Andrew J. C. Foye, 

Gen. Thomas Wilson, U. S. A., 

William Watts Jones Warren, 

Gen. Horatio Collins King, 

James Lawrence McKeever, 

Richard Henry Clarke, 

Hon. Elbridge Gerry Spaulding, 

Joseph Warren Cutler. 

David McNeely Knox Staufter, 

Hon. Edward Comstock. 

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Officers of tbe State Society. 

Officers of the Empire State Society 

for 1 897- 1 898. 



President, 
Hon. Chauncey Mitchell Depew. 

Vice-Prcsidatts, 
Hon. Robert Barnwell Roosevelt, 
Walter Seth Logan, Col. Ralph Earl Prime, 

Secretary, 
Stephen Mott Wright. 

Treasurer, 

Ira Bliss Stewart. 

Registrar, 

Edward Hagaman Hall. 

Historian, 

Walter Romeyn Benjamin. 

Chaplain, 

Rev. Abbott E. Kittredge, D. D. 

Maiiagers, 

In addition to the foregoing. 
For one year. 

Col. John Caldwell Calhoi'N, 
Edward James Chaffee, William Watts Jones Warren, 

Henry Hall, Morris K. Jesup, 

Gen. Horatio Collins King, Sherman Skinner Jewett. 

For two years. For three years. 

Andrew J. C. Foye, Gen. Ferdinand P. Earle, 

Colgate Hoyt, Capt. Oliver B. Bridg.man, 

William W. Kenly, Col. Frederick Dent Grant, 
Gen. Thomas Wilson, U. S. A. Richard Henry Clarke, 

William H. Kelly, Edward Payson Cone, 

Hon. James J. Belden, J. Lawrence McKeever, 

Oswald P. Backus. George May Elwood. 

During the year, Trueman G. Avery was elected Manager, Wee S. .S. Jewett, de- 
ceased ; Charles A. Hoyt, Manager, vice Morris K. Jesup. resigned ; T. D. Huntting, 
Registrar, vice E. H. Hall, resigned; R. T. Davies, Treasurer, vice Ira B. .Stewart, re- 
signed ; and E. H. Hall, Manager, vice Richard H. Clarke, resigned. 

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Officers of the Empire State Society 

for 1898-1899. 



President, 

Hon. Chauncey Mitchell Depew. 

Vice-Presidents, 

Hon. Robert Barnwell Roosevelt, 

Walter Seth Logan, Col. John C. Calhoun. 

Secretary, 
William Watkins Kenly. 

Treasurer, 

Richard Theodore Davies. 

Registrar, 

Teunis Dimon Huntting. 

Historian, 

Walter Romeyn Benjamin. 

Chaplain, 

Rev. James Marcus King, D. D. 

Managers, 

In addition to the foregoing, 
For one year. 

Andrew J. C. Foye, 
Colgate Hoyt, 
Edward Hagaman Hall, 
Gen. Thomas Wilson, U. S. A. , 
William H. Kelly', 
Hon. James J. Belden, 
Oswald Prentiss Backus. 
For two years. For three years. 

Gen. Ferdinand R Earle, Ira Bliss Stewart, 

Capt. Oliver B. Bridgman, Cornelius A. Pugsley, 

Col. Frederick D. Grant, William A. Marble, 

Hon. Lucius E. Chittenden, Col. Lewis C. Hopkins, 

Edward Payson Cone, William H. Hotchkiss, 

J. Lawrence McKeever, D. McN. K. Stauffer, 

George May Elwood. David Whipple. 

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Officers of the Empire State Society 

for 1 899-1 900. 



President, 

Hon. Robert Barnwell Roosevelt. 

Vice-Presidents, 

Walter Seth Logan, 

Col. John Caldwell Calhoun, Edward Payson Cone. 

Secretary, 

Dr. Edwin Van Deusen Gazzam, 

1 123 Broadway, New York City. 

Treasurer, 

Andrew Ernest Foy£, 

1 1 Broadway, New York City. 

Registrar, 

Teunis Dimon Huntting, 

124 Quincy St., Brooklyn Borough, New York City. 

Historian, 

Henry Lincoln IMorris. 

Chaplain, 

Rev. Jesse Lyman Hurlbut, D. D. 

Managers, 

III addition to the foregoing, 
For one year. 

Gen. Ferdinand P. Earle, Orlando RL Harper, 

Maj. Oliver B. Bridgman, John R. Van Wormer, 

Gen. Fredk. D. Grant, U. S. A., J. Loder Raymond, 

Hon. Lucius E. Chittenden, Warren Higley, 

Edward Payson Cone, Milton H. Northrup, 

J. Lawrence McKeever, Hon. Edward Comstock, 

George May Elwood. Dr. T. A. D. Wales. 

For t'iw years. 

Ira Bliss Stewart, Col. Lewis C. Hopkins, 

Cornelius Amory Pugsley, William H. Hotchkiss, 

William Allen Marble, Theodore Gilman, 

David Whipple. 

On March 29, 1899, Stephen M. Wright and Richard T. Davies, both of New York, 
were elected Managers, the former to fill the vacancy caused by the election of 
Edward Payson Cone, Third Vice-President, and the latter to succeed Lucius E 
Chittenden, resigned. 

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Buffalo Chapter of Buffalo, N. Y. 

[Chartered May 29, 1893. Members, 115.] 

President, 
Trueman G. Avery. 

Vice-Presidents, 
I St. Andrew Langdon, 2d. James Sweeney. 

Secretary, 
Sherman S. Jewett. 

Treasurer, 
Clifford Hubbell. 

Managers, 

The Officers and Henry J. Pierce, 

P. P. BuRTis, Harry T. Ramsdell, 

Walter J. Shepard, Charles B. Hill. 

Wm. H. Hotchkiss, George Wadsworth, 

Hon. Edgar B. Jewett, Frederick A. Jewett. 



Rochester Chapter of Rochester, N. Y. 

[Organized July 4, 1894. Members, 38.] 

President, 
Dr. Enoch Vine Stoddard. 

Vice-President, 
William J. McKelvey. 

Secretary, 
Edward D. Putnam. 

Treasurer, 
William B. Farnham. 

Registrar a7id Historian, 
Charles M. Robinson. 

Managers, 

The Officers and 

Clinton Rogers, J. Foster Warner, 

William W. Webb, George M. Elwood. 

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Yonkers Chapter of Yonkers, N. Y. 

[Chartered April 30, 1896. Members, 36.] 



President, 
Theodore Oilman. 
Vice-Presidents, 
David McN. K. Stauffer, Hon. Edwin W. Fiske, 

John R. Hageman, Jr., Howard Scribner, 

Cornelius A. Pugsley, Dr. C. H. Judson, 

William Popham Platt. 

Secretary, Treasurer, 

George D. Tookf.r. William W. Scrugham. 

Registrar, 

Ralph E. Prime, 

Historian, 

Charles E. Gorton. 

Chaplain, 

Rev. Alvah S. Hobart. 



Gansevoort-Willett Chapter of Rome, N. Y. 

[Chartered April 30, 1896. Members, 3S.] 



President, 
Edward Comstock. 

Vice-President, 
John S. Wardwell, 

Secretary, 

Edward L. Denio. 

Treasurer, 

J. Millard Brainerd. 

Registrar, 

Oswald P. Backus. 

Historian, 

Eugene A. Rowland. 

Managers, 

The Officers and 
Thomas H. Strvker, Edward B. Nelson, 

Franklin A. Ethridge, George A. Clyde. 

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Syracuse Chapter of Syracuse, N. Y. 

[Chartered Oct. 15, 1896. Members, 28.] 



President, 
Douglass N. Green. 

Vice-President, 
William K. Pierce. 

Secretary, 

George A. Mosher. 

Treasurer, 

Frank M. Bonta. 

Registrar, 

Franklin B. Clemmons. 

Historian, 

Ernest C. Moses. 

Chaplain, 

Rev. Allan D. Draper. 

Managers, 

James Mead Belden, Milton H. Northrup, 

Graham K. Betts, Daniel J. Francis, 

Rev. Geo. B. Spalding, D. D. , Dr. Edward J. Wynkoop. 



Susquehanna Chapter of Oneonta, N. Y. 

[Chartered February 17, 1897. Members, 15.] 



President, 

George W. Fairchild. 

Vice-President, 

Russell D. Baird. 

Secretary, 

Walter S. Whipple. 

Treasurer, 

Samuel H. Potter. 

Registrar and Historian, 

Dr. Ozias W. Peck. 

Chaplain, 

Rev. Newton M. Hall. 

Managers, 

Alfred W. Carr, Prof. Howard Lyon, Albert Morris. 

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Newtown-Battle Chapter of Elmira, N. Y. 

[Chartered Nov. i, 1897. Members, 42.] 



PrcsideJit, 
Sutherland DeWitt. 

Vice-Presidents, 

Gabriel L. Smith, 

John I\I. Diven. 

Secretary, 
Frederick Paul Fox. 

Treasurer, 
Harry M. Clarke. 

Historian, 
Lieut. J. B. Cahoon, U. S. N. 

Chaplai?!, 
Rev. Charles H. McKnight. 

Managers, 
William H. Lovell, Charles S. Dickinson, 

J. T. Sawter, Frederick W. Swan, 

Charles L. Hart, Dr. Arthur W. Booth, 

William W. Cole, Cl.\y W. Holmes, 

J. Scott Baldwin. 




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Constitution and By-laws. 



PREAMBLE. 

The Sons of the American Revolution, a patriotic Society, whose membership 
has always been based upon lineal descent from participants in the American Revolu- 
tion, was first organized in the State of California, in the year 1875, as the Sons of 
Revolutionary Sires. A National organization was formed April 30, 1SS9, by the 
union of co-equal State Societies under the name of the Sons of the American Revo- 
lution. The Society in the State of New York was organized February 11, 1890, and 
incorporated April 8, 1895, under the name " The Empire St,\te Society of the 
Sons of the American Revolution." Now, therefore, pursuant to the Laws of 
said State, the members of said Society do hereby ordain and enact the following : 



CONSTITUTION. 

ARTICLE I. 



This Society shall be known as "The Empire State Society of the Sons of 
the American Revolution." Its Headquarters shall be in the City of New York. 

ARTICLE II. 

objects. 

The objects of the Society shall be to perpetuate the memory of the men who, by 
their services or sacrifices during the War of the American Revolution, achieved the 
Independence of the American People ; to promote fellowship among their descend- 
ants ; to inspire a more profound reverence for the principles of the government 
founded by our forefathers ; to acquire and preserve the records of the individual serv- 
ices or sacrifices of the patriots of that War, as well as documents, relics and land- 
marks ; to encourage historical research in relation to the American Revolution and 

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the study of American History ; to mark the scenes of that Revolution by appropriate 
memorials ; to celebrate the anniversaries of the prominent events of that War ; to 
foster true patriotism ; to maintain and extend the institutions of American freedom 
and to carry out the purposes expressed in the Preamble to the Constiturion of our 
Country and the injunctions of Washington in his farewell address to the American 
People. 

ARTICLE III. 

NATIONAL SOCIETY. 

This Society shall form a part of The N.^tional Society of the Sons of the 
American Revolution. It recognizes all other societies of the .Sons of the 
American Revolution as co-equal bodies and their members as compatriots, en- 
titled to receive from this .Society such information, assistance and fraternal consid- 
eration as may best promote our common objects and purposes. 

ARTICLE IV. 



The sea! of the Society shall be two and three-eighths of an inch in diameter, charged 
with the figure of a Minute Man, grasping a musket in his right hand, and surrounded 
by a constellation of thirteen stars, who shall be depicted in the habit of a husband- 
man of the period of the American Revolution, and as in the act of deserting the 
plow for the service of his country ; the whole encircled by a band three-eighths of 
an inch wide, within which shall appear the legend, " Empire State Society of the 
Sons of the American Revolution, Organized February ii, 1890. Incorporated 
April S, 1895." [See illustration opposite this page.] 

ARTICLE V. 
insignia. 

The Insignia of the Society shall comprise (i) a cross surmounted by an eagle in 
gold ; (2) a rosette. 

1. The cross shall be of silver, with four arms, covered with white enamel and 
eight gold points, same size as Chevalier's Cross of the Legion of Honor of France, 
with gold medallion in the center, bearing on the obverse a bust of Washington in 
profile, and on the reverse the figure of a Minute Man, surrounded by a ribbon enam- 
meled blue, with the motto : " Libertas et Patria " on the obverse, and the legend 
" Sons of the American Revolution " on the reverse, both in letters of gold. The 
cross shall be surmounted by an eagle in gold, and the whole decoration suspended 
from a ring of gold by a ribbon of deep blue with white and buff edges, and may be 
worn by any member of the Society on ceremonial occasions only, and shall be car- 
ried on the left breast or at the collar, if an ofticer of the National Society, or the 
President, active or past of a State Society. [.See illustration opposite this page.] 

2. The rosette shall be seven-sixteenths of an inch in diameter, of usual pattern, 
displaying the colors of the Society, blue, white and buff, and may be worn by all 
members at discretion in the upper left-hand button-hole of the coat. 

ARTICLE VI. 

membership. 

Any man shall be eligible to membership in this Society who, being of the age of 
twenty-one years or over, and a desirable associate and a citizen of good repute in the 

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OBVERSE. REVERSE. 

INSIGNIA OF THE SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. 




SEAL OF THE EMPIRE STATE SOCIETY, S. A. R. 



Constitution ot tbe State Soctetg. 



community, is the lineal descendant of an ancestor, who was at all times unfailing in 
his loyalty to and rendered actual service in the cause of American Independence, 
either as an officer, soldier, seaman, marine, militiaman or minute man, in the armed 
forces of the Continental Congress or of any one of the several colonies or states, or 
as a signer of the Declaration of Independence, or as a member of a committee of 
safety or correspondence, or as a member of any continental, provincial or colonial 
congress or legislature, or as a civil officer, either of one of the colonies or states, or 
of the government, during the period of the American Revolution, or as a recognized 
patriot, who performed actual service by overt acts of resistance to the authority of 
Great Britain. 



ARTICLE VII. 

HONORARY MEMBERSHtP. 

Honorary Membership may be conferred upon any person eligible to membership 
in this Society. 

ARTICLE VIII. 

MANAGERS. 

1. There shall be thirty Managers of the Society, nine of whom shall also be 
elected respectively as a President, a First Vice-President, a Second Vice-President, a 
Third Vice-President, a Secretary, a Treasurer, an Historian, a Registrar and a Chap- 
lain of the Society. 

2. They shall be elected by ballot at the annual meeting. 

3. They shall be elected for one year, and shall hold office unril their successors 
are elected and shall have accepted. 

4. Vacancies in office shall be tilled for the unexpired term. 

5. The Managers heretofore elected shall hold office for the terms for which they 
were respectively elected. 

6. The Managers shall constitute the Board of Managers. 

7. Any Manager of the Society who shall be absent from three consecutive meet- 
ings of the Board of Management shall ipso facto vacate his office, unless such ab- 
sence be excused by the Board of Managers for some bona fide and reasonable 
excuse. 

ARTICLE IX. 

DELEGATES AND ALTERNATES. 

At each annual meeting the Society shall elect the number of delegates and al- 
ternates to the Congress of the National Society, to which it may be entitled. 

ARTICLE X. 

LOCAL CHAPTERS. 

I. A charter for a local chapter may be granted by the Board of Managers to fif- 
teen or more members of the Society residing in the same County, upon their written 
petition stating the proposed name, the County in which it is to be located, and the 
names of its proposed members. Such Chapter may adopt a Constitution and By- 
Laws not inconsistent with those of this Society or of the National Society. 

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2. No person shall be admitted to membership in such Chapter unless he is a 
member in good standing of this Society ; and all members of this Society shall be 
eligible for membership therein. Any member who shall in any way lose membership 
in the State Society shall thereupon cease to be a member of such Chapter. 

3. Membership in a chapter shall not in any way change the relation nor impair 
the obligations of its members to this Society. 

4. Upon the election of its officers, each local chapter shall report the same to 
the Secretary of this Society. 

ARTICLK XI. 

DISCIPLINE AND DISQUALIFICATION. 

1. A member of this Society maybe expelled by the Board of Managers by a 
two-thirds vote of those present at any meeting thereof, after notice and an oppor- 
tunity to be heard, if he shall have been convicted of a crime ; or he may be cen- 
sured, suspended or expelled in like manner when proved guilty of conduct either un- 
becoming a gentleman, or prejudicial to the interests of the .Society. 

2. In like manner a membership may be terminated for failure to pay dues, and 
also upon discovery that the member was not eligible at the time of his election. 

3. A member in arrears for dues cannot vote or hold office. 

ARTICLE XII. 

VACANCIES IN OFFICE. 

An office shall become vacant by death, resignation or loss of membership. Th.; 
Board of Managers shall have power to designate one of Its members to discharge the 
duties of any vacant office until the next regular meeting of the Society, when it shall 
be filled by the Society. 

ARTICLE XIIL 

AMENDMENTS. 

This Constitution may be amended at any meeting of the .Society by a two-thirds 
vote of the members present either in person or by proxy, provided such proposed 
amendment shall have been presented in writing at a regular meeting held at least 
thirty days prior thereto, and shall have accompanied the notice for a meeting held 
at least thirty days subsequent to its presentation, and been mailed to every member 
at least fifteen days prior to such last-mentioned meeting. 



By-Laws. 

SECTION L 

ADMISSION OF MEMBERS. 

Application for membership must be made in duplicate upon standard forms 
furnished by the Society, be recommended by two members, set out the pedigree of 
the applicant back to the ancestor on whose service the application is based, the 

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qualifying service of said ancestor, the address of such applicant and such informa- 
tion as may be required to satisfy the Registrar of the validity of the claim, and other 
information as the applicant may desire. The Secretary shall forward the application 
to the Registrar and furnish the membership committee with the name and address 
of each applicant and of his recommendors. The Registrar and the Membership 
Committee shall separately investigate the application and report in writing to the 
Board of Managers, and the Board of Managers may then elect the applicant. Three 
negative votes shall exclude from membership. Upon such election the .Secretary 
shall notify the applicant thereof, and he shall be admitted to membership upon the 
payment of his initiation fee and the dues to the first of April following. 

SECTION II. 

ELECTION OF HONORARY MEMBERS. 

r. Any one eligible under the Constitution may, by a two-thirds vote of the mem- 
bers present at any regular meeting, be elected an Honorary Member of the Society, 
if his name, together with the names of two proposers, shall have been published at a 
regular meeting held at least two months prior to the election. Honorary Members 
shall be exempt from the payments of fees and dues, but shall not vote, hold office or 
have any pecuniary interest in the property of this Society. 

2. A person elected to Honorary Membership shall be notified thereof ; and, if 
not accepted within six months after the mailing of the notice, the election may be 
canceled by the Society. 

The Society shall be informed of the action of the person so elected. 

SECTION III. 

CERTIFICATE OF MEMBERSHIP. 

Upon the payment of one dollar by a member he shall be entitled to receive a 
certificate of membership signed and sealed by the proper officers of the National 
Society and by the President, Secretary and Registrar of this Society. 

SECTION IV. 

WITHDRAWALS FROM MEMBERSHIP. 

Any one not indebted to the Society may withdraw from Membership. Such 
withdrawal shall be in writing and addressed to the Board of Managers. 

SECTION V. 

TRANSFER OF MEMBERSHIP. 

A member in good standing, upon his written application and by order of the 
Board of Managers, may be transferred to any other Society of the Sons of the 
American Revolution. 

SECTION VI. 

fees AND dues. 

1. The initiation fee and the annual dues shall each be five dollars. 

2. The annual dues shall be payable in advance on the first day of April in each 

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year. Members elected prior to the first day of October shall pay dues for the whole 
year. Members elected on or after that day shall pay one-half the dues for the year., 

3. Members admitted by transfer from any other Society to which they have paid 
an initiation fee, shall be exempt from another initiation fee. 

4. The payment at one time of seventy-five dollars by any member not indebted 
to the Society shall constitute him a life member, exempt from annual dues. 

5- Annually on the 30th day of September the President and Secretary of each 
local chapter shall transmit to the Treasurer of this Society a certified list of the 
members of such Chapter, and on the 15th day of October, next following, the 
Treasurer of this Society shall transmit to the Treasurer of each Chapter two dollars 
for each member of such Chapter included in such list, who shall not be indebted to 
the Society. 



SECTION VII. 



MEETINGS. 



1. The annual meeting of the Society shall be held in the City of New York at 8 
P. M. on the fourth Tuesday of February in each year. 

2. Regular meetings of the .Society shall be held at 8 o'clock p. M. on the fourth 
Tuesday of the months of October, November, January, February, March, ."Vpril and 
May. 

3. A special meeting may be called by the President or by the Board of Managers 
and shall be called by the Secretary on the written request of fifteen members stating 
the object of such meeting. The Secretary shall give at least ten days' notice, by 
mail, of such meeting, stating the day, hour and place of meeting and the business for 
which it is called and no other business shall be transacted thereat. 

4. The place of all meetings, except special meetings, shall be fixed by the Board 
of Managers and of special meetings by the officer or Board calling the same. 

SECTION VIII. 

NOMINATING COMMITTEE. 

1 . At the regular meeting of this Society in October in each year nominations shall 
be made for a nominating committee and the Secretary shall transmit with the notice 
for the regular meeting of the Society in November of each year a printed list of all 
the nominations so made. 

2. There shall be elected by a plurality of votes and by ballot at the regular meet- 
ing of the Society in the month of November in each year a nominating committee of 
seven members, no one of w'hom shall be a member of the Board of Managers. 

3. The nominating committee shall elect from among its members a sub-commit- 
tee of not less than three, which shall examine the records of the Secretary, Treasurer 
and Registrar and report thereon to the .Society at its January meeting. 

4. At the regular meeting in January the nominating committee shall report in 
writing names of candidates for offices and for delegates and alternates to the Con- 
gress of the National Society. 

SECTION IX. 

NOMINATIONS BY MEMBERS. 
Any seven members of the .Society may, in writing signed by them and filed with 

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the Secretary at least twenty days before the annual election, nominate candidates for 
any offices in the Society and for delegates and alternates. 

SECTION X. 

I'UIII.ICATION UK NOMINATIONS. 

1. Immediately upon being made, nominations shall be conspicuously posted in 
the office of the Secretary. All written nf)minations shall, uj)on request, Ije exhibited 
to any member in good standing. 

2. The .Secretary, at least fifteen days before the annual election, shall mail to 
each member of the Society printed ballots for all offices to be filled and a list of all 
persons nominated to fill the same and for delegates and alternates, together with the 
names of the persons by whom any nomination is made. 

SECTION XI. 

VOTING PKRSONAU.Y OR HY PROXY. 

1. Members may vote at any meeting of the Society either in person or by proxy. 

2. The Hoard of Managers shall cause a blank proxy to be mailed to each mem- 
ber with all ballots. 

SECTION XII. 

INSPECTORS OK IXI'XTION. 

At the regular meeting in January in each year the presiding officer thereof shall 
appoint three inspectors of election, no one of whom shall be a member of the Board 
of Managers. P'ailure of an inspector to attend at the opening of the polls shall 
make his place vacant. Such vacancies shall be filled by appointment by the inspec- 
tors who shall attend at the opening of the polls and, in case none attend, other in- 
spectors shall be appointed by the voters then present. 

SECTION XIII. 

ANNUAL ELECTION. 

The polls for the annual election shall be opened by the inspectors of election at 
the opening of the meeting and remain open until lo o'clock v. M., and until all 
persons present, either in person or by proxy, entitled and desiring to vote, shall have 
had opportunity to do so. Any member may vole for any other member, though not 
nominated. On the closing of the polls the inspectors of election shall publicly can- 
vass the votes cast and without delay certify to the presiding officer, over their sig- 
natures, the result of such canvass. The presiding officer shall then announce the re- 
sult and declare elected the persons receiving a plurality of votes and such persons 
shall immediately assume the duties of their respective ofiices. If for any office no 
person shall receive a plurality of the votes cast therefor, a supplementary election shall 
be held at the next regular meeting of the .Society and such election then be completed. 
The Secretary shall prepare new ballots giving the names of the candidates nominated 
and the offices to be filled and mail the same to each member of the Society at least 
fifteen days before such supplementary election. In case of failure to elect all the 
delegates or all the alternates and in case of failure of any to attend who were elected, 
their places shall be filled by the delegates present at the National Congress. 

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SKcrioN XIV, 

(JlllMlllM. 

I. Twrnly nni' iiirmlifis iil llin Sinlrly nluill iMiirililiih' a ({uiiniiii :il ili iiii'i'liiigs, 

J, NItiP itifiiiltrin of llir lliiiud nl Mtina).NMri sli.ill coiiHlit n(<- a (|iii)iiirn 

J, I'.iK ll 1 oiiiiiilUri' iiKty, \>\ a inaiurKy xulr. tlrlt-i mine a <|iiMiuni iIk iruf, 

siscridN \v. 

NiiJ h I/.. 

I''.vi'iy nii'inlii'i nIuiII, in williiin, n|iiii ily lo IIm^ Si'i ii'lary all cliiin^^i's <if liis adilrvsn 
fmni llial npi'i IIiimI in liin iipplli alion, anil xci viiti liy mail nl any nnlii c ri'i|uirt'(l liy (hu 
< iinNllliilliin in liy Lawn, en by llir Si>ii(ily en l>y llin litiaid nl ManaKuiH, luUlicHNud 
It! IiIh lunt udilrnnn, iih kii Kptii iliinl, kIiuII !»' Hulliiicnil Nurvlco of Hucli iiutlcu, 

SKCTKiN \V1. 

I'lii'Min- N I'. 

'I'lii' Prrsidiinl nludl pit'Hidr ut all iiit'rliM)(S nl tlir Siuitity and of (In- Hoard of 
ManaKt'iH and I'xrn l»r llu' iisual fnnilionM of a pirsidini" ollii it. Ilr shall lir Ilir rx- 
rrnlivi' lii'ad of lliii Sorlrly. lli' '.liall liii i-.i .yA. /ii a nnnilici ol all loinniillrrs cxi rpl 
llu< Noniinalin); ('onimilti'i-. 

SI';C"ri(lN Wll. 
vifi'M'Ki'.sini'.Nrs. 

I, I'hi' Vlrr rro»lili>n(« Hindi ummIsI iIw I'irsidrnI in Iho dlsihurKc of his lUitios 
.iiid ill llu< alisiMUti of Ihi' I'rrsiilriit from any nui'lliiK, shall, in oidrr of pioi oilrnco 
prtiKidii and priforni tlui olhri dnllt's of llm I'li'sldrnl. 

J, If III any limn ll\i> rirsnlrnl l.i imalih', llirminh alwriur. illnrss oi olhriwisr lo 
art as smh, oi slunild llio olliir lircomo vaianl, Ihr Virt'-l'irsliU'iil alilc, and in oidor 
of piiii'iuloiicu, ithall art as I'rtisidunt until hu rcsinnt's his duties or thu vacancy is 
lill.'il, 

SliCTION XVIII. 

,slil<l:l'.\KV. 

'I'ho Srcrt'tiiry shall, nndci thr dini lion of the I'lisiilfnl, tlu' Soiit-ty aiul the 
Itoaitl of Mana((rrs, londiut thn Ktnu'ud loin'spondonco and ki'cp a ifcoid tluirof ; 
notify all ollici'is of thrii flt'ction and all comiiiillt't's of ihcii appoinlnient ; all nuni 
litMs of thi'ii I'lrition ; all olliccrs, commil loos and nu'iiilii'is of proct'fdinns of the 
Society or of thi' Hoard of Managers, ullVctinn thrni oi tluii ifspcctivi' dutifs; notify 
lilt' Ui'nislirti and I'lrasnior of all elections to memlieiship and tile with the ivegistiar 
applications and proofs of eliglliilily of all nienilieis electeil: transmit lo niemliers 
their ceititicales; have charge of the seal and records, other than those ileposited 
with the Kenisliar; ceilify acts of the Society and of the Hoaid of Manageis and of 
uuy oUicer and .inlhenticale ihenr when necessary nnder .seal; pive notice of the limo 
nnd pliico of all meetinns of the Society and i>f the Hoard of MaiLigeis and attend and 
keep fair iliul iiccnmto record of all pioceodinus thereof; .il the .iiimial meelinn and 

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<4vatKi if r-yi'iir-^ii ■- y.- .■■,■ ^,-.- v'- •■■-■/. i,-.-: -A 'i^.tit/»tA'4 

yijOtltfUeflt tfe': '■■■'' '-**': »i'.'.'3'isKr,'j, 

wbxMe wearfA '-.ly-.i-/: »}■: s.-.*ii 

print tJ»« 'rr«a*.;t; t .•■;;^>.-'. ;--• 

?«r wi«t) »)>* ri//ft*^ f'/f tJ»« a.' 

ff,i . ••') f>7 tjjjc S'/'j«l/ v; ■;.'; ii . 

lu-.' nA^r/ prv temp'/rc mny l 

Set/eii/jr »;^J >>« present try a/.t, 

SEcnox XIX. 

Th« Tr«ii*areT thai) cotlect all fee*, 4iit» and tstktfr ttmda ts( Hie Sofitty, d«poMt 
Ous «ain« yif.)c)y ir, th« nam« of the Society in otie or mor« bawks apprfn«d hy the 
Society '/r >yy th« Beard 'A Mattaf^tn aaA mitbdtaw the tame fJtHj iff bi» duxk for 
l^ayiowt* t/y t;* ma/1* i/j tb* a«>tb«rft)r <>f die Sodtiy or of tbe Kourd '4M»oagf^i 
tuai/mt a brief ajuyxwt 'yf r«<>^« said txfeaditmt* at «a£b r«^aW m««ti»jj; of ti)« 
^xiety and of tJic IVyard of Mana|(e» md a. detailed accoont for tix: idtfifc: fiaeal 
jrtar at th« ]anaarj laetstia^ and famisdi to tii« Society and to tlj« J^>^rd of Mana' 
^fcr«, U'ltn time t/> time, sods isforotatioa rdative to tbe fund* of liie ^xitAy m 
either may rssqoire. 

lie «}^ gire tocb *«earity for iIm: failitfiil ^eit»tv»mee of bi» duties a* tlie {so- 
ciety 'rt tint iioard of Mnaaji/gn may reqtrire. 

In the ca«e of tb« iflneM or atwence of tiM: Treatorer, tbe dtaitman of lii« 
Fiii^ry^; O/rfi.vii.ttK^ rn^v si/.t at 'tt^aumrer in M* itead. 

SECTIOIf XX- 

Tbe Registrar upon receqH of an api^ication for memketibip nball inrectig;ate 
r'l.f. ;,i'yA* of efigibifity and, if not aatinfactoty, require taitiun prfAAs» U»ta the ap^ 
'^ -. ' ■-.:.ii, wbea ia t imtol, approve and tranxmit llie aame to tbe lio^trd rA Hbma^j/tn 
asiA notify tiie Membef»bip Comir;' -A aad, wfosn r«t«med to Imn, file or 

bind in numerical or aifbibeHcal -. .>>Gcatioasfor membetsbip and make 

if/jf^ of an pfoob upon wbicb idk::./-.i>.:.:-^ kusS, bare b««n granted; bare viustodj 
'A all ■^Kae3io0ciii paper* of tbe Society, tbe same to be open to iiuq>eetioo by any 
r/i'iTri^yer of tbe iiaaety; onder tbe (firection of tbe Soeie^ or Board of Hana^jen, 
ticaio; >it cawie Ut be made for file in bit ot&ce, cofne* of *<idi docnment a« cannot be 
left permanently in tbe keeping of tbe Society. He cball petform ««icb otber dotie* 
a* m»i be direchad by tbe Society or tbe Board of Manager*. 

SECTION XXL 

tMKftKtMl. 

Tbe Hi*tofian sfaall \ieef a record to be depoiited witb tbe S«ct«fa«y of all ode- 
hratioat ol tbe Sodety ; edit and prepane tm pahHeaHtm •ach historical addreavest, 
«May», papers and otber docoment* a» tbe Society or tbe Board of Msutaf/tm may re* 
qfvtre aiid at every annnal meietii^ ««ibnit a nea«4ogicsd K»t for tbe yeax, «idi bio- 
graphical «kettbe> of tbe de ce ai e d member*. 

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SECTION XXII. 



The Chaplain shall be a regularly ordained minister of a Christian denomination 
and he shall perform such duties as ordinarily appertain to his office. 

SECTION XXIII. 
STANDING COMMITTEES. 

At or after the annual meeting in each year the President shall appoint : 

1. A Finance Committee of three members from the Board. 

2. A Membership Committee of five members, no one of whom shall be a mem- 
ber of the Board. 

3. An entertainment Committee of five members. 

SECTION XXIV. 

FINANCE COMMITTEE. 

The Finance Committee shall examine, audit and report upon the reports of the 
Treasurer and also all claims and accounts against the Society, before they shall be 
presented to the Society or to the Board of Managers; examine into the financial 
condition of the Society and suggest ways and means of increasing its revenues and 
of limiting its expenses and report from time to time to the Society and to the 
Board of Managers anti whenever it shall be directed by the President or the Society 
or the Board of Managers. The Treasurer shall furnish it with such information as 
it shall desire. The Treasurer shall not be a member of the Finance Committee, 
but shall attend the meetings of the same when invited to do so. 



SECTION XXV. 

MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE. 

The Membership Committee shall investigate all applications for membership, 
for the purpose of ascertaining if the applicant is worthy of admission into the Society 
and report in writing to the Board of Managers. The proceedings of such Committee 
shall at all times be secret and confidential. 

SECTION XXVI. 

ENTERTAINMENT COMMITTEE. 

The Entertainment Committee shall perform such duties as the Society or the 
Board shall direct. 

SECTION XXVII. 

DEBTS AND CLAIMS. 

No debt shall be incurred save only by authority of the Society or the Board of 
Managers, and then only when there shall be money in the Treasury to pay the same ; 

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and every bill or claim for money, before action thereon, shall, as to the correctness 
thereof and the rightness of the charge, be certified by the officer or other person 
who shall have ordered the same. 

SECTION XXVIII. 

BOARD OF MANAGERS. 

1. The Board of Managers shall judge of the qualifications of applicants for 
membership and have power to elect applicants complying with the requirements of 
the Society. 

2. It shall superintend the interests and affairs of the Society within the limita- 
tions of the Constitution and By-Laws. It shall be subject to the direction of the 
Society. 

3. It shall recommend plans to the Society for promoting its purposes. 

4. It may require the attendance at any of its meetings of any member of the 
Society, or any officer or committee, for consultation and advice, or other purpose 
and shall enforce obedience to the Constitution and By-Laws of the Society. 

5. It shall meet once in each month, excepting during the months of July, August 
and September, at such times as it shall fix and also on the call of the President, and 
also at the call of the Secretary, upon the written request of any five members of the 
Society. 

6. It may, when it shall deem proper, appoint temporarily an Assistant Secretary 
and an Assistant Registrar, or either, and in each case for a specific time only. 

SECTION XXIX. 

DECEASE OF MEMBERS. 

Upon the decease of any member, notice fhereof, and of the time and place of 
the funeral, shall, if practicable, be given by the Secretary by publication in two 
prominent newspapers. 

Any member having knowledge of the decease of another member shall promptly 
notify the Secretary thereof and furnish such information as shall be needed for pub- 
lication. The decease of a member shall be communicated to the Society at the 
succeeding meeting. 

SECTION XXX. 

MISCELLANEOUS. 

1. The Society may at any time, when deemed proper, appoint an Assistant Sec- 
retary, also an Assistant Registrar, and specify their respective terms and duties. 

2. No moneys of the Society shall be appropriated to any purpose whatever, ex- 
cept for conducting its own business and for the objects of the Society as specified 
in the Constitution. 

3. The fiscal year shall begin and end on the 15th day of January in each year, 
and the Treasurer's January report shall be printed and mailed to every member with 
the notice for the annual meeting. 

SECTION XXXI. 

AMENDMENTS. 

These By-Laws may be amended at any meeting of the Society by majority vote 

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of the members present either in person or by proxy, provided such proposed amend- 
ment shall have been duly presented in writing at a regular meeting held at least 
thirty days prior thereto and shall have accompanied the notice for a meeting held 
at least thirty days subsequent to its presentation and been mailed to every member 
at least fifteen days prior to such last-mentioned meeting. 




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MONUMENT AT SCHLJYLERVILLE, N. Y. 
Comniemoratiny: the Batlle of Saratoga. 



From " Tlie Century Book of the American Rev ' 
published by The Century Co., and issued lauier the i 
a/ the Empire State Society, Sons of the A merican Re 
Copyright, lS(y}, by The Century Co. 







I ,- ' ^ ' -"- ' " ' ff'V^J^^'J*',*/ 



Roll of Members. 



Note : Membership in the Society of the Sons of the American Revolution is based 
solely on lineal descent from an ancestor who assisted in securing the Independence 
of the United States, and wherever the Revolutionary services of collateral members 
of a family are given in the following pages, they are mentioned only as matters of in- 
terest, as are many other facts which in themselves constitute no ground for eligibility. 
Antecedent generations in the Revolutionary line, back to the immigrant ancestor, are 
given when they are on record in the Society's archives, as adding value to the book, 
but the absence of such antecedent lineage in other cases does not necessarily mean 
that the families can be traced no further, as the Society does not require that the line 
shall be given further back than the Revolutionary patriot. Every member has been 
requested to supply for this book his college degrees, military services, public 
offices and the other organizations to which he belongs, but where such data are lack- 
ing, allowance should be made in some instances for the inaccessibility of many mem- 
bers on account of the War with Spain, and in others for the fact that the sending of 
such information was entirely optional. In order to assist the eye, an index figure has 
been substituted for a repetition of the word " great " in generations more remote 
than great-grandson. Thus, "greats-grandson" means "great-great-grandson"; 
" greats-grandson " means " great-great-great-great-great-grandson," etc. The names of 
the lineal ancestors who participated in the Revolution are printed in italics, and refer 
to the corresponding names in the " Roll of Ancestors." The numbers set opposite 
each member's name are his State and National Numbers respectively. 



State No, 
740. 



National No. 
8440. 



STEPHEN Le grand ABBEY. 
Kingston, N. Y. 
Grain and flour dealer. Born, Rondout, N. Y., Jan. 30, 1853. 
Formerly Alderman of Kingston, and Alms Commissioner for Third 
Ward. Member of the Rondout Club and New York Produce Exchange. 
Son of Stephen Abbey and Caroline Vail ; grandson of Elias Vail and 
Anne Aylworth ; great-grandson of Isaac Vail and Elanor Furguson ; 

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gt^'-grandson of Israel Vail and Rebecca Hubbard ; gt'-grandson of 
Moses Vail and Phebe, his wife ; and gt*-grandson of George Vail, who 
was born in England, and came to American about 1680, settling at 
Huntington, L. I. 

587. ALBERT CUTLER ABBOTT. 5387. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 
Manufacturer. Born, Andover, Mass., Oct. 10, 1836. Son of Albert 
Abbott and Abby H. Cutler, grandson of Wm. A. Abbott and Han- 
nah Bailey ; great-grandson of Bigsby A. Abbott and Hepzibah Ames. 

934. WILLIAM EELLS ABBOTT. 8884. 

Syracuse, N. Y, 
Banker and manufacturer. Born, Lowville, N. Y., Jan, 19, 1822. 
Supervisor of Eighth ward of Syracuse for three years ; Inspector of 
Onondaga Penitentiary for three years. Member of Onondaga Historical 
Association, and Congregational Club of Western and Central New 
York. Son of Paul Abbott and Patty Eells ; grandson of William 
Abbott and Esther Green ; great-grandson of Caleb Abbott and Eliza- 
beth Paine ; gt^-grandson of William Abbott and Elizabeth Gray ; gt'- 
grandson of George Abbott and Hannah Chandler. Elizabeth Gray was 
a granddaughter of Mary Chilton and John Winslow. 

779. CHARLES LEE ABELL. 8479. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 
President, Marine Elevator Co. Born, Buffalo, N. Y., Oct. 4, 1856. 
Formerly Lieutenant-Colonel, N. G. N. Y. Member of F. & A. M., 
Knights Templars, Scottish Rite, Mystic Shrine, Buffalo Consistory S. 
P. R. S., Buffalo Club of Buffalo, and United Service Club of New 
York. Son of Wm. H. Abell and Eliza Lee ; grandson of Thomas G. 
Abell and Rhoda Hawks ; great-grandson of Thomas Abel and Eunice 
Griswold. 

780. DAN WILLIAMS ABELL. 8480. 

Buffalo. N. Y. 
Merchant. Born, Dunkirk, N. Y., Feb. 18, 185 1. Son of Caspar K. 
Abell and Jane E. Williams ; grandson of Moseley W. Abell and Ruth 
Baldwin ; great-grandson of T/wtnas Abel and Eunice Griswold. The 
sons of Thomas Abel added another " 1 " to their name after moving 
from Vermont to New York State. 

1129- CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS. 10529. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 
City passenger and ticket agent of Erie R. R. Co. Born, Salisbury, 
N. Y., March 28, i86i. Member of Masonic bodies. Son of David 

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R. Adams and Hannah Starkey ; grandson oijohn Adams and Prudence 
White. 

1241. GEORGE B. ADAMS. 10941, 

Geneseo, N. Y. 
Lawyer. Born, Geneseo, N. Y., Jan. 20, 1862. Degree of B. A. from 
University of Rochester. Son of James B. Adams and Helen R. God- 
dard ; grandson of Ephraim Adams and Lavinia Morey ; great-grandson 
of Samuel Morey and Mary Freeman ; gt^-grandson of Thomas Morey 
and Sarah, his wife ; gt'-grandson of Jonathan Morey and Elizabeth 
Swift ; gt*-grandson of Jonathan Morey and Hannah Bourne ; gt*- 
grandson of Jonathan Morey and Hannah, his wife ; gt'-grandson of 
Roger Morey, immigrant ancestor, and Mary Johnson. 

1331. HENRY HERSCHEL ADAMS. 11731. 

New York City. 
Iron merchant. Born, Coliamer (East Cleveland), O., July 9, 1844. 
Served in Civil War in 125th Ohio, Vol. Inf. ; participated in engage- 
ments at Franklin, Tenn. , Resaca, Rocky Face Ridge, Chattanooga, 
New Hope Church, Missionary Ridge, and other battles ; was a Con- 
federate prisoner three months in 1864. Is Colonel in Connecticut 
Militia. Formerly member of Board of Education of Cleveland, O. Is 
member of Union League Club of New York City, Army and Navy 
Club of Connecticut, Union Ex-Prisoners of War, G. A. R., F. & A. M., 
Sons of the Revolution, Society of Colonial Wars, and Ohio Society. 
Son of Lowell Leonard Adams and Hepzibah Chamberlain Thayer ; 
grandson of Benoni Adams and Susannah Chamberlain, and of John 
Thayer and Polly Chamberlain ; great-grandson of James Adams, 2d, 
and Rebecca Fairbanks, and of Enoch Thayer and Rebecca Curtis ; gt'- 
grandson of James Adams, ist. and Abigail Hill, and of Ezekiel Thayer 
and Mehitable White ; gt"-grandson of Moses Adams and Lydia 
Whitney, and of Cornelius Thayer and Abigail Copeland ; gt'-grandson 
of Lieut. Henry Adams and Elizabeth Paine, and of Richard Thayer 
and Dorothy Pray; gf^-grandson of Henry Adams, ist, who was born 
in England and came to New England. Through the Adams line and 
through Susannah Chamberlain, Henry Herschel Adams traces back 
to William the Conqueror. Henry Adams, ist, was also the common 
progenitor of the presidential Adamses. 

1358. JED EDIAH E. ADAMS. 11983. 

New York City. 
Hay and grain merchant. Born, New York City, March 28, 1852. 
Ex-Corporal, 7th Regt. N. G. N. Y. Member of New England Society. 

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Son of Jedediah E. Adams and Angelina Maples ; grandson of Elihu 
Adams and Lucy Chapman ; great-grandson of Daniel Adams and Alice 
Ensworth ; gt'-grandson of Elihu Adams. 

49. JOHN QUINCY ADAMS. 4049. 

New York City. 

Merchant. Born in Lancaster, N. H., Oct. 26, 1848. Graduate of 
Lancaster Academy. Appointments in the service of the New York 
Custom House, Department of Public Works, and Board of Education. 
Member of Democratic Club and Order of Founders and Patriots. Son 
of Harvey Adams and Nancy Dustin Rowell ; grandson of Benjamin 
Adams and Sally Lamb ; great-grandson of Andrew Adams and Ruth 
Wadsvvorth ; gt^-grandson of John Adams, whose first wife was Sarah 
Swift and second Widow Warren ; gt'-grandson of Edward Adams, 
whose first wife was Rachel Saunders and second Sarah Bracket ; gt'- 
grandson of John Adams and Deborah Partridge ; gt''-grandson of 
Edward Adams and Lydia Rockwood ; gt'-grandson of Henry Adams 
and Mary Alexander, who came to America from Devonshire, England, 
in 1630, and settled near Mount Wollaston, Mass. 

673. WILLIAM HENRY ADAMS. 7173. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 

Insurance. Born, Medina, N. Y., Jan. 28, 1835. Member of F. & 
A. M. Son of Daniel Peck Adams and Maria Seaver ; grandson of 
Asahel Adams and Esther Peck, and of Capt. William Seaver and Mary 
Everett ; great-grandson of Levi Adams and Margaret Perkins, and of 
Maj. Williatn Seaver and Rebecca Hunt ; gt'-grandson of Daniel Adams 
and Dorcas Payne, and of William Seaver and Patience Trescott ; gt'- 
grandson of Jonathan Adams and Leah Gould, and of Lieut. Joshua 
Seaver and Mercy Cook ; gt'-grandson of Thomas Adams and Mary 
Blackmore, and of Joshua Seaver and Mary Pepper ; gt^-grandson of 
Henry Adams and (wife not given), and of Robert Seaver and Elizabeth 
Ballard. Henry Adams came to Massachusetts from England about 
1634 and was also the ancestor of President John Adama. Robert 
Seaver also came to Massachusetts about 1634. 

1313- EVERETT ADDOMS. 11583. 

New York City. 
Salesman. Born, San Francisco, Cal, Nov. 24, 1872. Son of Samuel 
Kissam Addoms and Mary Caroline Neal ; grandson of William Addoms 
and Margaretta Lawrence ; great-grandson of /w/dj- Addoms and Phcebe 
Ross. 

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50. CHARLES BEATTY ALEXANDER. 4050. 

New York City. 

Counsellor-at-law. Born in New York, Dec. 6, 1849. Degrees of 
LL. D., and A. M., from Princeton, and LL. B., from Columbia. 
Member of the Society of the Cincinnati of Pennsylvania, and many 
social clubs of New York. Son of Henry M. Alexander and Susan M. 
Brown ; grandson of Matthew Brown and Mary Williamina Ferguson ; 
great-grandson of IVilHatn Ferguson and Susan Ewing ; gt°-grandson of 
Usher Ferguson and Mary, his wife, of Armagh, Ireland. 

1 130. HENRY ADDISON ALEXANDER. 10530. 

Paris, France. 

Counsel of the United States Embassy in France. Born, New 
York City, Dec. 17, i860. Degree of A. M. from Princeton University, 
Son of Henry M. Alexander and Susan M. Brown, etc. See Charles B. 
Alexander. 

721. ROBERT ALEXANDER. 8421. 

United States Army. 

First Lieutenant, nth Infantry, U. S. A. Born, Baltimore, Md., Oct. 
17, 1863. Participated in Sioux campaign, Dec. 3, 1890, to Jan. 27. 
1891 ; Provost Guard in Denver, Col., March 14-18, 1894 ; and served 
in labor troubles at Trinidad, Col., July 2-14, 1894. In Spanish War. 
was Chief Commissary, Western District, of Porto Rico, and Depot 
Commissary at Mayaguez, P. R., Aug. 19 to Nov. 23, 1898; Ad- 
jutant General, U. S. forces, Mayaguez, Nov. 7, 1898 ; participated in 
battles at Hormigueros and Las Marias, P. R. Son of Judge Wm. 
Alexander and Miriam A. Green ; grandson of John Alexander and 
Elizabeth Gould ; great-grandson of Robert Alexander and Esther 
Jackson ; gt^-grandson of Samuel Jackson. 

427. FREDERIC PERCIVAL ALLEN. 4527. 

Rochester, N. Y. 

Banker. Born, Rochester, N. Y., Feb. 26, 1853. Commissioner of 
the Sinking Fund of Rochester. Member of Rochester Historical 
Society, Genesee Valley Club and Country Club of Rochester, and 
Society of Colonial Wars. Son of Samuel Percival Allen and Harriet 
Cornelia Stanley ; grandson of Marsena Allen and Hannah Gates 
Percival ; great-grandson of Apollo Allen and Deborah W. Pardee, and 
of John Percival and Ruth Crocker, and gt'-grandson of Noah Allen 
and Ruth Martindale. 

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135. ADDISON ALLEN. 4135. 

New York City. 

Lawyer. Born, New York, Feb. 28, 1865. Degrees of A. M. and 
LL. B. from Columbia University. Member of Alpha Delta Phi Club, 
Quill Club, Columbia College Alumni Association, and Dwight Alumni 
Association. Son of John Hull Allen and Mary Hill ; grandson of 
Samuel Fleming Allen and Phcebe Goble ; great-grandson of Capt. 
Samuel Allen and Elizabeth Fleming, etc. See Ethan Allen. 
36. ETHAN ALLEN. 4036. 

New York City. 

Lawyer. Born, Monmouth County, N. J., May 12, 1832. Degree of 
M. A. from Brown University. Commissioned in 1862 as Colonel by 
Governor E. D. Morgan, of New York State, to recruit three regiments 
for United States service. Appointed Deputy United States District 
Attorney for the Southern District of New York by Abraham Lincoln, 
April, 1861, and continued under President Grant until resignation in 
April, 1869. Member of Brown University Alumni, Zeta Psi, New 
England Society, Union League Club, Nineteenth Century Club, Law 
Alumni of New York University, Society for Protection of American 
Institutions, President of Cuban League of the United States, and 
ex-Director Sons of American Revolution. Son of Samuel Fleming 
Allen and Phcebe Goble ; grandson of Samuel Allen and Elizabeth 
Fleming ; great-grandson of Samuel Allen, Sr., and Annar Ellison ; 
gt^-grandson of Daniel (or David) Allen. 

II 13. AUGUSTUS CRAVEN ALMY. 103 13. 

United States Navy. 
Lieutenant U. S. N., and Executive Officer U. S. S. "Dolphin.'' 
Born, Washington, D. C, Nov. 9, 1856. Graduate of U. S. Naval 
Academy. In war with Spain was attached to U. S. S. " Wilmington " ; 
participated in bombardment of Cardenas ; on Havana blockade, and 
captured two prizes. Member of Society of Foreign Wars, Metropoli- 
tan Club and Army and Navy Club of Washington. Son of Rear- 
Admiral John J. Almy, U. S. N., and Sarah Ann McLean Gardner, etc. 
See Charles G. Almy. 

1112. CHARLES GARDNER ALMY. 10312. 

Washington, D. C. 
Manufacturers' agent. Born, Washington, D. C, December 13, 
1854. Member of Loyal Legion, Metropolitan Club of Washington 
and Rittenhouse Club of Philadelphia. Son of Rear-Admiral John 
J. Almy, U. S. N., and Sarah Ann McLean Gardner ; grandson of 
Samuel Almy and Phebe Irish, and of Col. Chas. Kitchell Gardner, 

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U. S. A., and Ann Eliza McLean ; great-grandson of George Irish and 
Sarah Babcock, and of Thomas Gardner and Sarah Kitchell ; 
gt'-grandson of Jedediah Irish and Mary, his wife, and of Abraham 
Kitchell and Charity Ford; gt'-grandson of John Irish, Jr., and Eliza- 
beth, his wife, and of Joseph Kitchell, and Rachel, his wife ; gt*-grand- 
son of John Irish, Sr., and Elizabeth, his wife, and of Abraham Kitchell 
Sarah Bruen. 

984. ELMER E. ALMY. 9184. 

Rochester, N. Y. 
Hotel proprietor. Born, Rochester, N. Y., April 28, 1852. Son of 
Philip Green Almy and Mary Elizabeth Osburn ; grandson of Nehemiah 
Osburn and Sarah Ann Van Schuyver ; great-grandson of John Osburn, 
Jr., and Hannah Brown ; gt^-grandson of John Osburn, and Eunace 
Nichols-Bouton. 

985. WILLEY H. ALMY. 9185. 

Rochester, N. Y. 
Real estate. Born, Rochester, N. Y., May 15, 1858. Son of Philip 
Green Almy and Mary Elizabeth Osburn, etc. See Elmer E. Almy. 

1015. WILLIAM ELLERY ALMY. 9415. 

United States Army. 
Captain of Cavalry, U. S. A. Born, Washington, D. C, Nov. 9, 
1856. Graduate of West Point Military Academy. In war with Spain, 
Major and Assistant Adjutant-General U. S. Vols., and Adjutant- 
General 3d Army Corps. Member of Society of Colonial Wars. Son 
of Rear-Admiral John J. Almy, U. S. N., and Sarah Ann McLean 
Gardner, etc. See Charles G. Almy. 

19. LUTHER STEARNS AMES. 4019. 

Glens Falls, N. Y. 
Born, Plattsburgh, N. Y., April 22, 1833. Captain of the 64th 
Illinois Infantry Volunteers ; was in the principal battles in the West 
from i86i to 1865, but was never wounded so as to be disabled; 
Captain U. S. A., retired; President of the village of Glens Falls, 
N. Y., from March, 1896, to March, 1897. Member of Nebraska 
Commandery, Military Order of the Loyal Legion. Son of David A. 
Ames and Louisa Gordon, and grandson of David Ames. David A. 
Ames, the father of L. S. Ames, was employed by the Government as a 
mechanic during the campaign in Northern New York, which resulted 
in the battle of Plattsburgh, N. Y., Sept. 11, 18 12. He was wounded 
and disabled for life, and received a pension by special act of Congress. 

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591. SAMUEL AMES. 5391. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 

Machinery. Born, Keeseville, N. Y., Aug. 22, 1854. Son of Fred- 
erick VVm. Ames and Mary Hurlbut; grandson of Charles H. Ames 
and Harriet Ashmun ; great-grandson of Charles Ames ; and gt^-grand- 
son of Ebettezer Ames. 

859. ABSALOM ELTINGE ANDERSON. 8759. 

Rondout, N. Y. 

Steamboating. Born, Saugerties, N. Y., Jan. 11, 1856. Son of 
Absalom Lent Anderson and Catherine Ann Leveret Eltinge ; grandson 
of Richard Eltinge and Elisabeth Hasbrouck ; great-grandson of 
Abram Hasbrouck and Helena Jansen ; gt'^'-grandson oijosifh Hasbrouck 
and Elizabeth Bevier; gt^-grandson of Abraham Hasbrouck and Cath- 
erine Bruyn. 

856. CHARLES ALLEN ANDREWS. 8756. 

Newark, N. J. 

Salesman. Born, Syracuse, N. Y., Dec. 3, 1859. Enlisted in N. G. 
N. Y. in 1888, rising to rank of Captain in 1894 ; Captain in 14th N. Y. 
Vol. Inf. May 13, 1898; Major in same June 13, 1898. Son of Edward 
Alanson Andrews and Sylvia Ann Briggs ; grandson of Caleb Briggs 
and Lucinda Dubois ; great-grandson of Henry Dubois and Sylvia Allen 
Dake ; gt^-grandson of John Dake and Mary Allen ; gt^-grandson of 
Ethan Allen and Mary Brownson. 

316. DAVID CURRAN ANDREWS. 4316. 

New York City. 

Commission merchant. Born, Memphis, Tenn., Jan. 9, 1862. Son 
of Joseph I. Andrews and Miriam Nones, etc. See S. Franklin Andrews. 

301. GEORGE OSGOOD ANDREWS. 4301. 

New York City. 
Glass interests. Born, New York City, May 18, 1866. Member of 
Colonial Club and Wool Club. Son of Joseph I. Andrews and Miriam 
Nones, etc. See S. Franklin Andrews. 

628. LEROY ANDREWS. 7128. 

New York City. 
Merchant. Born, New York City, Feb. 28, 1864. Son of Joseph I. 
Andrews and Miriam Nones, etc. See S. Franklin Andrews. 

992. S. FRANKLIN ANDREWS. 9192. 

New York City. 
Merchant. Born, Memphis, Tenn., March 6, 1853. Son of Joseph I. 
Andrews and Miriam Nones ; grandson of Joseph Andrews and Sally 

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Salomon, and of Joseph B. Nones and Eveline DeLeon ; great-grandson 
of Benjamin Nones and Miriam Marks, and of Haym Salomon and 
Rachel Frank. 

493. HENRY ANSTICE. 4593. 

Philadelphia, Pa. 
Clergyman. Born, New York City, Oct. 7, 1841. Degrees of A. M. 
from Williams College and D. D. from University of Rochester. Rector 
of St. Luke's Episcopal Church. Son of Henry Anstice and Mary 
Saltonstall, grandson of Nathaniel Saltonstall and Lucretia Lampheer, 
and great-grandson of Nathaniel Saltonstall, Sr., and Lucretia Latimer. 

476. JOSIAH ANSTICE. 4576. 

Rochester, N. Y. 
Manufacturer. Born, Yonkers, N. Y., July 27, 1853. Member of 
Rochester Historical Society, Genesee Valley Club, and Country Club 
of Rochester, and many others. Son of Henry Anstice and Mary 
Saltonstall ; grandson of Nathaniel Saltonstall and Lucretia Lampheer ; 
great-grandson of Nathaniel Saltonstall, Sr., and Lucretia Latimer. 

1082. CHARLES NEWTON ARMSTRONG. 9882. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 
Insurance underwriter. Born, Buffalo, N. Y., Oct. 24, 1858. Grad- 
uate of Buffalo State Normal School. Member of Masonic Lodge, 
Chapter, Commandery, and Consistory, 32d degree, Isnialia Shrine, 
Merchants' Exchange, Orpheus Society, and EUicott Club. Son of 
Charles B. Armstrong and Eliza Ann Newton ; grandson of Obed 
Newton and Eliza Walker; great-grandson of James Walker, Jr., and 
Betsey Mcintosh; gt'-grandson oi James Walker diX\d. Esther Shumway. 

1 169. HATLEY KENDIG ARMSTRONG. 10644. 

Penn Yan, N. Y. 
Care of estate. Born, Milo, N. Y., Dec. 6, 1853. Degree of A. B. 
from Williams College. Member of D. K. E. fraternity, D. K. E. Club 
of Rochester, Yates County Historical Society, and President of Penn 
Yan Public Library. Son of James Armstrong and Mary Jane Town- 
send ; grandson of Henry Townsend and Anna Lawrence ; great-grand- 
son of Lawrence Townsend and Phoebe Green. 

505. LYNN JOHN ARNOLD. 5305. 

Cooperstown, N. Y. 

Lawyer. Born, Burlington, N. Y., Sept. 28, 1864. Surrogate of 

Otsego County. Son of Joseph Caswell Arnold and Mary J. Mack ; 

grandson of Samuel S. Mack and Mary Carr ; great-grandson of Ebenezer 

Mack and Betsey Brand ; gt'-grandson of Ahner Alack and Anna Gilbert. 

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1320. EGBERT FAIRCHILD ASHLEY. 11595. 

Rochester, N. Y. 
Insurance. Born, Brockville, Canada West, Jan. 8, 1856. Member 
of Rochester Historical Society and Rochester Whist Club. Son of 
Clarence Ashley and Emily Frances Fairchild ; grandson of Judge 
Henry Ashley and Susan Haight Van Voorhis ; great-grandson of Major 
Daniel Ashley and Mercy Pratt ; gt'-grandson of Satiiuel Ashley and 
Eunice Doolittle ; gt^-grandson of Daniel Ashley and Thankful (Hawks) 
Taylor ; gt*-grandson of Samuel Ashley and Sarah Kellogg. 

615. WALTER ASPINWALL. 7 115. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 
Book-keeper. Born, Lawrence, Kan., Jan. 31, 1863. Son of Judson 
Aspinwall and Harriet A. McWilliams ; grandson of John A. McWil- 
liams and Susan Ann Wilkin. See Shirrell N. McWilliams. 

249. BENJAMIN WALKER ATKINSON. 4249. 

United States Army. 
First Lieutenant Quartermaster 6th Infantry, U. S. A. Born, St. 
Louis, Mo., Jan. 2, 1859. Member of Society of War of 1812. Son of 
Edward Graham Atkinson and Harriette L. Walker; grandson of Ben- 
jamin Walker, 3d, and Mary Houston ; great-grandson of Benjamin 
Walker, 2d, and Sarah Muzzy, and of Isaac Houston and (wife not given) ; 
gt^-grandson of Benjajnin Walker, 1st, and Sarah Webster. 

41. WALTER BUTLER ATTERBURY. 4041. 

New York City. 
Broker. Born, New York City, Sept. 18, 1854. Delegate to Na- 
tional Republican Convention in St. Louis, June, 1897, from the Third 
District of New York. Chairman of Republican County Committee of 
Kings County, 1898. Member of the Union League Club of Brooklyn. 
Son of Lewis Atterbury and Susan Lewis Butler ; grandson of Lewis 
Atterbury and Catharine Boudinot ; great-grandson of Elisha Boudinot 
and Kate Smith; gt^-grandson of U'illiavi Peartree Smith and Mary 
Bryant. The Boudinot family are descendants of Elie Boudinot and 
Janice Baraud of Rochelle, France, who came to New York about i686. 

1278. SAMUEL D. AULLS. 11 203. 

Elmira, N. Y. 
Lawyer. Born. Wheeler, Steuben Co., N. Y., April 9, 1875. F'''St 
Lieutenant. Committee Clerk of the State Assembly, 1896-97. Mem- 
ber of Sons of Veterans, of which he was formerly Adjutant for New 
York Division. Son of Thomas Auilsand Mary Ellen Williams ; grand- 

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son of Seabury Williams and Nancy March; great-grandson of Orva 
Williams and Mary Howard Blakesley ; gt^-grandson of Eber Blakesky. 

1131. CHARLES JARED AUSTIN. 10531. 

New York City. 

Manager. Born, Afton, N. Y., Jan. 11, 1862. Graduate of Afton, 
N. Y., Academy and Wyoming Seminary, Kingston, Pa. Private in 
Co. C. 7th Regt. N. G. N. Y. since 1889. Member of Military 
Club. Son of Jared L. Austin and Mary E. Landers ; grandson of 
Solomon Landers and Elizabeth A. Osborn ; great-grandson of Eboi- 
ezer Landers and Olive Carpenter. 

853. ELMORE FARRINGTON AUSTIN. 8753. 

New York City. 

Civil Engineer. Born, Rondout, N. Y., May 9, 1864. Degrees of 
B. S. and C. E. from Cooper Institute, New York. Enlisted in 
71st Regt. N. G. N. Y., 1887, rising to rank of Captain and In- 
spector of Rifle Practice. Commanded Co. L. in Cuban cam- 
paign, 1898, participating in battles of Las Guasimas, June 24, 
San Juan Hill, July 1-3, and bombardment of Santiago, July 10-11. 
Promoted to Major and Engineer, 5th Brigade, N. G. N. Y., Dec. i, 
1898. Member of Military Society of Santiago de Cuba and Military 
Service Institution of the U. S. Son of Alexander W. Austin and 
Margaret M. A. Abbey ; grandson of David Abbey and Elizabeth C. 
Adams ; great-grandson of John Adams and Margaret H. Myer ; 
gt^'-grandson of El>e?ieser Adams and Elizabeth Martin. 

343. TRUEMAN GARDNER AVERY. 4343. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 

Lawyer. Born, Lenox, N. Y., July 30, 1837. Degrees of A. B. and 
A. M. from Hamilton College, and LL. B. from Albany Law School. 
Member of Buffalo Club, Saturn Club, University Club, Society of 
Natural Sciences, Academy of Fine Arts, Young Men's Association, 
German Young Men's Association, all of Buffalo, and the Society of 
Colonial Wars. Son of Jared Newell Avery and Cornelia Benham ; 
grandson of Gardiner Avery, Sr., and Ama Newell, and of Truman 
Benham and Ruth Clark ; great-grandson oi James Benham and Huldah, 
his wife, and of Lemuel Clark and Ruth Baldwin. 
223. CHARLES G. AYRES. 4223. 

United States Army. 

Captain of Troop E, loth Cavalry, U. S. A. Born, Amsterdam, 
N. Y., Feb. 26, 1854. In action in various Indian engagements and in 
war with Spain was in all the fighting at Guasimas and Santiago. Mem- 
ber of Loyal Legion and Aztec Club. Son of R. B. Ayres and Emily 

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L. G. Dearborn ; grandson of Greenlief Dearborn and Pamela A. S. 
Oilman (his cousin) ; great-grandson of Allen Gilnian and Pamela 
Augusta Dearborn ; gt--grandson of Henry S. Dairboni and Mary Bart- 
lett. Allen Gilman was Judge of the Massachusetts Supreme Court ; 
Greenlief Dearborn, Colonel of United States Infantry ; and R. B. 
Ayres, Major-General in the Army of the Potomac. 

1199. FRANK AUGUSTUS BABCOCK. 10799. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 
Life insurance. Born, Hamden, Conn., Sept. 10, 1850. Son of 
Stephen Cone Babcock and Hannah Sophia Pendleton; grandson of 
Stanton Pendleton and Harriet Stanton ; great-grandson of Oliver 
Stanton and Hannah Knowlton Dewey; gt^-grandson of Augustus 
Stanton and Eunice Crandall. 

840. CHARLES E. BACK. 8740. 

Yonkers, N. Y. 
Fire insurance. Born, Yonkers, N. Y., April 3, 1852. Son of Fred- 
erick A. Back and Rebecca J. Brown, his wife ; grandson of Gerard 
Brown and Jane Oakley ; great-grandson of James Oakley and Anley, 
his wife. 

690. OSWALD PRENTISS BACKUS. 7190. 

Rome, N. Y. 
Lawyer. Born, Bridgeport, Conn., Oct. 10, 1855. Member of Board 
of Aldermen for past five years. Member of Ramon Lodge, F. &. A. 
M. Son of Oswald Backus and Mary P. Prentiss ; grandson of Joseph 
Backus and Huldah Burroughs, and of Solomon Prentiss and Lucy 
White ; great-grandson of Rev. Simon Backus, Jr., and Rachel Mosely, 
of Capt. Stfphcn Burroug]is,Jr.. and Huldah Pixlee, of Stephen Prentiss 
and Hannah Babcock, and oijeihn ffV/Z/t- and Ruth Holden ; gt^-grand- 
son of Rev. Simon Backus, Sr., and Eunice Edwards, of Stephen Bur- 
roughs, Sr., and Ruth Nichols, and of Nathaniel Prentiss and of Joseph 
White ; gt'-grandson of Joseph Backus and Elizabeth Huntington, and 
of John Burroughs, Jr., and Patience Hinman ; gt*-grandson of Lieut. 
Wm. Backus and Elizabeth Pratt, and of John Burroughs, Sr., and 
Mary Culver. 

239. FRANCIS McNEIL BACON. 4239. 

New York City. 
Merchant. Born, Dorchester, Mass., June 27, 1836. Son of Lora 
Baldwin Bacon and Sarah Ann Hammond, and grandson of Rufus 
Bacon and Ellen Edwards. Rufus Bacon's ancestors came from Eng- 
land early in the 17th century and settled in Worcester Co., Mass. 

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464. RUSSELL DANIEL BAIRD. 4564. 

Oneonta, N. Y. 
Retired. Born, Harpersfield, N. Y., April 6, 1820. Son of Daniel 
Baird and Abigal Dayton ; grandson of Ahijah Beard and Hannah 
Judd. 

915. GEORGE COMSTOCK BAKER. 8865. 

Albany, N. Y. 
Lawyer. Born, Comstock, Washington Co., N. Y., April 29, 1868. 
Degrees of LL. B. from Union University (Albany Law School), and 
LL.M. from Cornell University. In charge of Land Department, At- 
torney-General's office, since Jan. i, 1893. Member of Society of Colo- 
nial Wars, Sons of the Revolution, General Society of War of 181 2, 
Order of the Old Guard, and the Fort Orange and Albany Clubs. Son 
of Isaac V. Baker, Jr., and Laura D. Clark ; grandson of Isaac V. 
Baker and Laura Daley Comstock, and of Andrew Clark and Thankful 
Desdemona Brown ; great-grandson of Reuben Baker, Jr., and Lois Com- 
fort Baxter, and of Wm. S. Clark and Clarissa Clark ; gt'^-grandson of 
Reuben Baker and Lydia Mason, of Daniel Clark and (wife not given), 
and of Moses Baxter and Comfort Chaffee ; gt^-grandson of John 
Baker 2d and Hannah Mason ; gt^-grandson of John Baker, Jr., and 
Susanna Wood. 

1200. J. SCOTT BALDWIN. 10800. 

Elniira, N. Y. 
Born, Elmira, N. Y., July 4, 1848. Son of John Davis Baldwin and 
Elizabeth T. Maxwell ; grandson of Issac Baldwin and Alice Dunn ; 
great-grandson of Thomas Baldwin and Mary Fuller ; gt"-grandson of 
Isaac Baldwin. 

916. WILLIAM BOLLES BALDWIN. 8866. 

Pittsfield, Mass. 
Merchant. Born, New York City, Dec. 3, 1839. Formerly Corporal, 
Co. H., 7th Regt., N. G. N. Y. Member of the Military Club of New 
York City, the Order of the Founders and Patriots of America and the 
Park Club of Pittsfield, Mass. Son of Moses Griffin Baldwin and 
Elizabeth Hannah BoUes ; grandson of Moses BaLhvin and Sarah 
Johnson, and of Epiiraim Bolles and Abigail F. Littell ; great-grandson 
of Jonas Baldwin and Elizabeth Thompson, and of Isaac Littell and 
Hannah Frazee ; gt^'-grandson of John Baldwin and Lydia Harrison, of 
Moses Littell and Abigail Thompson, and of Jonas Frazee and (wife not 
given) : gt'-grandson of John Baldwin, Jr., and Hannah Osborn, and of 
lliomas Thompson and Hannah Rushmore ; gt*-grandson of Nathaniel 
and Abigail Camp, and of John Thompson and (wife not given). 

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Richard Osborn, father of Hannah Osborn above mentioned, who came 
from England in 1634, was a veteran of the Pequot War. 

1077. WILLIAM DELEVAN BALDWIN. 9877. 

Yonkers, N. Y. 
Manufacturer. Born, Auburn, N. Y., Sept. 5, 1856. Son of Love- 
well Hurd Baldwin and Sarah Jane Munson ; grandson of Oscar De- 
metrius Munson and Sarah Latin Bennet ; great-grandson of Anson 
Munson and Czarina S. Sexton ; gt'-grandson of George Sexton and 
Lois Bostwick. 

605. WILLIAM HENRY BALDWIN. 7105. 

Yonkers, N. Y. 
Civil Engineer. Born, Nashua, N. H., March 10, 1842. Son of 
David Baldwin and Amanda M. Hobbs ; grandson of Isaac Baldwin 
and Hannah Caldwell ; great-grandson oilsaac Baldwin, Sr., and Eunice 
Jennison ; . . . gt'-grandson of Henry Baldwin, who came from Dev- 
onshire, Eng., at the time of the Winthrop emigration. 

1039. FRANCIS M. BALL. 9564. 

New York City. 
Clerk, General Postoffice. Born, New York City, June 18, 1847. 
Captain of Co. E. 2d N. G. N. Y. during Civil War; engaged at Wil- 
liamsburg, Yorktown, first and second Fair Oaks, Seven Pines, Mal- 
vern Hill and Glendale. Member of F. & A. M., R. A. M., and G. A. 
R. Son of Francis B. Ball and Elizabeth, his wife ; grandson of Josiah 
Ball and Hannah Scott; great-grandson of Eleazer Scott and Martha 
Whitney; gt'-grandson of Jonathan Scott and (wife not given). 

1222. GEORGE DENNIS BANGS. 10922. 

New York City. 
General Superintendent, Pinkerton's Detective Agency. Born, Chi- 
cago, 111., Sept. 13, 1856. Son of Geo. Henry Bangs and Maggie Kirk; 
grandson of Josiah Dennis Bangs and Augusta Brooks ; great-grandson 
of Joseph Bangs and Mary Warner ; gt^-grandson of Deacon Joseph 
Bangs and Desire Sears; gt'-grandson of Allen Bangs and Rebecca 
Howes. 

275. JOHN MONRO BANISTER. 4275. 

United States Army. 

Major and Surgeon, U. S. A. Born. Greensboro, Ala., Aug. 17, 1854, 

Graduated from Washington and Lee University, 1874, A. B., and from 

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of New York, Association of Military Surgeons of the United States, 
American Medical Association and Kansas Medical Society. Son of 
Rev. John Monro Banister, D.D., and Mary Louisa Brodnax ; grandson 
of John Monro Banister, ist, and Mary Burton Augusta Boiling; great- 
grandson of Col. John Banister and Anne Blair ; gt'-grandson of John 
Banister, ist, and Mary, his wife. John Banister, ist, an English gentle- 
man of property, purchased estates and settled in Virginia, near Peters- 
burgh. 

224. WILLIAM BRODNAX BANISTER. 4224. 

United States Army. 
Captain and Assistant Surgeon, U. S. A. Born, Huntsville, Ala., 
Oct. 14, 1861. Degree of M.D. from the Hospital College of Medicine, 
Louisville, Ky. Served in the Santiago campaign in War with Spain ; 
specially commended to Commanding General of ist Division, 5th 
Army Corps, by Asst. Adjt. Gen. A. C. Sharpe, for fearless and tireless 
service under fire July i and 2, i8g8. Son of John Monro Banister and 
Mary Louisa Brodnax, etc. See John Monro Banister. 

928. FRANK MANLEY BANTA. 8878. 

Syracuse, N. Y. 
Bank cashier. Born, Amber, N. Y., April 14, 1845. Member of the 
Holland and Huguenot Societies of New York. Son of Samuel Banta 
and Louisa Hutchinson Manley ; grandson of John Banta and Lucy 
Macpherson ; great-grandson of Dirck Banfa and Elizabeth Benson. 

745. GEORGE HOLCOMBE BARBER. 8445. 

United States Navy. 
P. A. Surgeon and Lieutenant U. S. N. Born, Glastonbury, Conn., 
Nov. 15, 1864. Degrees of B. Sc. from Boston University, B. Sc. from 
Massachusetts Agricultural College, and INI. D. from Columbia Univer- 
sity. In War with Spain served in Naval Hospital in Philadelphia and 
on U. S. S. " Glacier " in Cuban waters. Member of United Service Club 
of New York City and New York County Medical Society. Son of 
Ralph Barber and iMary Henrietta Holcombe ; grandson of Hiram 
Barber, 2d, and Betsy Jones, and of Luther Holcombe and Sophronia 
Hills ; great-grandson of Hiram Barber, ist, and Sally, his wife, and of 
Hezekiah Holcombe, 3d, and Orpha Roberts ; gt'-grandson of Oliver 
Barber and Mary, his wife, and of Hezekiah Holcombe, 2d, and Chloe 
Pinney ; gt°-grandson of David Barber, 2d, and Patience Case or Abigail 
Newcombe, and of Hezekiah Holcombe, \sf, and Susannah Alderman ; 
gt'-grandson of David Barber, ist, and Hannah Post, and of Joshua 
Holcombe, 3d. 

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648. Le DROICT LANGDON barber. 7148. 

Ardsley, N. Y. 
Born, Washington, D. C, May 29, 1873. Member of Society of Co- 
lonial Wars, New York Yacht Club and Ardsley Club. Son of Arnzi 
Lorenzo Barber and Julia Louise Langdon ; grandson of John LeDroict 
Langdon and Jerusha Stillman ; great-grandson of Andrew Langdon 
and Emma King ; gt' -grandson of John Langdon and Lucy Morehouse ; 
gt^-grandson of Andrezv Morehouse and Phctbe Hurd. 

1000. FREDERIC BARKER. 9200. 

Elmira, N. Y. 
Hardware dealer. Born, Montville, Maine, April 29, 1839. Captain 
of Co. I, 26th Regt., Maine Volunteers in Civil War ; served in Vir- 
ginia and later in the 19th Army Corps; was in first Red River cam- 
paign, and in battles of Franklin and Irish Bend, La., and at the siege 
of Port Hudson. Member of G. A. R. and N. Y. State Hardware As- 
sociation. Son of Isaac T. Barker and Abigail Dyer ; grandson of 
Stephen Barker and Betsey White ; great-grandson of William White, 
2d, and Mary Mills; gt"-grandson of William White, ist, and Jane 
Graham. William White, ist, came from Ireland with a party of Scotch- 
Irish in 1718 or 1725 and settled in Londonderry, N. H. 

1276. JAMES E. BARNARD. 11201. 

Rome, N. Y. 
Wholesale grocer. Born, Rome, N. Y., Feb. 26, 1862. Son of 
George Barnard and Jane Fuller ; grandson of Charles Fuller and 
Aliva Cole ; great-grandson of Leander Cole and Candace Huggins ; 
gt^'-grandson of Asa Cole and Susan Wilcox, and of Medad Huggins 
and Maria Cutting. 

430. WILLIAM HENRY BARNES. 4530. 

New York City. 
Clerk. Born, East Windsor, Conn., April 18, 1861. Son of George 
B. Barnes and Nancy Jane Kingsbury ; grandson of Sanford Kings- 
bury and Betsey Parsons ; great-grandson of Eleazer Kingsbury and 
Abagail Hill ; gt^'-grandson of Eleazer Kingsbury, Sr. ; gt'-grandson of 
Joseph ; gt'-grandson of Joseph, Sr. ; gt'-grandson of Henry ; gt^-grand- 
son of Henry, Sr., who came from England in 1615. 

622. NATHANIEL CULVER BARNUM. 7122. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 
Manufacturer. Born, Walworth, N. Y., Feb. 26, 1855. Son of John 
Thompson Barnum and Julia Culver; grandson of Eli Barnum and 

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(wife not given), and of Jolin Culver and Lydia Case; great-grandson 
of Caleb Barnura and (wife not given), and of IVm. Culvea and Esther 
Grant ; gt^-grandson of Eliphalet Barnuni. 

1339. FRANK BROWER BARRETT. 11739. 

New York City. 
Heating engineer. Born, Jersey City, N. J., Sept. 15, 1871. Member 
of Harlem Wheelmen, Royal Arcanum and L. A. W. Son of Wm. C. 
Barrett and Angeline M. Ransom ; grandson of John Morrison Ransom 
and Katherine Jane Finn ; great-grandson of Stephen Ransom, Jr., and 
Helen Huntley Rivers ; gt'-grandson of Stephen Ransom. 

1075. HORACE F. BARRETT. 9725. 

Binghamton, N. Y. 
Manager, Binghamton Overall Co. Born, West New Brighton, Rich- 
mond Co., N. Y., Oct. 18, 1846. County Commissioner of Lackawanna 
Co., Pa., 1882-87. Member of Masonic Lodge, Chapter, Command- 
ery and Consistory. Son of Noyes Payson H. Barrett and Janette 
Kingsley ; grandson of Simon Barrett and Mary Hawes ; great-grand- 
son of Col. Nathan Barrett and Miriam Hunt ; gt^-grandson of Col. 
James Barrett, Sr., and Rebecca Hubbard ; gt^-grandson of Benjamin 
Barrett and Lydia Minott ; gt'-grandson of Humphrey Barrett and 
Mary Potter. 

1 170. RANDOLPH SEAVER BARRIE. 10645. 

New York City. 
Broker. Born, Sinclairville, N. Y., March 12, 1866. Son of Samuel 
Shepard Barrie and Caroline Malinda Seaver ; grandson of Randolph 
Washington Seaver and Matilda Fo.x ; great-grandson of Robert W. 
Seaver and Anna Edson. 

660. WILLIAM S. BARRIGER. 7160. 

Schenectady, N. Y. 
Electrical engineer. Born, Omaha, Neb., Dec. 9, 1870. Corporal in 
Co. F., 2d N. Y. Vol. Inf. during War with Spain. Son of John W. 
Barriger and Sarah A. F. Wright; grandson of Joseph J. B. Wright and 
Eliza Jones, etc. See Joseph Payson Wright. 

958. EUGENE TAYLOR BARRY. 9158. 

New York City. 
Insurance broker. Born, Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 11, 1873. Son of John 
Alex. Barry and Mary Elizabeth Taylor ; grandson of Charles Moore 
Barry and Elizabeth Patton Crook ; great-grandson of John Barry and 
Elizabeth Watson ; gt^'-grandson of Andrew Barry and Margaret Kate 
Moore. 

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693. EDWARD THEODORE BARTLETT. 7193. 

New York City. 
Associate Judge of the Court of Appeals. Born, Skaneateles, N. Y., 
June 14, 1841. Elected Associate Judge of Court of Appeals of New 
York State in 1893 for 14 years. Member of Union League and Re- 
publican Clubs, State and City Bar Associations, and Fort Orange 
Club of Albany. Son of Levi Bartlett, M. D., and Harriette Elizabeth 
Hopkins; grandson of Ezra Bartlett, M. D., and Hannah Gale; great- 
grandson of Josiah Bartlitt and Mary Bartlett (no relation) ; gt'^-grand- 
son of Stephen Bartlett and Hannah Webster ; gt'-grandson of Richard 
Bartlett and Hannah Emery ; gt'-grandson of Richard Bartlett and 
Abigail, his wife ; gt^-grandson of Richard Bartlett who came to New- 
bury, Mass., from England in 1634 or 1635. 

1353. JOHN POMEROY BARTLETT. 9446. 

New York City. 
Lawyer. Born, Canton, Conn., June 4, 1858. Degrees of Ph. B. and 
LL. B. from Yale University. Formerly Corporation Counsel for city 
of New Britain, Conn. Member of University, Yale, and New Britain 
Clubs, etc. Son of John Newton Bartlett and Ellen Root Strong; 
grandson of John Bartlett and Jane Golden, and of Pomeroy Strong and 
Susan North; great-grandson oljohn Baiiktt ■s.xiA Desire Loomis, and 
oijo/in Strong and Mercy Newell Root ; gt'-grandson of Ichabod Bart- 
lett and Desire Otis, and of John Warham Strong and Abigail Thrall ; 
gt'''-grandson of Josiah Bartlett and Mary Chandler, and of John Strong 
and Hannah Trumbull ; gt^-grandson of Ichabod Bartlett and Elizabeth 
Waterman, and of John Strong and Elizabeth Warrinee ; gf-grandson 
of Elder John Strong. 

965. JOHN M. BARTON. 9165. 

Rome, N. Y. 
Dentist, retired. Born, Oriskany, N. Y., May 18, 1857. Son of 
John Barker Barton and Maria Peck ; grandson of Eliphaz Barton and 
Polly Maria Barker, and of Anthony Peck and Maria Greenslit ; great- 
grandson of David F. Barton and Lydia Fuller, of Joe/ Greenslit and 
Hannah Kingsbury, and of Zehulon Peck and (wife not given) ; gt'- 
grandson of David Barton and Mary Dickinson. 

1279. HERMAN BENJAMIN BARUCH. 11204. 

New York City. 
Physician. Born, Camden, S. C. , Apr. 28, 1872. Degree of B. S. 
from College of the City of New York and M. D. from College of Phy- 
sicians and Surgeons, Columbia University. Member of Phi Beta 

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Kappa and Kappa Sigma fraternities, Sons of Confederate Veterans, 
etc. Son of Simon Baruch, M. D., and Belle Wolfe ; grandson of Sail- 
ing Wolfe and Sarah Cohen ; great-grandson of Rev. Hartwig Cohen 
and Deborah Marks ; gt^'-grandson of Capt. Saml. Mendes Marks and 
Sarah Harris ; gt'-grandson of Isaac Marks and Miriam Simmons ; 
gt*-grandson of Isaac Rodrigues Marques who came to America from 
Denmark in the early 1700's and located in New York, where he married 
a Miss Simpson. 

1242. GEORGE JONATHAN BASCOM. 10942. 

New York City. 
Books and stationery. Born, Brooklyn, N. Y., April 14, 1845. 
Major in 171st Regt. N. G. N. Y. ; formerly Captain in 71st Regt. N. 
G. N. Y. Member of New York Yacht and Atlantic Yacht Clubs of 
New York, Riverside Yacht Club of Connecticut, Mecox Yacht Club 
of Long Island, Society of Colonial Wars, Saratoga Club, Saratoga Golf 
Club, Old Guard, Army and Navy Club, and 71st Regt. Veteran Asso- 
ciation of New York, Ancient and Honorable Artillery of Boston, 
Masonic Veterans' Association, Mystic Shrine, and London Numismatic 
Society. Son of Jonathan Bascom and Mary Ann Holbrook; grandson 
of Joseph Holbrook and Elfrida Crosby; great-grandson of Peter 
Holbrook and Martha Greenleaf. 

776. GEORGE CLINTON BATCHELLER. 8476. 

New York City. 
Merchant. Born, Grafton, Mass., Sept. 27, 1834. Member of Colo- 
nial, Republican, Patria, and IMerchants' Clubs, New England Society, 
and Order of Founders and Patriots. Son of Moses Leland Batcheller 
and Sarah Ann Phillips ; grandson of Moses Batcheller and Polly 
Chase, and of Ebenezer Phillips, 4th, and Sarah Lathe ; great-grandson 
of Abner Batcheller and Prudence Leland, and of Ebenezer Phillips, 3d, 
and Rachel Gale ; gt^-grandson of Abraham Batcheller and Sarah Newton, 
and Ebenezer Phillips, 2d, and Hannah Liscomb ; gt'-grandson of 
David Batcheller and Susannah Whipple, and of Ebenezer Phillips, Sr. , 
and Mary his wife ; gt'-grandson of John Batcheller and Mary Dennis ; 
gt''-grandson of Joseph Batcheller and Elizabeth, his wife, who came 
from Canterbury, Eng. , in 1636, and settled in Wenham, Mass. The 
immigrant Phillips ancestors also came from England, where they for- 
sook valuable property to enjoy the religious privileges of America. 

282. SAMUEL WESTRAY BATTLE. 4282. 

Asheville, N. C. 
P. A. Surgeon, U. S. N. Born, Nash County, N. C, Aug. 4, 1854. 
Degree of M. D. from Bellevue Hospital College. Formerly Major and 

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Assistant Surgeon-General, N. C. S. G. Member of Society of the 
Cincinnati, Association of Military Surgeons, Zeta Psi fraternity, and 
many medical societies. Son of U'illiam Smith Battle and Mary Eliza- 
beth Dancy ; grandson of James S. Battle and Harriet Westray ; great- 
grandson of Jacob Battle and Penelope Langley ; gt"-grandson of Elisha 
Battle and Elizabeth Sumner. 

14. EDMUND LINCOLN BAYLIES. 4014. 

New York City. 
Lawyer. Born in New York, Dec. 2, 1857. Harvard College, A. B., 
1879; Harvard College Law School, LL. B., 1SS2 ; Columbia College 
Law School, LL. D., 1882. Member of New York Historical Society 
and Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati. Son of Edmund Lincoln 
Baylies and Nathalie E. Ray ; grandson of Edmund Baylies and Eliza- 
beth Payson ; great-grandson oiHodijah Baylies and Elizabeth Lincoln. 

1017. SAMUEL HENRY BEACH. 9417. 

Rome, N. Y. 
Lumber dealer. Born, Philadelphia, Pa., Aug. 27, 1863. Member of 
Rome Club and President of Retail Lumber Dealers' Association of the 
State of New York. Son of Henry Hyde Beach and Sarah Marsh Hyde ; 
grandson of Benjamin Hyde and Elizabeth Bloomfield Marsh ; great- 
grandson of Boijamin Hyde, Sr., and Elizabeth Hyde, and of Richard 
Marsh and Martha Bloomfield; gt"-grandson of Thomas Hyde (father of 
Elizabeth Hyde) and Ednah Burleigh, and of Jotiathan Bloomfield and 
Elizabeth Wood ; gt'-grandson of Joseph Bloomfield ; gt'-grandson of 
Ezekiel Bloomfield ; gt^-grandson of Thomas Bloomfield, who was a 
Major in Cromwell's army and emigrated from \Voodbridge, Eng., to 
Woodbridge, N. J., in 1660. 

957. IRVIN H. BEARD. 9157. 

Petersburg, 111. 
Farming. Born, Newport, N. H., May 17, i860. Son of Augustus F. 
Beard and Nyrha Hurd ; grandson of Andrew Beard and Rachel, his 
wife, and of Hiram Hurd and Esther Patten ; great-grandson of 
William Beard and Jane Burns, and of lonathan Fatten and Abigal, his 
wife. Jane Burns was a cousin of Robert Burns, the Scotch poet. 

1223. HENRY BARTON BEECHER. 10923. 

New York City. 
Publisher. Born, Indianapolis, Ind., July 8, 1842. Brevet Lieu- 
tenant-Colonel ; served through the Civil War as an officer in the 4th 
United States (regular) Artillery, resigning therefrom in 1867 ; service 
with the Army of the Potomac and the James. Son of Henry Ward 

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Beecher and Eunice Bullard ; grandson of Rev. Dr. Lyman Beecher and 
Roxana Foote ; great-grandson of Eli Foote and Roxana Ward ; gt^- 
grandson of Gen. Andrew Ward ; gt^-grandson of Col. Andrew Ward, 
who served in the old French and Indian wars and was present at the 
capture of Louisbourg. 

860. JOHN BEEKMAN. 8760. 

Bath, N. Y. 
Born, Dundee, N. Y., March 9, 1832. Son of Benjamin B. Beekman 
and Lydia Compton ; grandson of Cornelius C. Beekman and Rebecca 
Sharp ; great-grandson oijohn Beekman and Arriantje Tunison. 

913. CHARLES GILBERT BELDEN. 8863. 

Syracuse, N. Y. 
Born, Syracuse, N. Y., June 6, 1857. Member of Founders and 
Patriots of America. Son of Augustus Cadwell Belden and Roselia 
Jackson ; grandson of Royal Denison Belding and Olive Cadwell, etc. 
See James J. Belden. 

841. JAMES J. BELDEN. 8741. 

Syracuse, N. Y. 
Member of Congress. Born, Fabius, N. Y., Sept. 30, 1825. Member 
of the Order of Founders and Patriots of America. Son of Royal Den- 
ison Belding and Olive Cadwell; grandson of Augustus Belding and 
Dezial Denison, and oijohn Cad^vell and Annar, his wife ; great-grand- 
son of Moses Belding leaA Sarah Chamberlain ; gt^-grandson of Stephen 
Belding, Jr., and Mindwell Wright ; gt"-grandson of Stephen Belding 
and Mary Wells ; gt'-grandson of Samuel Belding and Mary, his wife, 
who was killed by Indians in the attack on Hatfield in 1677. The 
family name of Belden was restored to its original spelling by the Rev. 
Joshua Belden in 1772, but not by this branch of the family until 1820. 

838. JAMES MEAD BELDEN. 8738. 

Syracuse, N. Y. 
Born, Pompey, N. Y., July 10, 1852. Was on staff of Gen. Dwight 
H. Bruce, with rank of Major until Brigade was transferred to Elmira ; 
appointed by Gov. Cleveland. Member of Founders and Patriots of 
America and Onondaga Historical Society. Son of Augustus Cadwell 
Belden and Roselia Jackson ; grandson of Royal Denison Belding and 
Olive Cadwell, etc. See James J. Belden. 

1045. ETHELBERT BELKNAP. 9570. 

Yonkers, N. Y. 
Hat manufacturer. Born, Yonkers, N. Y., March 8, 1843. Formerly 
2d Lieutenant, Co. H, 3d Regt. N. G. N. Y. Trustee and Vice-Pres- 

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ident of Board of Education. Member of Westchester Historical 
Society, City Club, Palisade Boat Club, F. & A. M. Lodge and Com- 
mandery. Son of Chas. F. Belknap and Abagail J. Odell ; grandson 
of Chas. Belknap and Rachel, his wife ; great-grandson of Samuel 
Belknap and Abagail Flagg ; gt^-grandson of Samuel Belknap ; Sr., and 
Lydia Stearns ; gf'-grandson of Thomas Belknap and Jane Cheney ; 
gt'-grandson of Joseph Belknap. 

465. WARD BELKNAP. 4565. 

New York City. 

Real estate broker. Born, Newburgh, N. Y., April 19, 1S58. Mem- 
ber of Hudson River Lodge, 607, F. & A. M., Highland Chapter, 52, and 
Hudson River Consistory. 35. Son of John L. Belknap and Elizabeth 
Telford ; grandson of Stephen Belknap and Elizabeth Payne Carpen- 
ter ; great-grandson of JVil/iatn Belknap and Martha Carscadden ; gt^- 
grandson of William Belknap, Sr., and Hannah Flagg; gt'-grandson of 
Samuel Belknap and Lydia Stearns ; gt'-grandson of Thomas Belknap 
and Jane Cheney. 

1243. CHARLES BELL. 10943. 

Washington, D. C. 

Born, Bellevue, D. C, Nov. 28, 1876. Son of Gen. George Bell and 
Isabella McCormick. See George Bell. 

657. EDWIN BELL. 7157. 

United States Army. 

Lieutenant, U. S. A. Born, Bellevue, Washington, D. C, Feb. 25, 
1870. Son of George Bell, Sr., and Isabella McCormick, etc. See 
George Bell. 

652. GEORGE BELL. 7152. 

Washington, D. C. 

Colonel and Brevet Brigadier-General, U. S. A., retired. Born, 
Hagerstown, Md., March 12, 1828. Graduated from West Point, 1853. 
Served as Assistant Commissary General of subsistence many years. 
Member of Society of Colonial Wars, Loyal Legion, and Society of 
Graduates of the U. S. Military Academy. Son of William DuffieldBell 
and Susan Harry ; grandson of Samuel Bell and Susan Duffield ; great- 
grandson of William Duffield and Susannah, his wife ; gt"-grandson of 
George Duffield and Elizabeth, his wife. George Duffield of Ballymena, 
Ireland, came to Pequea, Lancaster Co., Pa. about 1730. The first of 
the family came to England with William the Conqueror. 

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654. GEORGE BELL, Jr. 7154. 
United States Army. 

Captain, ist Infantry, U. S. A. Born, Fort McHenry, Md., Jan. 23, 
1859. Degree of LL. B. from Cornell University. In War with Spain 
served in Cuba in Santiago campaign ; was at El Caney and in trenches 
on San Juan Hill. Member of Loyal Legion. Son of Gen. George 
Bell, and Isabella McCormick, etc. See George Bell. 

655. HUGH BELL. 7155. 

Washington, D. C. 

Born, Washington, D. C, Dec. 6, i860. Member of League of 
American Wheelmen. Son of Gen. George Bell, Sr., and Isabella 
McCormick, etc. See George Bell. 

656. WILLIAM DUFFIELD BELL. 7156. 

New York City. 
Physician. Born, Washington, D. C, Oct. 19, 1862. Degrees of A. 
B. from Princeton University, 1885 ; A. M. from same, 1888 ; M. D. 
from Bellevue Hospital Medical College, 1888. Commissioned Captain 
and Assistant-Surgeon, 71st Regt. N. G. N. Y. 1895. Member of Society 
of Colonial Wars, Sons of the Revolution, Society of War of 18 12, 
United Service Club of New York, County Medical Society, County 
Medical Association, and Princeton Alumni. Son of Gen. George Bell, 
and Isabella McCormick, etc. See George Bell. 

546. SAMUEL A. BEMAN. 5346. 

Malone, N. Y. 
Lawyer. Born, Chateagay, N. Y., Aug. 21, 1843. Captain of 27th 
Separate Co., N. G. N. Y., for 6 years. District Attorney for Franklin 
Co., 9 years ; Member of Assembly one term ; now County Judge for 
second term of 6 years, and member of Board of Education. Member 
of Masonic Fraternity. Son of Theodore T. S. Beman and Nancy 
Erwin ; grandson of Samuel Beman ; great-grandson of Nathan Beman; 
gt^-grandson of Samuel Beman. 

95. WILLIAM KEAYS BENEDICT. 4095. 

New York City. 
Architect. Born, St. Andrews, Lower Canada, Feb. 21, 1864. Son 
of George Norton Benedict and Eliza M. Beattie ; grandson of Charles 
Benedict and Damaris Capron ; great-grandson of Peter Betiedict, Jr., 
and Susannah Norton ; g-t^-grandson of Peter Benedict and Mary 
Parish; gt'-grandson of James Benedict and Sarah Hyatt; gt' -grand- 
son of John Benedict and Phoebe Gregory ; gt^-grandson of Thomas 

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Benedict and Mary Bridgum. Thomas Benedict came from Notting- 
hamshire, Eng., to Massachusetts, in 1638. 

178. HENRY HILL BENHAM. 4178. 

LTnited States Army. 
Captain, 2d Infantry, U. S. A. Born, New Bedford, Mass., Feb. 28, 
1858. Degree of A. B. from Union University. During War with 
Spain was Major and Chief Ordnance Officer, Gen. Schwan's brigade, 
and Western District of Porto Rico. Member of Society of War of 
1 81 2, Aztec Club, Loyal Legion and United Service Club of New York. 
Member of Bar of New York and California. Son of Gen. Henry W. 
Benham, U. S. A., and Elizabeth McNeil ; grandson of Jared Benham 
and Rebecca Hill, and of Gen. John McNeil, U. S. A., and Elizabeth 
Pierce ; great-grandson of Jared Benham, Sr., of Joh/i McNeil, and of 
Benjamin Pierce and Elizabeth Andrews. 

90. WALTER ROMEYN BENJAMIN. 4090. 

New York City. 
Publisher. Born, Guilford, Conn., Sept. 24, 1854. Degrees of A. 
B. from Union College, 1874, and A. M. from Union College, 1877. 
Member of Republican Country Committee of New York in 1897. 
Member of Lotos Club, and ex-member of Huguenot Society. Son of 
Park Benjamin and ^L-lry Brower Western ; grandson of Henry M. 
Western and Hannah Romeyn ; great-grandson of Benjamin Romeyn 
and Mary Brower. 

1244. ALBERT M. BENNETT. 10944. 

Elmira, N. Y. 
Glass manufacturer. Born, Richmond, Tioga Co., Pa., Sept. 13, 
1839. Member of City, Country and Century Clubs of Elmira. Son of 
John Calvin Bennett and Olive Willson ; grandson of Sumner Willson 
and Patty Harkness ; great-grandson oljolin Harkness. 

1359. LEO ALLEN BERGHOLZ. 11984. 

New Rochelle, N. Y. 
U. S. Consul, Erzerum, Turkey. Born, Burlington, Vt., Nov. 10, 
1857. Son of Wm. R. Bergholz and Mary M. Lyon ; grandson of 
Persons Lyon and Climena Allen ; great-grandson of Eliakim Allen 
and Debora Godfrey ; gt^-grandson of Asaph Allen and Persis Sheldon. 

1033. GRAHAM KENNEDY BETTS. 9558. 

Syracuse, N. Y. 
Bankbook-keeper. Born, Delevan, Wis., July 20, 1863. Member of 
Onondaga Historical Society. Son of George F. H. Betts and Lavina 



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Kennedy ; grandson of Chauncey Belts and Maria Mather ; great-grand- 
son of Nathan Belts and Anna Northrup. 

855. MORRIS BETTS. 8755. 

New York City. 
Clerk. Born, New York City, Sept. 16, 1848. Son of Walter Betts 
and Henrietta H. Hodges ; grandson of Walter Betts and Rebecca 
Abrams ; great-grandson of Silas Betts and Abigail Smith. 

479. WALTER BETTS. 4579. 

New York City. 
Tin foil. Born, Staten Island, N. Y., Jan. 26, 181 8. Son of Walter 
Betts and Rebecca Abrams ; grandson of Silas Betts and Abigail Smith. 

1 132. LEANDER AUGUSTUS BEVIN. 10532. 

New York City. 
Vice-President and Secretary of the Rider Ericsson Engine Co. 
Born, Chatham, Conn., March 30, 1845. Member of Colonial Club 
and Uptown Association of New York and the Laurentian Club of 
Canada. Son of Abner Griswold Bevin and Catherine C. Markham ; 
grandson of Nathaniel Markham and Nabba Judd Smith ; great-grand- 
son of Nathaniel Markham, Sr. and Margaret Hall, and of Sparrow 
Smith and Eunice Clark ; gt^'-grandson of Isaac Smith ; gt'-grandson of 
Ralph Smith ; gt*-grandson of Thomas Smith ; gt'-grandson of Ralph 
Smith, who came to America in 1628. 

144. JAMES BIDDLE. 4144. 

Philadelphia, Pa. 
Colonel, U. S. A., retired. Born, Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 11, 1832. 
Colonel 6th Indiana Cavalry; Brevet Brigadier-General " for gallant 
and meritorious service during the war." In battle of Richmond, Ky., 
pursuit of Morgan in Kentucky and Indiana ; siege of Knoxville ; 
battle at Campbell's Station, East Tennessee ; with Sherman from 
Dalton to Atlanta, in all actions ; at Nashville with Thomas, and other 
small affairs incident to these campaigns. Member of Loyal Legion. 
Son of Edward R. Biddle and Eliza T. Davis ; grandson of Cletnent 
Biddle and Rebecca Cornell ; great-grandson of John Biddle and Sarah 
Owen ; gt"-grandson of William Biddle and Lydia Wardell ; gt'-grand- 
son of William Biddle and Sarah Kemp ; gt'-grandson of Michael 
Biddle of Elmshurst, Staffordshire, England. 

758. WESLEY BIGELOW. 8458. 

New York City. 
Interior decorator. Born, Sherburn, Mass., Nov. 16, 1847. Mem- 
ber of the Reform, Atlantic Yacht, Manhattan Chess and Twilight 

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Clubs. Son of Amos Bigelow and Lucy Stowe ; grandson of Converse 
Bigelow and Anna Parks ; great-grandson of Josiah Bigelow and Mary- 
Harrington. 

1201. RICHARD BLOSS BILLINGS. 10901. 

Rome, N. Y. 

Manufacturer. Born, Brooklyn, N. Y., March 26, 1866. Member of 
Rome Club, F. & A. M. Lodge, Chapter and Commandery, and Mystic 
Shrine. Son of George H. Billings and Hannah Cordelia Ranken ; 
grandson of Edwin A. Billings and Susan Dyer; great-grandson of 
John Billings and Hannah Randall Brown ; gt'-grandson of Jonathan 
Brown and Lucy Douglass ; gt'-grandson of Asa Douglass and Re- 
becca Wheeler. 

997. GEORGE CLIFTON BINGHAM. 9197. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 

Secretary, Crocker Fertilizer Co. Born, Fletcher, Vt., Jan. 16, 1859. 
Son of Benjamin Franklin Bingham and Mariah Smedley ; grandson of 
Elias Bingham, Jr., and Martha Robinson; great-grandson of Elias 
Bingham and Vashti Elderkin. 

959. HERBERT PORTER BISSELL. 9159. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 

Lawyer. Born, New London, N. Y., Aug. 30, 1856. Degree of A. B. 
from Harvard University. Major and Judge Advocate on staff of Gen. 
P. C. Doyle, 4th Brigade, N. G. N. Y., from 1885 to 1S93. Member of 
Buffalo Historical Society, Buffalo Club, Saturn Club, University Club 
and Ellicott Club. Son of Amos Alanson Bissell and Susan Amelia 
Willse (or Wilsey) ; grandson of Blenis Willse and Roxanna Tanner ; 
grandson of John Willse and Amy, his wife. 

1202. JOHN GORDON BISSELL. 10902. 

Rome, N. Y. 

Merchant. Born, Geddes, N. Y., Sept. 23, 1837. Formerly Quarter- 
master-Sergeant, loist Regt., N. G. N. Y. ; Health Commissioner and 
Fire Commissioner of city of Rome. Member of Oneida Historical 
Society. Son of Gordon Needham Bissell and Luthera Ward ; grand- 
son of John Devotion Bissell and Elizabeth Forman ; great-grandson of 
Ebcnezer Bissell ■asiA Lucy Roberts, and of Joseph Forman and Hannah 
Ward ; gt'-grandson of Ezckiel Bissell a.v\A Ruth Devotion ; gt^-grandson 
of Daniel Bissell and Margaret Dewey ; gt'-grandson of John Bissell and 
Israel Mason ; gt'-grandson of John Bissell and Mary Drake. 

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1245. W. PIERCE BLAKELY. 10945. 

Oneonta, N. Y. 
Real estate and loans. Born, Kortright, N. Y., Oct. 25, 1852. Son 
of G. B. Blakely and Elizabeth Mitchell ; grandson of Pearse Mitchell 
and Abagail Burr; great-grandson of JVm. Burr ■s.nA Sarah Hubbell ; 
gt^-grandson of John Burr, 3d, and Eunice Booth ; gt'-grandson of John 
Burr, 2d, and Catharine Wakeman ; gt'-grandson of John Burr, ist. 

256. WILLIAM F. BLAUVELT. 4256. 

United States Army. 
Captain, Fifteenth Infantry, U. S. A. Born, Piermont, N. Y. , May 
II, 1851. Member of Loyal Legion. Son of John William Blauvelt 
and Maria Demaray; grandson of John Gerrit Blauvelt and Elizabeth 
Blauvelt (maiden name) ; great-grandson of Gerrit Blauvelt and Maritje 
Sickles; gt'-grandson of Johannes Isaac Blauvelt and Catrina Krum ; 
gt^'-grandson of Isaac Blauvelt and Maria Boogert. 

1171. WILLIAM WARREN BLIVEN. 10646. 

New York City. 
Lawyer. Born, Yonkers, N. Y., July 31, 1856. Degrees of A. B. and 
LL. B. from Columbia University and Law School. Member of Society 
of Colonial Wars and Columbia Alumni Association. Son of Charles 
Bliven and Louisa Morison ; grandson of Joshua Bliven and Esther 
Baker ; great-grandson of Arnold Bliven and Mary Wilcox ; gt"-grand- 
son of Edward Bliven, ^d, and Ann Ross ; gt^-grandson of Edward 
Bliven, 2d, and Freelove Barker ; gt'-grandson of Edward Bliven, ist, and 
Isabel Maccoons. 

1043. FRANK DICKINSON BLODGETT. 9568. 

Oneonta, N. Y. 
Teacher. Born, Cortland, N. Y., March 29, 1871. Degrees of A. B. 
and A. M. from Amherst College. Member of Delta Kappa Epsilon 
Fraternity. Son of Alonzo Dwight Blodgett and Eleanor Dickinson ; 
grandson of Franklin Benjamin Blodgett and Achsah Dewey ; great- 
grandson of Natha/i Blodgett and Abigail Bliss. 

634. BENJAMIN BLOSSOM. 7134. 

New York City. 
Essential oils. Born, Brooklyn, N. Y., May 20, 1858. Formerly ist 
Sergeant, Co. A, 23d Regt., N. G. N. Y. Member of Veteran Associa- 
tion of Co. A ; and honorary member of Cos. A and I. Son of Chas. 
Warren Blossom and Mary Webb Cook ; grandson of Miles Cook and 
Rhoda Ives Judd ; great-grandson of James Cook and Chloe Rogers 
(or Royce) ; gt'^-grandson of Isaac Cook, Jr., and Martha Cook. 

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850. HENRY BLYNN. 8750. 

Philadelphia, Pa. 
Merchant. Born, Philadelphia, Pa., June 7, 1845. Private in 
1st Regt., N. G. Pa., from 1870 to 1875; in service for suppres- 
sion of strike riots at Susquehanna Junction, March, 1874; member of 
Veteran Corps from 1875 to present time. Also member of F. & A. 
M., Union League Club of Philadelphia and Pen and Pencil Club of 
Philadelphia. Son of Michael Blynn and Eliza A. Richardson ; grand- 
son of Henry Blynn and Lydia Julia Goodwin ; great-grandson of Micah 
Goodwin and Sally Clark ; gt"-grandson of Ozias Gomhiiiii and Hannah 
Vail. 

988. LLOYD ROSS BLYNN. 9188. 

Boston, Mass. 
Selling Agent for a London firm. Born, Philadelphia, Pa., Sept. 
7, 1875. Member of Germantown Cricket Club, Orpheus Club, Hamil- 
ton Club, and Philadelphia Kennel Club. Son of Henry Blynn and 
Ida Ross, etc. See Henry Blynn. 

179. CHARLES HARTVVELL BONESTEEL. 4179. 

United States Army. 
Captain 21st Infantry, U. S. A. In War with Spain was in battle of 
San Juan Hill, Santiago campaign. Member of Military Order of Foreign 
Wars. Born, Bridgeport, Conn., Aug. 29, 1851. Son of John Nicholas 
Bonesteel and Sophia Hartwell ; grandson of Jacob Nicholas Bonesteel 
and Gertrude Ring ; great-grandson of Nicholas Boiinesteel and Mar- 
garet Staats ; gt'-grandson of Nicholas Bonnesteel, who, on account of 
religious persecution at Palatine on the Rhine, came with a party of 
Huguenots in 1712, and settled in Dutchess County, N. Y. 

1280. J. FRANCIS BOORAEM. 11 205. 

New York City. 
Manufacturer of enameled brick. Born, Jersey City, N. J., July 27, 
1869. Degree of M. E. from Cornell University. Member of Squad- 
ron A., N. G. N. Y. ; Psi Upsilon, Crescent Athletic and Building 
Trades Clubs, and American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Son 
of John Van Vorst Booraem and Elizabeth Wreaks ; grandson of Henry 
Augustus Booraem and Cornelia Van Vorst ; great-grandson of Hen- 
drick Booraem and Hannah Radley Morrel, and of John Van Vorst and 
Sarah Vacher ; gt^-grandson of Nicholas Booraem and Mercy Rolf, and 
of John Francis Vacher and Sarah Potter ; gt'-grandson of Nicholas 
Boorum ; gt'-grandson of Hendrick Boerum ; gt'-grandson of Hendrick 
Wilhelmse Van Boerum and Marie Adrians. 

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1 172. ARTHUR WOODWARD BOOTH. 10647. 

Elmira, N. Y. 
Physician. Born, Elmira, N. Y., Jan. 17, 1871. Degree of M. D. 
from University of Pennsylvania. Son of Irving Dennian Bootli and 
Esther Wickham Shaw, etc. See Irving D. Booth. 

1 1 14. IRVING D. BOOTH. 10514. 

Elmira, N. Y. 
Wholesale heavy hardware. Born, Candor, N. Y., Nov. 19, 1843. 
Supervisor 2 terms. Alderman i term, and at present Fire Commissioner 
for fourth term. Member of Elmira City Club, Century Club, Country 
Club, and Rock Run Game and Fish Club. Son of Dennison Booth 
and Mirza C. Blakesley ; grandson of O/vi/ B/akt's/t't'a.nd Mary Murphy; 
great-grandson of John Blakeslee and Olive Curtis ; gt'-grandson of 
Moses Blakeslee and Sarah Benton ; gt"-grandson of John Blakeslee and 
Grace, his wife ; gf'-grandson of Samuel Blakeslee and Hannah Potter. 

318. WILLIAM CLINE BORDEN. 4318. 

United States Army. 
Captain, Medical Department, U. S. A. Born, Watertown, N. Y., May 
19, 1858. Degree of M. D. from medical department of Columbian Uni- 
versity, Washington, D. C. Son of Daniel J. Borden and Mary Louisa 
Cline ; grandson of Daniel Borden and Mary Avery ; great grandson of 
Peletiah Borden and Eleanor Gardinier ; gt"-grandson of Joseph Borden 
and Sarah Baker ; gt'-grandson of Francis Borden and Mary Lippen. 
cott ; gt'-grandson of Richard Borden and Mary Worthley ; gt'-grandson 
of Benjamin Borden and Abigail Glover ; gt'-grandson of Richard 
Borden and Joan, his wife, who came from Borden, Kent County, 
England, in 1635, and settled in Providence, R. I., in 1638. The 
Borden family is of old English and French stock, the records 
in Borden, Kent County, England, carrying the family back to the 
time of the invasion of England by William the Conqueror, when 
it appears that, coming from Bourdonnay in Normandy and fighting 
under William at Hastings, the first of the English Bordens was given 
estates in Kent. 

276. FRANCIS BOUGHTER. 4276. 

United States Navy. 
Lieutenant, U. S. N. Born, Lebanon, Pa., Jan. 14, 1869. In war 
with Spain served on U.S. S. " Marblehead," sharing her record off 
Havana, Cienfuegos, Santiago and Guantanamo. Member of Society of 
War of 181 2, United Service Club of New York and Naval Academy 
Graduates Association. Son of Amos Boughter and Annie Raiguel 

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grandson of John Henry Raiguel and Anna Catherine Riechert ; great- 
grandson of John Riechert and Margaret Berry ; gt^-grandson of Peter 
Berry and Margaret Kublinger. 

366. DANIEL HALL BOUGHTON. 4366. 

United States Army. 
Captain 3d U. S. Cavalry. Born, Nunda, Minn., Aug. 27, 1858. 
Graduated from West Point, 1881 ; from U. S. Infantry and Cavalry 
School, with honor, 1887; and from Law School of Washington Uni- 
versity, St. Louis, 1897, with degree of LL. B. In war with Spain com- 
manded Troop B, 3d Cavalry, in Wheeler's dismounted cavalry division. 
Served through Santiago campaign, and was one of the first officers up 
San Juan Hill in the memorable action of July i, 1898. Son of Nelson 
Boughton and Mary Fisher ; grandson of Alanson Boughton and Char- 
lotte Keeler; great-grandson of John Boughton and Currence Downs ; 
gt"-grandson of Timothy Bouton and Martha Scott; gt^-grandson of 
Ebenezer Bouton and Abigail, his wife ; gt*-grandson of Jakin Bouton ; 
gt'-grandson of Joseph Bouton and Mary, his wife ; gt'-grandson of 
John Bouton, who came to America in 1635, and Mary Stevenson. 

4. GEORGE SULLIVAN BOWDOIN. 4004. 

New York City. 
Banker. Born, New York, Sept. 25, 1S33. Member of Metropolitan, 
City, Union, Union League, Knickerbocker, Century, Players, Tuxedo, 
and New York Yacht Clubs, New England Society, American Fine 
Arts Society, Metropolitan Museum of Arts, American Museum of Na- 
tural History and the Patriarchs. Son of George R. J. Bowdoin and 
Fanny Hamilton; grandson of James A. Hamilton and Mary Morris ; 
great-grandson of Alexander Hamilton and Eliza Schuyler. 

52. TEMPLE BOWDOIN. 4032. 

New York City. 
Banker. Born, in Wolfert's Dell, Irvington, N. Y., July 24, 1863. 
Member of Metropolitan and University Clubs, New England Society, 
Columbia Alumni, and New York Yacht Club. Son of George Sullivan 
Bowdoin and Julia Irving Grinnell ; grandson of George R. J. Bowdoin 
and Fanny Hamilton; great-grandson of James A. Hamilton and Mary 
Morris ; gt^'-grandson of Alexander Hamilton and Eliza Schuyler. 

487. ROBERT LINCOLN BOWLES. 4587- 

New York City. 
Born, Roxbury, Mass., June 14, 1865. Son of Martin Lincoln 
Bowles and Frances M. Darracott ; grandson of Leonard Crocker 
Bowles and Catherine Gushing Lincoln ; great-grandson of Ralph 

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Hart Boivles and Hannah Crocker, and of Martin Lincoln and Lydia 
Gushing ; gt"-grandson of Benjamin Lincoln and Mary Gushing. 

Q04. RALPH BOWMAN. 8854. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 
Book-keeper. Born, Batavia, N. Y., Jan. 11. 1870. Private in Go. 
F., 74th Regt. N. G. N. Y. Son of Joseph Joslyn Bowman and Olive 
Lay Kimberly ; grandson of Amory Haven Bowman and Mary Joslyn ; 
great-grandson of Joseph Bowman, Jr., and Sally Penniman ; gt^'-grand- 
son of Joseph Bozvman, and Catherine Munroe ; gt'-grandson of 
Gapt. Thaddeus Bowman, and Sarah Loring. 

530. JOHN MARSHALL BOWYER. 5330. 

United States Navy. 
Line Officer, U. S. N. Born, Cass Co., Ind., June 19, 1853. Grad- 
uated from United States Naval Academy, 1870. Promoted to Ensign, 
1875; Master, 1881 ; Lieutenant (junior grade), 1883; Lieutenant, 
1887. Member of United States Naval Institute, Army and Navy 
Club of Washington, Naval Academy, Fort Monroe and Erie (Pa.) 
Clubs. Son of Lewis Franklin Bowyer and Naomi Emeline Pugh ; 
grandson of Lewis Bowyer and Melinda Wilson ; great-grandson of 
Peter Bowyer and Catharine Shellman. 

797. J. MILLARD BRAINERD. 8497. 

Rome, N. Y. 
Photographer. Born, Rome, N. Y., June 20, 1851. Alderman for 
three years ; successively Secretary, Manager, Trustee, and now Treas- 
urer of the State Custodial Asylum. Member of F. &. A. M., Knights 
Templars, etc., and Royal Arcanum. Son of Jeptha Brainerd and 
Elinor Johnson ; grandson of Jonathan Brainerd and Eunice, his wife ; 
gt-grandson ai Jeptha Brainenl a.nd Anna Fisk ; gt^-grandson of Heber 
Brainerd and Esther, his wife ; gt'-grandson of Jas. Brainerd and Sarah, 
his wife; gt'-grandson of Danl. Brainerd and Hannah Spencer. 

871. LEONARD L. BRAINERD. 8771. 

Rome, N. Y. 
Photographer. Born, Rome, N. Y., Oct. 7, 1856. Member of Ro- 
man Lodge, F. & A. M., and Fort Stanwix Chapter, R. A. M. Son of 
Jeptha Brainerd and Elinor Johnson. See J. Millard Brainerd. 

237. CHARLES A. BRAND. 4237. 

United States Navy. 
Ensign, U. S. N. Born, Norwich, Conn., May 11, 1868. Son of 
Christopher A. Brand and Elizabeth Tracy Bulkeley ; grandson of 

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John W. Bulkeley and Eliza Ripley Lee ; great-grandson of Jonathan 
Lee and Mary Tracy; gf'-grandson of Frederick Tracy and Deborah 
Thomas. 

932. ARTHUR GATES BRECKINRIDGE. 8882. 

Syracuse, N. Y. 
Editor. Born, Binghamton, N. Y., Aug. 6, 1864. Served five years 
as a private in the National Guard, State of New York. Son of Henry 
A. Breckinridge and Lucy Ann Gates ; grandson of Stephen Gates and 
Sarah Draper; great-grandson oi James Draper and Mary Prouty. 

1 133. ANDREW AUGUSTUS BREMNER. 10533. 

New York City. 
Manufacturer. Born, New York City, Dec. 31, 181 2. Was Colonel 
fifty years ago of the old yth Regt., subsequently the 27th Regt., N. Y. 
State Artillery; Colonel of the 15th Regt. of Volunteers as Home 
Guard on Long Island from 1S62 to 1865. Was Trustee of iSth Ward 
School, with Peter Cooper and others, about 1850, and otherwise con- 
spicuous in affairs with his contemporaries. Member of the 7th 
Regt. Veteran Association, General Society of Mechanics and Trades- 
men, and an early member of the Union League Club of Brooklyn. 
Son of Major Andrew Bremner (of nth Regt. of N. Y. Heavy 
Artillery in 181 2), and Catherine Sell; grandson of John Bremner and 
Barbara Nesbitt; great-grandson of Andrew Bremner. 

252. EDWIN PARKER BREWER. 4252. 

United States Army. 
Captain 7th Cavalry, \5. S. A. Born, New Lisbon, O., April 16, 
1854. In campaigns against Nez Perce Indians, Cann Creek, Mont., 
1877; Sioux Indians, Wounded Knee, S. D., 1891 ; and Sioux Indians, 
Drexel Mission, S. D., 1891. Member of Founders and Patriots of 
America and Loyal Legion. Son of Anson Lorenzo Brewer and Sarah 
A., his wife ; grandson of Charles Brewer and Anna Chatterton ; great- 
grandson of Isaac Brewer and Mary Bliss ; gt'-grandson of Daniel 
Brewer and Catherine Chauncey. Anson Lorenzo Brewer was a Pay- 
master in the LTnited States Navy, thus making, with his father and 
son, three successive generations in the country's military service. 

989. HARRY L. BREWSTER. 9189. 

Rochester, N. Y. 

Born, New York City, Jan. 5, 1850. Member of Rochester Historical 

Society, Genesee Valley Club of Rochester and the Republican Club 

of New York City. Son of William W. Brewster and Julia A. Noyes ; 

grandson of Elisha Belcher Brewster and Eunice Hull; great-grandson 

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of Simon Brewster and Mehitable Belcher; gt^-grandson of William 
Belcher. 

551. HENRY COLVIN BREWSTER. SSS'- 

Rochester, N. Y. 
Banker. Born, Rochester, N. Y., Sept. 7, 1845. Representative in 
54th and 55th Congresses. Member of Societies of Mayflower Descend- 
ants, Colonial Wars and War of 18 12, Metropolitan Club of Washing- 
ton, Genesee Valley Club, Country Club and Whist Club of Rochester. 
Son of Simon Latham Brewster and Editha Colvin ; grandson of Elisha 
Belcher Brewster and Eunice Hull ; great-grandson of Simon Brewster 
and Mehitable Belcher ; gt^-grandson of William Belcher. 

528. JOHN HULL BREWSTER, Jr. 5328. 

New York City. 
Lawyer. Born, Rochester, N. Y., Nov. 11, 1866. Son of John H. 
Brewster and Emily Smith ; grandson of Preston Smith and Eunicia 
Newell ; great-grandson of Si?iieo?i Smith and Mary Colton. 

290. OLIVER BENEDICT BRIDGMAN. 4290. 

New York City. 
Commission merchant. Born, Rochester, N. Y., Oct. 18, 1858. 
Major of Squadron A, N. G. N. Y. cavalry. Member of Albany Society. 
Son of Charles DeWitt Bridgman and Lucette C. Benedict ; grandson 
of Oliver Mills Benedict and Cordelia Lincoln ; great-grandson of 
Stephen Benedict and Joanna Mills ; gt^'-grandson of Joseph Benedict 
and Keziah Wood ; gt^-grandson of John Benedict and Dinah Bouton. 

917. THEODORE HUMPHREY BRIDGMAN. 8867. 

New York City. 
Clerk. Born, Albany, N. Y., March 30, 1873. Second Lieutenant, 
Eighth Regiment of Infantry, N. G. N. Y. Son of Rev. Chas. DeWitt 
Bridgman and Lucette C. Benedict, etc. See Oliver Benedict Bridg- 
man. 

589. HORACE BRIGGS. 5389- 

Buiifalo, N. Y. 
Retired professor. Born, Orangeville, N. Y., Oct. 2, 18 18. Degrees 
of A. M. from Rochester University and Ph. D. from Williams College. 
Son of Dr. Amasai Briggs and Abigail Shumway ; grandson of Stephen 
Shutnicuiy and Abigail Billings ; great-grandson of Nathan Shumway 
and Judith Whitney, and of Joseph Billings and Abigail Crowfoot ; gt'^- 
grandson of Oliver Shumway and Sarah Pratt; gt^-grandson of Peter 
Shumway and Mariah Smith ; gt'-grandson of Peter Shumway, Sr., and 
Frances, his wife. 

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389. GEORGE W. BRINCK. 4389 

New York City. 

Paymaster's Clerk, U. S. A. Born, New York City, Jan. 16, 1851. 
Son of John C. Brinck and Rebecca A. Marshall ; grandson of Cor- 
nelius P. Brinck and Polly Webb ; great-grandson of Nathaniel Webb 
and Margaret Ueyo. 

1369. ELIAS LeROY MACOMB BRISTOL. 11994. 

New York City. 

Physician. Born, Detroit, Mich., Nov. 26, 1851. Degree of M. D. 
from Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia. Member of County 
Medical Society, Academy of Medicine. Players' Club, New York Ath- 
letic Club, Church Club, etc. Son of Charles Leroy Bristol and Mary 
Ann Brevoort ; grandson of Charles Bristol and Lucy Perry Ball ; gt''- 
grandson of Charles Bristol and Abigail Warner ; gt'-grandson of Beti- 
jamin Bristol. Mary Ann Brevoort's father, Henry Bergen Brevoort, 
was a Major in the War of 18 12, and her mother, Catherine de Navarre, 
was a lineal descendant of the Duke of Vendom. 

1203. GEORGE HAMILTON BRODHEAD, 2d. 10903. 

Rochester, N. Y. 

Art dealer. Born, Boston, Mass., Dec. 5, i860. Private, Corporal, 
Sergeant and Color-Sergeant in Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, 1879- 
1893. Member of Loyal Legion and First Corps Cadets of Boston. 
Son of Col. Josiah Adams Brodhead. U. S. A., and Eliza Tufts; grand- 
son of Rev. John Brodhead and Mary Dodge ; great-grandson of Luke 
Brodhead and Elizabeth Harrison. 

1246. FRANK HOAG BROOKS. 10946. 

New York City. 

Born, Schenectady, N. Y., March 29, 1876. Son of Clark Brooks 
and Mary Groot Brown ; grandson of Albert Brown and Jerusha Church- 
ill ; great-grandson of Elijah Brown, Jr., and Wealthy Deming ; 
gt'-grandson of Elijah Broivn, Sr., and Phebe Nash, etc. See Walter 
B. Brown. 

786. GEORGE BROOKS. 8486. 

Cooperstown, N. Y. 

Lawyer. Born, Middlefield, N. Y., May 15, 1837. Son of William 
Brooks and Hetty Morse ; grandson of Abel Morse and Polly Hall; 
great-grandson of Anan Hall and Comfort Hodge. 

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787. A. SWAN BROWN. 8487. 

New York City. 
Dry goods. Born, Hubbardstown, Mass., July 3, 1845. Son of 
Abel Brown and Catherine Swan ; grandson of Samuel Swan ; great- 
grandson of Reuben Sivan ; gt^-grandson of Dudley Wade Swan ; 
gt^-grandson of Thomas Swan ; gt'-grandson of Thomas Swan. 

900. ARTHUR VERNON BROWN. 8800. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 
Civil Engineer. Born, Buffalo, N. Y., May 31, 1874. Formerly 
Captain in 65th Regt. Cadet Corps, N. G. N. Y. Son of Willard 
Whiting Brown and Sarah Emma Bigler ; grandson of Alfred Nathaniel 
Brown and Mary Elizabeth Smith, etc. See Curtis Brown. 

789 CECIL CHESTER BROWN. 8489. 

New York City. 
Broker. Born, Brattleboro, Vt., Sept. 6, 1850. Son of Chester 
Loima Brown and Fanny Sophia Sergent ; grandson of John Brown 
and Phebe Dean; great-grandson oi Archelaus Dean and Betsey Holiday. 

526. CHARLES HOLBROOK BROWN. 5326. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 
Banker. Born, Buffalo, N. Y., July 29, 1867. Member of the Buffalo 
Club. Son of Selden Spencer Brown and Guielena Tappen McCord ; 
grandson of Alpheus Brown, Jr., and Czarina Holbrook ; great-grandson 
of Alpheus Brown Sr., and Abigail Pierce ; gt"-grandson oi John Brown, 
and Lucy Underwood ; gt'-grandson of Deliverance Brown and Abigail 
Waldo ; gt'-grandson of Eleazar Brown and Dinah Spalding. 

1247. CURTIS BROWN. 10947. 

New York City. 

Editor. Born, Lisle, N. Y., Oct. 30, 1866. Son of Lewis Henry 
Brown and Ellen Curtis ; grandson of Alfred Nathaniel Brown and 
Mary Elizabeth Smith ; great-grandson of Daniel Brown and Charlotte 
Roe ; gt^-grandson of Joseph Bnnon and (wife not given), and oi Daniel 
Roe and Deborah Brewster ; gt'-grandson of John Roe and Mrs. Johanna 
(Miller) Helme ; gt'-grandson Nathaniel Roe and Hannah Reeve. 
Deborah Brewster was a lineal descendant of Elder Wm. Brewster, of the 
Mayflower. 

149. EDWARD T. BROWN. 4149. 

United States Army. 

Captain 7th Artillery, U. S. A. Born, Paris, Me., June 7, 1849. 
Son of Thomas H. Brown and Juliette Hammond, grandson of Moses 
Hammond and Mehitabel, his wife ; great-grandson of Benjamin Ham- 

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mond, Jr., and Rebecca Smith ; gt''-grandson of Benjamin Hammond 
and Sarah Cragie. 

669. HARRY WESTON BROWN. 7169. 

Gloversville, N. Y. 
Bank clerk. Born, Mayfield, N. Y., Jan. 31, 1874. Son of Lyman 
Kent Brown and Myra Mercer ; grandson of Samuel Allen Brown 
and Mary Woodworth Kennicott ; great-grandson of Allen Kennicott 
and Mary Woodworth ; gt^-grandson of Wtn. G. Wooduwrth and Sarah 
Thompson. 

991. HENRY MORRIS BROWN. 9191. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 
Car-wheel manufacturer. Born, Albany, N. Y., Jan 15, 1852. Mem- 
ber of EUicott Club, Society of Colonial Wars, and Transportation 
Club of New York. Son of Daniel Brown and Catherine Amelia 
Badgley ; grandson of George Brown and Elisa Smith ; great-grandson of 
William Brown and Betsy Clemments ; gt"-grandson of Elisha Brown, Jr. , 
and Mary Tibbits ; gt^-grandson of Elisha Brown, Sr., and Patience 
Edmunds ; gt*-grandson of Daniel Brown and Frances Watson ; gt^-grand- 
son of Jeremiah Brown and Mary, his wife ; gt°-grandson of Chad Brown 
and Elizabeth, his wife. Chad Brown, a Baptist Elder, landed in Boston, 
was exiled on account of his religion, and in July, 163S, became one of 
the founders of Providence. His descendants founded Brown Uni- 
versity. 

731. LOUIS BROWN. 8431. 

New York City. 
Architect. Born, New York City, Aug. i, 1864. Son of Edward 
Everett Brown and Elizabeth White Maltby ; grandson of Benjamin 
Maltby and Mary Warner; great-grandson of Gen. Isaac Maltby and 
Lucinda Murray ; gt'-grandson of Setli Murray and Elizabeth White ; 
gt^-grandson of William Murray and Hannah Dickinson. 

717. WALTER BACKUS BROWN. 8417. 

New York City. 
With Franklin Savings Bank. Born, New York City, March i, 1859. 
Son of Azel Backus Brown and Elizabeth Swartout Smith ; grandson 
of Elijah Brown and Wealthy Deming, and of Lieut. Saml. Melancthon 
Smith and Prua Hanford ; great-grandson of Elijah Broken, 5r. , and 
Phebe Nash, and of Rev. Saml. Smith and Elizabeth Van Vechten ; gt"- 
grandson of Abraham Brown and Lydia, his wife, and of Cornelius Van 
Vechten and Annetta Knickerbocker ; gt'-grandson of Samuel Brown 
and Mary Nash, and of Harmon Van Vechten and Elizabeth Van Buren ; 

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gt'-grandson of Dirk Cornelius Van Vechten and Margaret Harmense 
Luvves. The Brown ancestors originally settled in Watertown, Mass., 
about 1631. The line runs back to John Brown, Chief Magistrate of 
Stamford, Eng., 1375. It includes Robert Brown, the Reformer, who, 
about 1636, founded the denomination of Independents, and John 
Brown, Sheriff of Rutlandshire, under Henry VIII., whose dignity was 
so great that he was commanded to appear in the presence of the King 
and nobility uncovered. 

929. WILLIAM SNIFFEN BRUMLEY. 8879. 

New York City. 
Financier. Born, New York City, Aug. 17, 1850. Member of F. & 
A. M., R. A. M., R. & S. M., K. T., A. A. S. R. 3 2d degree, A. A. O. 
N. M. S., Aurora Grata Club, and Commonwealth Council, R. A. Son of 
James Lanman Brumley and Margaret Ann Sniffen ; grandson of Avery 
Brumley and Ziporah Avery ; great-grandson of David Avery and Han- 
nah, his wife ; gt^-grandson of Samuel Avery and A. Barnes ; gt'- 
grandson of Richersen Avery. 

1027. GEORGE WASHINGTON BRUSH. 9552. 

New York City. 
Physician. Born, Huntington, L. I., Oct. 4, 1842. Degree of M. D. 
from Long Island College Hospital. Captain of U. S. Volunteers in 
the Civil War ; in the battles of Port Royal, Port Royal Ferry and 
Pocataligo, sieges of Fort Pulaski, Fort Sumter, Charleston and Fort 
Wagner, and expedition on Ashepoo River ; received Congressional 
Medal of Honor. Assistant Surgeon, 13th Regt. N. G. N. Y. 1881-82. 
President of Pension Examination Board in Brooklyn, 1889-92 ; Member 
of Assembly, 1895 ; State Senator, 1897-8-9. Member of American 
Association for Advancement of Science, Brooklyn Institute of Arts and 
Sciences, King's County IMedical Society, Brooklyn Pathological 
Society, Loyal Legion, G. A. R., Society of Army of the Potomac, 
Union League Club of Brooklyn, etc. Son of John R. Brush and 
Elizabeth Carman ; grandson of John Carman and Mary Bloomfield ; 
great-grandson oi Jonathan Bloomfield -axvA Elizabeth Wood; gt'^-grand- 
son of Joseph Bloomfield ; gt'-grandson of Ezekiel Bloomfield ; gt'- 
grandson of Thomas Bloomfield, who was a Major in Oliver Crom- 
well's army and emigrated from Woodbridge, Eng., to Woodbridge, N. 
J. in 1660. 

573. BEAUMONT BONAPARTE BUCK. 5373. 

United States Army. 
First Lieutenant, i6th U. S. Infantry. Born, Mayhew, Miss., Jan. 
16, i860. Graduate of West Point Military Academy, 1885. Son of 

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James Garland Hardwick Buck and Martha Swepson Garner ; grandson 
of Wiley Buck and Mildred Weatherred ; great-grandson of James 
Weatherred and Polly Bledsoe ; jjt'-grandson of A/ithony Bledsoe and 
Mary Ramsey. 

1 204. WILLIAM COVELL BUCK. 10904. 

Elmira, N. Y. 
Division freight agent, Erie Railroad Co. Born, Chemung, Feb. 2, 
1848. Formerly Park Commissioner of Elmira for 4 years; at present 
Police Commissioner for 4 years. Member of City Club, Knights 
Templars, and Erie Railway Freight Association of New York. Son of 
George Washington Buck and Adaline Everett ; grandson of Asahel 
Buck and Phebe, his wife ; great-grandson oi Elijah Buck ; gt'-grandson 
of William Buck. 

359. GEORGE CANDEE BUELL. 4359. 

Rochester, N. Y. 
Merchant. Born, Geneseo, N. Y., Oct. 12, 1822 ; died Jan. 4, 1898. 
Son of Eben Norton Buell and Rebecca Root ; grandson of Jesse Root, 
Jr., and Becca Fish ; great-grandson of Jesse Root and Mary Banks ; 
gf-grandson of Ebenezer Root and Sarah Strong; gt'-grandson of 
Thomas Root and Thankful Strong ; gt'-grandson of Thomas Root, 
Jr., and Abigail Alvord ; gt^'-grandson of Thomas Root. Also grandson 
of Timothy Buell and Olive Norton; great-grandson of Ebenezer Norton 
and Elizabeth Baldwin ; gt^-grandson of Samuel Norton and Dinah 
Birdsley Beach ; gt'-grandson of Thomas Norton and Elizabeth Mason ; 
gt*-grandson of Thomas Norton and Grace, his wife. 

16. WILLIAM LANMAN BULL. 4016. 

New York City. 

Broker. Born in New York City, 1845. Member of Metropolitan, 
City, Century, University, Grolier, .Ardsley, Turf and Field, Union, 
Riding, Players, Church, and Mendelssohn Glee Clubs; New England, 
Dunlap and American Fine Arts Societies ; City College of New York 
Alumni ; and Metropolitan Museum of Arts. Son of Frederic Bull and 
Mary H. Lanman ; grandson of Peter Lanman and Abby Trumbull ; 
great-grandson of David Trumbull ; gt'-grandson of [onathan Trumbull 
and Faith Robinson. 

1224. EDWARD FITCH BULLARD. 10924. 

New York City. 

Lawyer. Born, Schuylerville, N. Y., Feb. 7, 182 1. Appointed Mas- 
ter and Examiner in Chancery by Gov. Bouck in 1844 ; elected Briga- 
dier-General of the Saratoga County Brigade in 1845 ; was one of the 



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organizers of the American Bar Association in 1878. Son of Alpheus 
Bullard and Hannah Fitch ; grandson of Ebenezer Fitch and Sarah 
Hobby ; great-grandson of Ebenezer Fitch, Sr., and Lydia Mills, and 
ol David Hobby ixViA (wife not given) ; gt"-grandson of Thomas Fitch, 
4th, Governor of Connecticut ; gt^-grandson of Thomas Fitch, 3d ; 
gt'-grandson of Thomas Fitch, 2d; gt'-grandson of Thomas Fitch, ist, 
who came to America in 1638 and settled in Connecticut. 

802. CHARLES HEWSON BULLIS. 8702. 

Lancaster, N. Y. 
Clerk. Born, Lancaster, N. Y., Feb. 29, 1868. Son of L. Harrison 
BuUis and Frances Emily Gatchell Hogg ; grandson of Nathan Bangs 
Gatchell and Mary Jane Ottman ; great-grandson of Abram Ottman 
and Ruth Rosina Thrall ; gt"'-grandson of Peter Ottman and Alida 
Morrell ; gt^-grandson of Christian Ottman. 

712. GEORGE BARKER BURBANK. 8412. 

New York City. 
Civil Engineer and Contractor. Born, Taylorsville, Ky. , March 16, 
1844. Son of Moses Burbank and Nancy Aurelia Barker ; grandson of 
George Barker and Nancy VVhittier ; great-grandson of William Whittier 
and Hannah Poor; gt^-grandson of Thomas Poor and Phoebe Osgood ; 
gt'-grandson of Thomas Poor, Sr., and Mary Adams ; gt'-grandson of 
Daniel Poor and Mehitable Osgood ; gt^'-grandson of Daniel Poor, Sr., 
and Mary Farnum. Daniel Poor, Sr., came from England in 1638 and 
settled in Newbury, Mass. 

978. WILLIAM H. BURCH. 9178. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 
Real estate broker. Born, Little Falls, N. Y., April 8, 1839. Son of 
Horace Manly Burch and Frances Alexander Smith ; grandson of 
Robert Burch and Polly Spaulding. 

286. ARTHUR BURTIS. 4286. 

United States Navy. 
Commander and Pay Inspector, U. S. N. Born, Oxford, N. Y. June 
29, 184 1, Degree of M. A. from Hobart College. In War with Spain 
was Fleet Paymaster, North Atlantic fleet, serving on U. S. Flag-ship 
" New York." Member of Union and St. Nicholas Clubs of New York, 
St. Nicholas and Holland Societies of New York, Colonial Order of the 
Acorn, Loyal Legion, Kappa Alpha Society of Union College, and Met- 
ropolitan and Army & Navy Clubs of Washington. Son of Rev. 
Arthur Burtis and Grace Ewing Phillips, etc. See Morse Burtis. 

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334. MORSE BURTIS. 4334. 

New York City. 
Merchant. Born, Cherry Valley, N. Y., June 10, 1834. Son of Rev. 
Arthur Burtis and Grace Ewing Phillips ; grandson of Arthur Burtis 
and Elizabeth Palmer; great-grandson of yiV/;/ ^//■/■/w, 2^/, and Sarah 
Foster; gt^-grandson oi John Burtis^ \st, and Mary Auler. 

298. PETER PHILLIPS BURTIS. 4298. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 

President of Howard Iron Works. Born, Oxford, N. Y., April 24, 
1844. Member of Holland, St. Nicholas and Colonial Wars Societies 
and St. Nicholas Club of New York ; and Buffalo and Ellicott Clubs of 
Buffalo. Son of Rev. Arthur Burtis and Grace Ewing Pliillips, etc. 
See Morse Burtis. 

1248. EDWARD WALLACE BUSH. 10948. 

Binghamton, N. Y. 

Civil Engineer. Born, Port Jervis, N. Y., Aug. 19, 1871. Degreesof 
B. S. and C. E. from Pennsylvania State College. Son of David Tyler 
Bush and Susan A. Hankins ; grandson of Amos Bush and Hester 
Tyler, and of John Hankins and Susan Thomas ; great-grandson of Danl. 
Bush and Hannah Mitchell, and of Moses Thomas, Jr., and Rebecca 
Monington ; gt^-grandson of Nathan Mitchell and Betsey Ross, and of 
Moses Thomas, Sr., and Abigail Tyler. 

1134. JOHN JAMES BUSH. 10534. 

Elmira, N. Y. 
Real estate. Born, Ogdensburg, N. Y., Nov. 8, 1854. Trustee of 
Elmira Academy of Science and member of Century Club of Elmira. 
Son of Robert Wasson Bush and Caroline Verona Udall ; grandson of 
John Churchill Bush and Julia Wetmore, and of James Udall and Sophia 
Downer Champlin ; great-grandson of George Bush and Prudence 
Churchill, of Samuel Udall and Lydia Chapman, and of William 
Champlin and Content Leeds Brown ; gt'^-grandson of Moses Bush and 
Susan Johnson, and oi Joseph Champlin and Mary Noyes ; gt'-grandson 
of Jonathan Bush and Rachel Kibbe, and of Christopher Champlin and 
Elizabeth Denison ; gt'-grandson of Jonathan Bush, ist, and Sarah Lamb ; 
gt''-grandson of John Bush and (wife not given). Elizabeth Denison 
was a great-granddaughter of John Howland of the "Mayflower." 

1225. MYRON PHILANDER BUSH. 10925. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 
Lawyer. Born, Buffalo, N. Y., June 28, 1872. Son of John Wester- 
velt Bush and Kate Corley Treman ; grandson of Leonard Treman and 

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Almira, his wife; great-grandson of Ashbel Treman and Mary Ayres ; 
gt^-grandson of Abner Treman and Mary McLallen. 

1205. ROBERT WILDER BUSH. 10905. 

New York City. 
Mechanical Engineer. Born, Northboro, Mass., Dec. 26, 1864. 
Degree of A. B. from Harvard University. Artificer Squadron A., N. 
G. N. Y. Formerly Major of High School Battalion and Captain, Mas- 
sachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston. Member of Country Club 
of Boston, Crescent Athletic Club and Harvard Club of New York. 
Son of Wilder Marshall Bush and Alice Cora Gardner ; grandson of 
Wilder Bush and Clarissa Davis Gibson, and of Joseph Henry Gardner 
and Harriet Robertson; great-grandson of Calvin Bush and Elizabeth 
Temple, and of Abner Gardner and Mary Niles ; gt'-grandson of Micak 
Bush and Hannah Wilder, and of Samuel Gardner and Dorothy Miles ; 
gt'-grandson of Jonathan Bush and Sarah Randall, and of Henry 
Gardner and Lucy Fowle ; gt*-grandson of Abiel Bush and Grace 
Barret, and of Henry Gardner, Sr., and Elizabeth, his wife ; gt'-grandson 
of John Bush and Elizabeth, his wife, and of Richard Gardner and Mrs. 
Anna Blanchard. 

555. HENRY KIRKE BUSH-BROWN.* 5355. 

New York City. 
Sculptor. Born, Ogdensburg, N. Y., April 21, 1859. Author of 
equestrian statues of Gens. Meade and Reynolds at Gettysburg, Pa. 
Member of National Sculpture Society, Architectural League, Salma- 
gundi Club and Barnard Club. Son of Robert Wasson Bush and 
Caroline Verona Udall, etc. See John J. Bush. 

585. CLARENCE MUNSON BUSHNELL. 5385. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 
Lawyer. Born, Bethany, Pa., Feb. 2, 1856. Degree of A. M. 
from Princeton University, 1895. Member of Society of Colonial Wars, 
State Bar Association, Buffalo Historical Society, and Liberal, Univer- 
sity and Buffalo Clubs of Buffalo. Son of Sidney Norton Bushnell and 
Caroline Munson ; grandson of Pope Bushnell and Sally Hurlburt; 
great-grandson of Gideon Bushnell, Jr., and Nancy Hurd ; gt^-grandson 
of Gideon Bushnell, Sr., and Temperance Chapman ; gt'-grandson of 
William Bushnell, Jr., and Catharine Jordon ; gt'-grandson of William 
Bushnell, Sr., and Rebecca Chapman. Pope Bushnell served in the war 
of 1812. 

* Born Bush. 

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II02. WILLIAM ALLEN BUTLER. 10502. 

Syracuse, N. Y. 
Civil Engineer. Born, Syracuse, N. Y., Aug. 23, 1851. C. E. from 
Cornell University. Formerly Lieutenant-Colonel, N. G. N. Y. Mem- 
ber of Kappa Alpha Fraternity, Scottish Rite Masons, Century Club 
and Cornell University Association of Syracuse, and the Mastigouche 
Club of Montreal. Son of Allen Butler and Lucy Wood; grandson of 
Allen Butler, Sr. , and Elizabeth Hollister, and of Benj. Gibbs Wood 
and Rachel Breed ; great-grandson of Asahel Hollister and Elizabeth 
Weir. For continuation of Breed line, see Chas. Wells Wood. 

974. A. L. BYRON-CURTIS. 9174. 

Rome, N. Y. 
Clergyman. Born, Frankfort, N. Y., Nov. 29, 1871. Member of 41st 
Separate Co., N. G. N. Y., 1890-93. Chaplain of Oneida County Home 
and New York State Custodial Asylum. Member of Sons of Veterans. 
Son of Dave Byron and Julia A. Curtis ; grandson of Geo. W. Curtis 
and Elizabeth Ann Austin ; great-grandson of Caleb Curtis, Jr., and 
Deborah Beckwith ; gt^-grandson of Caleb Curtis, Sr. and Catharine, his 
wife. 

910. WILLIAM GERE CADY. 8860. 

Syracuse, N. Y. 
Judge of Municipal Court. Born, Rome, N. Y., Oct. 7, 1854. Ap- 
pointed Judge of Municipal Court of Syracuse, Jan. i, 1893, by Gov- 
ernor Flower. Member of the Citizens, Onondaga and Republican 
Clubs, Onondaga County Bar Association, F. & A. M. and Knights 
Templars. Son of Daniel Cadyand Fidelia Webster Palmer ; grandson 
of Asa Cady and Anna Stanton, and of Asher Palmer and Philena 
Webster ; great-grandson oiEIisha Cady and Ruth Waterman, of Ahithan 
Stanton and Anna Stanton, and oi Joseph Palmer and Susannah Kenne ; 
gt'-grandson of Asa Waterman and Ruth Beebe, and oi Phi)teas Stanton 
(father of the Anna Stanton last mentioned) and Elizabeth Stanton. 

1 1 16. JAMES BLAKE CAHOON. 10516. 

Elmira, N. Y. 
General manager Elmira Municipal Improvement Co. Born, Lyndon, 
Vt., Dec. 22, 1856. Graduate of U. S. Naval Academy and U. S. 
Torpedo School, Newport, R. I. Ensign, U. S. N. (retired). Formerly 
Lieutenant, junior grade, and Ordnance officer, Massachusetts Naval 
Reserve. In War with Spain served in Equipment Department, New 
York Navy Yard, supervising electrical outfitting ; detached May 26, 
1898, because of recurring eye-trouble, due to search-light experiments 

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at torpedo station. Member of Engineers' Club and United Service 
Club of New Yorlc City, Century Club of Elmira, American Society of 
Mechanical Engineers and American Institute of Electrical Engineers. 
Son of George Wm. Cahoon and Charlotte Deming ; grandson of Geo. 
Clinton Cahoon and Mary Ripley Baylies ; great-grandson of Judge 
Nicholas Baylies and Mary Ripley ; gt^'-grandson of Rev. Sylvanus Ripley 
and Abigail Wheelock ; gt^-grandson of Elcazer Wheelock and Mary 
Brinsmead. 

1335. WILLIAM H. CALDWELL. 11 735. 

New York City. 
Real estate dealer. Born, Cincinnati, O., June 9, 1852. Member of 
Ohio Society, New York Athletic Club, Larchmont Yacht Club and 
Harlem Club. Son of John D. Caldwell and Mary Jane, his wife ; 
grandson of John Caldwell, Jr., and Sarah, his wife ; great-grandson of 
John Caldwell and Margaret, his wife. 

567. AMOS H. CALEF. 5367. 

New York City. 
Treasurer. Born, Gloucester, Mass., May 10, 1843. Member of 
Union League and Lotos Clubs. Son of John Church Calef and Eliza 
Baldwin Haskell ; grandson of John Haskell and Harriot Eliza Gilbert ; 
great-grandson of Wheat Gilbert and Eliza Baldwin ; gt'^-grandson of 
Jedulhan Baldwin and Lucy Parkman ; gt^-grandson of Isaac Baldwin 
and Mary Flagg ; gt'-grandson of Henry Baldwin and Abigail, his wife. 

28. JOHN CALDWELL CALHOUN. 4028. 

New York City. 
Born, Marengo County, Ala., July 9, 1843. Served with distinction 
in the army of the Confederate States during the Civil War with actual 
rank of Captain and brevet rank of Colonel. Chairman of Dobbs Ferry 
Monument Committee, 1894; special ambassador of Empire State 
Society, S. A. R. to France, 1897, on occasion of international celebra- 
tion of Franco-American Alliance of Feb. 6, 1778. Extensively inter- 
ested in railroads, steamships, banking, mining, and pneumatic trans- 
mission. Son of Andrew Pickens Calhoun and Margaret Maria Green ; 
grandson of John Caldwell Calhoun and Floride Calhoun ; great-grand- 
son of Patrick Calhoun and Martha Caldwell ; gt"-grandson of James 
Calhoun and Catherine Montgomery. Patrick's son, John Caldwell 
Calhoun, was Secretary of War under President Monroe, Vice-President 
of the United States under Presidents John Quincy Adams and Jack- 
son, and Secretary of State under President Tyler. The maternal an- 
cestors above mentioned came from distinguished families. Floride 
Calhoun was sister of John Ewing Calhoun, first Senator from the up- 

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country of South Carolina. Martha Caldwell's brother John was mur- 
dered by Tories ; another fell at Cowpens with thirty sabre wounds ; 
and a third was a British prisoner at St. Augustine. Also grandson of 
Dulif Green and Lucretia Edwards ; great-grandson of William Green 
and Ann Marshall ; gt"-grandson of Duff Green and Ann \\'illis ; gt'- 
grandson of Robert Green and Eleanor Dunn of Scotland, who came to 
America in 1717 and settled in what is now King George County, Va. 
Lucretia Edwards was sister of Ninian Edwards, first Governor of 
Illinois. Ann Marshall was closely related to Humphrey and Chief 
Justice Marshall. Ann Willis was daughter of Henry Willis, founder 
of Fredericksburg, Va., and Mildred Washington, cousin of Gen. Wash- 
ington. 

1088. WILLIAM HENRY CAMPBELL. 9888. 

Larchmont, N. Y. 
Contractor. Born, Monroe, N. Y., Jan. i, 1845. ist Sergeant, Co. 
A, 124th Regt. N. Y. State Volunteers, in Civil War; engaged in bat- 
tles of Fredericksburgh, Chancellorsville, Beverly Ford, Gettysburg, 
Locust Grove, Mine Run, Wilderness, Po River, Spottsylvania, North 
Anna, Totopotomy Creek, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Strawberry Plains, 
Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher's Run, Sailors' Creek, and numerous 
skirmishes, including Lee's surrender. Formerly Captain of Co. H, 
19th Regt. N. G. N. Y. Postmaster of Larchmont 8 years; Village 
Trustee 6 years ; now Street Commissioner. Member of G. A. R. and 
1 24th Regiment Veteran Society. Son of Archibald Campbell and Mary 
Weygant ; grandson of James Weygant and Mary Secor ; great-grandson 
of John Weygant and Elizabeth Smith ; gt^-grandson of Franeis Smith. 

1117. CHAUNCEY SHERWOOD CAREY. 10517. 

Elmira, N. Y. 
Physician. Born, Center Moreland, Pa., Aug. 10, 1858. Degree 
of M. D. from U. S. Medical College, New York City, 1880. Member 
of F. & A. M., L O. O. F., Century Club of Elmira, and Chemung Co. 
Medical Society. Son of Joshua Mullock Carey and Mahala Sher- 
wood ; grandson of Samuel Carey and Arminda Mullock, etc. See 
Henry DeWitt Carey. 

131. HENRY DeWITT CAREY. 4131. 

New York City. 

Manager. Born, Minisink, N. Y., March 24, 1844. Late Justice of 

the Peace of town of Pelham, N. Y. ; Police Justice of same ; President 

of Board of Health of same ; Judge of Court of General Sessions of 

Westchester County. Member of American Historical Association, 

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Society of Tammany (or Columbian Order), Pequod Club, and Conduct- 
ors' Club. Son of Samuel Carey and Arminda Mullock ; grandson of 
Absalom Carey and Temperance Cooley, and of Jesse Mullick (or Mul- 
lock) and Amy Raynor ; great-grandson of Elihu Carey and Catherine 
North, and of Nathaniel Cooley and Sarah Carpenter; gt^-grandson of 
John Lemuel Carey and M. DeVoe, and of Benjamin Carpe/iter ; 
gt^-grandson of John Carey and Elizabeth Godfrey ; gf-grandson of 
Joseph Carey; gts-grandson of John Carey, who came from England 
about 1635, and settled at Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., Mass. 

599. HORACE MORRISON CARLETON. 5399. 

New York City. 
Advertising. Born, Portsmouth, N. H., Oct. 10, 1850. Member of 
Society of War of 1812, Society of Colonial Wars, Founders and Pa- 
triots of America, Union League Club of Brooklyn, etc. Son of George 
Noyes Carleton and Mary Esther Morrison ; grandson of Noyes Carle- 
ton and Nancy T.Adams; great-grandson of Samuel Carleton, Jr., and 
Susannah Morse ; gt'-grandson of Samuel Carleton, Sr., and Rebecca 
Goodrich; gt'-grandson of Ensign George Carleton and Mary Hale; 
gt*-grandson of Thomas Carleton and Elizabeth Kimball ; gt^-grandson 
of Lieut. John Carleton and Hannah Jewett ; gt°-grandson of Edward 
Carleton, who was born in England and settled in Roxbury, Mass., in 
1638. 

158. GILBERT SALTONSTALL CARPENTER. 4158. 

United States Army. 
Lieutenant-Colonel 7th U. S. Infantry. Born, Medina, O., April 17, 
1836. Degree of A. B. from Western Reserve College, 1859. Served 
in Federal army during Civil War ; at battles of Mill Spring and Pitts- 
burgh Landing, siege of Corinth and battles of Perryville and Stone 
River ; wounded at latter. In War with Spain was Brigadier-General 
of Volunteers. Member of Loyal Legion, G. A. R., Army and Navy 
Club of New York, Union League and University Clubs of Chicago, 
and Denver Club of Denver. Son of James Sumner Carpenter and 
Frances Catherine Saltonstall ; grandson of William Carpenter and 
Lucina Sumner, and of Joshua Saltonstall and Abbie Lewis ; g^eat- 
grandson of Greenwood Carpenter and Sarah Leathers, and of Dudley 
Saltonstall and Frances Babcock ; gt'-grandson of Ezra Carpenter and 
Elizabeth Greenwood, and of Gurdon Saltonstall and Rebecca Win- 
throp ; gt'-grandson of Nathaniel Carpenter, and of Gurdon Saltonstall, 
Sr. ; gf-grandson of William Carpenter, Jr., and gt^-grandson of 
William Carpenter, who emigrated from Surrey, England, in 1638, and 
settled at Weymouth, Mass. Gurdon Saltonstall, Sr., Governor of 

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Connecticut, was in the third generation from Sir Richard Saltonstall, 
who commenced the settlement of Watertown in 1630, and was an 
original patentee of Connecticut. 

578. ALFRED VV. CARR. 5378. 

Oneonta, N. Y. 
Merchant. Born, Cooperstown, N. Y., March 4, i860. Son of Nel- 
son VanNess Carr and Elizabeth V. Campbell ; grandson of Sylvenus 
Campbell, Jr., and Betsey Hewes ; great-grandson of Sylvenus Camp- 
bell, Sr., and Martha Marsh ; gt'-grandson of Jolui Campbell and 
Elizabeth Stone. 

579. FREDERICK B. CARR. 5379. 

Oneonta, N. Y. 
Clerk. Born, Cooperstown, N. Y., April 20, 1861, Son of Nelson 
Van Ness Carr and Elizabeth V. Campbell, etc. See Alfred W. Carr. 

looi. LOVELL H. CARR. 9401. 

Elizabeth, N. J. 
Born, Lebanon, O., Sept. 30, 1865. Member of the Ohio Society, 
the General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen, and the Building 
Trades Club of New York and the Elizabeth Athletic Club. Son of 
Henry Lovell Carr and Mary Collette ; grandson of Henry Carr and 
Ann Bethune Lovell; great-grandson of James Smith Lovell and Helen 
Sheaffe ; gt'^-grandson oi James Lovell 2M&. Mary Middleton. 

1085. WILLIAM COLLETTE CARR. 9S85. 

New York City. 
Salesman. Born, Akron, O., Sept. 18, 1869. Degree of B. S. from 
Dennison University. Member of Ohio Society. Son of Henry Lovell 
Carr and Mary Collette, etc. See Lovell H. Carr. 

565. EDWARD TOURTELLOT CARROLL. 5365. 

Amsterdam, N. Y. 
Clergyman. Born, Johnstown, N. Y., June 22, 1867. Degrees of B. A. 
from Union College, 1889, and M. A., 1892; B. D. from Episcopal 
Theological Seminary, Cambridge, Mass., 1893. Member of Alpha 
Delta Phi and St. Patrick's Lodge, F. & A. M. Son of John Michael 
Carroll and Augusta Marian Tourtellot ; grandson of Davis Carroll 
and Phebe Tourtellot, and of Freeman Tourtellot and Fanny Richard- 
son ; great-grandson of John Carroll and Hannah Thayer, and of 
Samuel Richardson and Mary Stevens ; gt^-grandson of Amos Carroll 
and Mary Smith, and of Joseph Richardson ; gt'-grandson of Nathaniel 
Carroll and Hannah, his wife ; gt'-grandson of Nathaniel Carroll and 



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Priscilla Downing ; gt'-grandson of Nathaniel Carroll and Mary Haines ; 
gt'-grandson of Robert Carroll. 

566. FREDERICK LINUS CARROLL. 5366. 

Johnstown, N. Y. 
Lawyer. Born, Johnstown, N. Y., Oct. 7, 1869. Degrees of A. B. 
from Union University, i8go, and A. M., 1893. Member of Johnstown 
Historical Society, St. Patrick's Lodge, F. & A. M. ; Alpha Delta Phi, 
Colonial Club, Johnstown Chapter R. A. M., Johnstown Council 
R. & S. M., Holy Cross Commandery, K. T. ; Assistant Grand Lecturer 
for 19th Masonic District of the State. Son of John Michael Carroll 
and Augusta Marian Tourtellot, etc. See E. T. Carroll. 

1348. FRANK THOMAS CARSON. 11748. 

New York City. 
Insurance. Born, Philadelphia, Pa., June 9, 1877. Son of Henry 
Samuel Carson and Mary Thomas ; grandson of Jonathan Thomas and 
Hannah Roberts ; great-grandson of Joseph Roberts and Anne Potts ; 
gt'-grandson of Zebulon Potts and Martha Trotter. 

703. COLIN SMITH CARTER. 8403. 

New York City. 
Doctor of Dental Surgery. Born, Middletown, Conn., April 13, 1857. 
Degree of D. D. S. from University of Pennsylvania, 1883. Member of 
Union League, Republican and American Yacht Clubs, New England 
Society, Sons of the Revolution, Society of Mayflower Descendants, 
Founders and Patriots of America, and America's Founders and 
Defenders. Son of Walter Steuben Carter and Maria Antoinette 
Smith, etc. See Walter Steuben Carter. 

704. WALTER FREDERICK CARTER. 8404. 

New York City. 
Lawyer. Born, Brooklyn, N. Y., Dec. 10, 1873. Degree of A. B. 
from Yale University, 1895. Member of Union League Club of Brook- 
lyn, Yale Club, Yale Alumni Association, Sons of the Revolution, 
Society of Mayflower Descendants, Founders and Patriots of America, 
and America's Founders and Defenders. Son of Walter Steuben 
Carter and Harriet Cook, etc. See Walter Steuben Carter. 
702. WALTER STEUBEN CARTER. 8402. 

New York City. 
Lawyer. Born, Barkhamsted, Conn., Feb. 24, 1833. Has held five 
political offices, one by election and four by appointment. Member of 
Lawyers and Grolier Clubs of New York, Union League and Repub- 
lican Clubs of Brooklyn, American Geographical Society, American 

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Museum of Natural History, New York Zoological Society, Society of 
Mayflower Descendants, America's Founders and Defenders, Founders 
and Patriots of America, Sons of the Revolution, American Historical 
Association, New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, New 
York Historical Society, Long Island Historical Society, Brooklyn 
Institute of Arts and Sciences, and Organists' Guild. Son of Evits 
Carter and Emma Taylor ; grandson of William Taylor and Abigail 
Case ; great-grandson of William Taylor and Ruth Higgins; gt^-grand- 
son of John Taylor and Elizabeth Bailey; gt'-grandson of Samuel 
Taylor and Sarah Cole, gt' grandson of William Taylor, who settled 
at Wethersfield, Conn, about the year 1647. 

842. EDWARD VINCENT GARY. 8742. 

Alontclair, N. J. 
Secretary. Born, New York City, March 2, 185 1. Member of 
Founders and Patriots of America. Son of William Gary and Susan 
Montanye ; grandson of Vincent Montanye and Sarah Ann Snyder ; 
great-grandson of John AIo?itanye and Mary Briggs. John Montanye, 
or, more properly, De la Montayne, was a descendant of Dr. Johannis 
la Montayne and Rachel De Forest, who arrived at New Amsterdam 
during the year 1637, and were identified with the history of Harlem. 

1281. JULIUS H. CARYL. 11206. 

Yonkers, N. Y. 

Retired. Born, Worcester, Otsego Co., N. Y., December 24, 1837. 
Commissioned by Gov. John A. King as Major on the staff of Gen. 
Burnside, commanding 5th Division of N. Y. State Militia. Son of 
Leonard Caryl and Mary Crippen ; grandson of Isaac Caryl and 
Susan(nah) Snell ; great-grandson of Jonathan Caryl ■a.viA Anna(h) 
Clark. 

1066. WILLIAM BARRETT CASS. 9716. 

New York City. 

Tutor. Born, Medfield, Mass., Nov. i, 1874. Degree of A. B. from 
Wesleyan Universit)'. Member of Psi Upsilon Fraternity. Son of 
George Nason Cass and Rosa Bowker ; grandson of Nathan Cass and 
Sarah Currier ; great-grandson of Theophilus Cass and Susanna Libbee. 

306. EDWARD JAMES CHAFFEE. 4306. 

New York City. 
Dry Goods Commission Merchant. Born, Somers, Conn., Aug. 1, 
1836. Member of New England Society and Chamber of Com- 
merce. Son of James Chaffee and Harriet Billings ; grandson of Elam 
Chaffee and Elizabeth Spencer ; great-grandson of Cyril Chaffee and 
Patience Sexton ; gt"-grandson of Asa Chaffee and Mary Howlett. 

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Ssz. JAMES R. CHAMBERLIN. 8752. 

Rochester, N. Y. 
Merchant. Born, Troy, N. Y., Sept. 19, 1825. Graduate of Rennse- 
laer Institute. Captain of Co. A., Third New York Volunteer Cavalry, 
first volunteer cavalry mustered into the United States service in the 
Civil War ; was in forty-two engagements, and wounded before Peters- 
burgh, Va., June 15, 1864. Member of Board of Health, by appoint- 
ment. Member of the Rochester Historical Society. Son of Orlin 
Chamberlin and Calista Shreeve ; grandson of Amasa ChamberUn and 
Molly Brisco ; great-grandson of William Chamberlin. 

166. JOHN GORHAM CHANDLER. 4166. 

Berkeley, Cal. 
Colonel, U. S. A., retired. Born, Lexington, Mass., Dec. 31, 1830. 
Graduate of West Point, 1853. Previous to Civil War was in Indian 
engagements at Rogue River, Ore. In Civil War was in battles of 
Shiloh, Tenn., Perryville, Ky., Carnifax Ferry, W. Va., Mansfield, Mo., 
and Red River. Member of Loyal Legion. Son of Daniel Chandler 
and Susanna Downing ; grandson of John Chandler and Peggy Mack ; 
great-grandson oijohn Chandler, Sr., and Beulah Merriam ; gt^'-grand- 
son of Samuel Chandler; gt'-grandson of Samuel, Sr. ; gt*-grandson of 
Roger, who came to America before 1640, and was of a company who 
obtained a land grant in Concord in 1656. 

279. JOHN ARMSTRONG CHANLER. 4279. 

New York City. 
Lawyer. Born, New York, Oct. 10, 1862. Member of Metropolitan, 
Knickerbocker, Manhattan, Union, Lambs, University, Athletic, Cen- 
tury, Calumet, Democratic, and St. Anthony Clubs, American Fine Arts 
Society, Metropolitan Museum of Arts, and Columbia Alumni Associa- 
tion. Son of John Winthrop Chanler and Margaret Astor Ward; 
grandson of Samuel Ward and Emily Astor ; great-grandson of William 
B. Astor and Margaret Armstrong; gt"-grandson oijohn Amstrong ■i.x\.^ 
Livingston. 

1 106. JAMES EARLE CHEESMAN. 10506. 

New York City. 
Manufacturer. Born, Fort Edward, N. Y., Feb. 25, 1862. Member 
of Ohio Society. Son of James Henry Cheesman and Sara Susanna 
Wright ; grandson of George Wright and La Vendee Woodward ; great- 
grandson of Da7iiel Woodwani and Olive Brown ; gt^-grandson of 
Amos Woodward and Anna Patten ; gt'-grandson of Amos Woodward 
and Hannah Meacham ; gt'-grandson of Richard Woodward and Mary 

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Appleton. Richard Woodward came from England in 1634 and was one 
of the earliest proprietors of Watertown, Mass. 

294. ALEXANDER CRAWFORD CHENOWETH. 4294. 

New York City. 
Civil Engineer. Born, Baltimore, Md., June 5, 1849. Graduated 
from Dickinson College, with degree of A. M. Late private, 7th 
Regt. N. G. N. Y. Present Adjutant, Washington Continental Guards. 
Member of Colonial Wars, War of 1812, and Genealogical and Bio- 
graphical Societies, and Manhattan Club. Son of George Davenport 
Chenoweth and Francis Ann Crawford ; grandson of John Chenoweth 
and Mary Davenport, and of Capt. Wm. B. Crawford and Elizabeth 
Cook ; great-grandson of John Chenowefh and Hannah Cromwell, and 
of John Crawford ; gt'^-grandson of Win. Crmvfonl and Hannah Vance. 

484. THOMAS CHESTER. 4584. 

Rochester, N. Y. 
Banker. Born, Schuylerville, N. Y., May 29, 1845. Member of 
Genesee Valley Club, Rochester Country Club and Rochester Historical 
Society. Son of Chas. Huntington Chester and Julia Anna Thomas; 
grandson of Charles Thomas and Frances Nevins ; great-grandson of 
David Nevins zxiA. Mary Hubbard; gt^'-grandson of Russell Hubbard 
and Mary Gray ; gt^-grandson of Daniel Hubbard and Martha Coit ; 
gt'-grandson of John Hubbard and Mabel Russell. 

944. GEORGE WESLEY CHILDS. 8894. 

Ridgeway, Pa. 
President Elk Tanning Co. Born, Ellenville, N. Y., April 15, 1854. 
Died, 1894. Son of Neal Townley Childs and Almira Weston ; grand- 
son of James Bingham Childs and Anne Wiltsie ; great-grandson of 
Timothy Child and Amy Parish ; gt"-grandson of Child ; gt'-grand- 
son of Capt. Josiah Child. 

825. HORACE HATCH CHITTENDEN. 8725. 

New York City. 

Lawyer. Born, Burlington, Vt., Jan. 24, 1855. Degrees of A. B. 

from Yale University, 1874, and LL. B. f rom Columbia University, 1876. 

Member of University, Yale and Republican Clubs. Son of Lucius 

Eugene Chittenden and Mary Yates Hatch, etc. See L. E. Chittenden. 

170. LUCIUS EUGENE CHITTENDEN. 4170. 

New York City. 
Lawyer. Born, Williston, Vt., May 24, 1824. Degree of M. A. from 
University of Vermont. State Senator from Chittenden Co., Vermont, 

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1857, 1858, and 1859. Appointed Register of the United States Treas- 
ury by President Lincoln in March, 1861, and served during nearly the 
whole of his official term ; resigned on account of disability from fail- 
ing health, due to overwork ; several times Acting Secretary of the 
Treasury during the temporary absence of Secretary Chase. Member 
of Republican Club of New York, New England Society, Founders and 
Patriots of America, and several societies in physical sciences. Son of 
Giles Chittenden and Betsy Hollenback; grandson of Truman Chitten- 
den and Lucy Jones ; great-grandson of Thomas Chittetiden and Eliza- 
beth Meigs ; gt^'-grandson of Ebenezer Chittenden and Mary Johnson ; 
gt^-grandson of William Chittenden and Hannah, his wife. 

767. JOHN CLAFLIN. 8467. 

New York City. 
Wholesale dry goods merchant. Born, Brooklyn, N. Y. , July 20, 1850. 
Degree of A. B. from College of the City of New York. Member of 
Rapid Transit Commission of New York City. Member of Chamber of 
Commerce, Long Island Historical Society, Metropolitan and other 
clubs. Son of Horace B. Claflin and Agnes Sanger ; grandson of John 
Claflin and Lydia Mellen ; great-grandson of Henry Mellen and Jerusha 
Burnap ; gt^-grandson of Thomas Mellm and Elizabeth, his wife. 

415. ARTHUR MARCH CLARK. 4515. 

New York City. 
Clergyman. Born, Framingham, Mass., Aug. 3, 1853. Degree of 
B. A. from St. Francis Xavier's College of New York City. Member of 
Massachusetts Historical and Genealogical Society and the Society for 
the Suppression of Vice of San Francisco. Son of James Wilson Clark 
and Catherine March, etc. See James W. Clark. 

1249. BYRON GEORGE CLARK. 8242. 

New York City. 
Physician. Born, Charlestown, N. H., Feb. 15, 1847. Graduate of 
Dartmouth Medical College; member of Harlem Club, State and 
County Homeopathic Medical Societies, American Institute, New York 
Paedological Society, New York Homeopathic Materia Medica Society, 
Homeopathic Union, etc. Son of Aaron Clark and Mary Ann Towner; 
grandson of Daniel Towner and Lucretia Atkins ; great-grandson of 
Comfort Towner. 

230. FREDERICK HAMILTON CLARK. 4230. 

New York City. 
Clerk. Born, New York, May 2, 1864. Second Lieutenant, Co. 
D, 7th Regt., National Guard of New York, from September, 1893, ^^ 

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April, 1896. Member of Seventh Regiment Veteran Association. Son of 
Frederick Hamilton Clark and Elizabeth Stebbins Waterbury ; grand- 
son of Amos Hoyt Waterbury and Cecilia Stebbins ; great-grandson of 
Samuel Stebbins and Ruth Wilson ; gt'"-grandson of Joseph Stebbins and 
Joanna Smith ; gt^-grandson of Benjamin Stebbins ; gt'-grandson of 
Benoni Stebbins and Hannah (widow of Joseph Edwards) ; gt^-grandson 
of John Stebbins and Ann, his wife ; gt'-grandson of Rowland Stebbins 
and Sarah, his wife, who came from Ipswich, England, in 1634, and 
first settled in Massachusetts. 

820. HENRY RAYMOND CLARK. 8720. 

Bufifalo, N. Y. 
Manufacturer. Born, Aurora, Erie Co., N. Y., Jan. 31, 1843. Captain 
and Regimental Quartermaster, 74th Regt., N. G. N. Y. Thirty-second 
degree Mason. Son of Benjamin Clark and Huldah Washburn ; grand- 
son of Benjamin Clark and Susannah Bass; great-grandson of Feter 
Clark and Hannah Eppes ; gt^-grandson of Peter Clark and Anna 
Porter ; gt'-grandson of Rev. Peter Clark and Deborah Hobart ; gt*- 
grandson of Uriah Clark ; gt'-grandson of Hugh Clark. 

261. JAMES W. CLARK. 4261. 

New York City. 
Merchant. Born, Framingham, Mass., Aug. 31, 1850. Son of James 
W. Clark and Catherine March ; grandson of Peter Clark and Elizabeth 
Wilson ; great-grandson of Atherton Clark and Patience Loon ; gt^- 
grandson of John Clark and Ann Pierce ; gt^-grandson of John Clark 
and Elizabeth Norman ; gt'-grandson of Hugh Clark of England 
(b. 1613) and Elizabeth, his wife. 

684. JOSEPH CLARK, 7184. 

New York City. 
Superintending engineer, Continental Iron Works. Born, Bridge- 
port, Conn., April 24, 1830. Member of 17th Ward Democratic Asso- 
ciation of Brooklyn, New York City Division of Brotherhood of Loco- 
motive Engineers, Paragon Club of Brooklyn, and Masonic Veterans' 
Society of the Eastern District of Brooklyn, of all of which he is or 
has been President. Son of Joseph Clark and Sarah P. Hawley ; grand- 
son of Joseph Clark, Sr., and Humphries, and of Aiel Hau'ley 

and Sarah Nichols ; great-grandson of William N. Clark and (wife not 
given), of Jonathan Hawley and Mabel Gillet, and of Benjami7i Nichols 
and Phebe Hard ; gt'-'-grandson of Samuel Hawley, Jr., and Bethiah 
Booth, and of Samuel Nichols and Hannah, his wife; gt'-grandson of 
Samuel Hawley, Sr., and Mary Thompson, and of Daniel Nichols and 
Hannah Peet ; gt'-grandson of Joseph Hawley (who came from England 

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to Massachusetts in 1629) and Catherine Berdsey, and of Abraham 
Nichols and Rachel Kellogg ; gt'-grandson of Caleb Nichols and Anne 
Ward ; gt"-grandson of Sergeant Francis Nichols, who came from Eng- 
land in 1639 to Stratford, Conn. 

960. LEANDER CLARK . 9160. 

Newburgh, N. Y. 
Veterinary surgeon. Born, Bloomingburgh, N. Y., May 13, 1828. 
Died, Sept. 19, 1897. Son of Lucas Clark and Phila Avery ; grandson 
of Eleazer Clark and Sarah C, his wife, and of Ahncr Avery, Jr., and 
Eliphel Shattuck; great-grandson of Asahel Clark and Submit Clapp 
and of Abner Avery, Sr., and Eunice Hall. 

626. SALTER STORRS CLARK. 7126. 

New York City. 
Lawyer. Born, Brooklyn, N. Y. Jan. 10, 1854. Degrees of A. B., 
from Yale University, 1873, and LL. B., from Columbia University, 
1876. Son of Lucius E. Clark and Abigail Rich ; grandson of Samuel 
Rich and Angelina Painter ; great-grandson of Thomas Painter. 

522. WILLIAM CLARK. 5322. 

Fort Plain, N. Y. 
Produce and provision dealer. Born, Fort Plain, N. Y., June 7, 1844. 
Son of William Clark and Anna Maria Newkirk; grandson of Charles 
Newkirk and Elsie Hunn ; great-grandson of Dirck (or Derrick Hunti) 
Annatse Lansing. 

846. WILLIAM BREWSTER CLARK. 8746. 

New York City. 
Physician. Born, Newark, N. J., Aug. 12, 1850. Degrees of B. S. 
from Amherst College and M. D. from Columbia College (College of 
Physicians and Surgeons). Member of University Club, City Club, 
Barnard Club, and Alpha Delta Phi Club. Son of Wm. Hatfield 
Clark and Elizabeth Stevens Munn ; grandson of Israel Clark and 
Sarah Freeman Evans ; great-grandson of William Clark and Sarah 
Hatfield; gt^-grandson of Charles Clark; gt'-grandson of William 
Clark ; gt'-grandson of Thomas (or Richard) Clark ; gt*-grandson of 
Samuel Clark, who came from England in 1680. 

350. WILLIAM N. GIBERT CLARK. 4350. 

Mount Vernon, N. Y. 

Born, New York, Nov. 13, 1858. Son of Charles Henry Clark and 

Mary Caroline Gibert ; grandson of William Nicholas Gibert and 

Elizabeth Schermerhorn ; great-grandson of John P. Schermerhorn and 

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Rebecca Stevens ; gt^-grandson of Ebenezer Stevens and Rebecca 
Hodgson. 

424. EDWARD SMITH CLARKE. 4524. 

Rochester, N. Y. 
Lumber merchant. Born, Rochester, N. Y., Dec. 25, 1853. Degree 
of B. A. from Yale University. Member of University Club of New 
York ; Genesee Valley and Country Clubs of Rochester, and Society 
of Colonial Wars. Son of Freeman Clarke and Henrietta Jacqueline 
Ward ; grandson of Levi Ward, Jr., and Mehitable Hand ; great-grand- 
son of jyt?///*'/ Z^(?/;(/ and Siba Smith; gt^-grandson of Jannah Hand 
and Dorothy Griswold ; gt^-grandson of Joseph Hand, Jr., and Esther 
Wilcox : gf-grandson of Joseph Hand, Sr., and Jane Wright. 

1 135. HENRY MAXSON CLARKE. 10535. 

Elmira, N. Y. 
Lawyer. Born, Unadilla Forks, N. Y., Nov. i, 1859. Member of 
Century Club of Elmira, and F. & A. IVL Son of Edgar B. Clarke and 
Mary L. Weaver ; grandson of Jared Clarke and Emily Hayes ; great- 
grandson of Joseph Clarke, Jr., and Hannah Clarke (of same line) ; 
gt^-grandson of Joseph CUuke and Deborah Pendleton. The Clarke 
ancestry runs back lineally to Joseph Clark, one of those to whom the 
original charter of Rhode Island was granted by Charles II., in 1663. 
Mary L. Weaver is a descendant of John Maxson, the first white child 
born on the island of Rhode Island. 

351. RICHARD HENRY CLARKE. 4351. 

New York City. 
Lawyer and author. Born, Washington, D. C, July 3, 1827. De- 
grees of A. B., A. M., and LL. D. from Georgetown (D. C.) Uni- 
versity ; LL. D. from St. John's College, Fordham, New York City ; 
and the Golden Cross in recognition of literary and historical labors 
from the University of Notre Dame, Indiana. Member of Georgetown 
University Alumni. Son of Walter Clarke and Rachael Boone ; grand- 
son of William C/arie and Mary Simms ; great-grandson of Robert Clarke 
and Ann Jenkins ; gt^-grandson of Walter Clarke ; gt'-grandson of 
John Clarke ; gf-grandson of Robert Clarke. The latter settled in 
Maryland about 1638, and was Surveyor-General and Privy Councilor 
under Lord Baltimore, and sat in the Legislature which unanimously 
enacted the Maryland Religious Liberty Law in 1649. 

1052. RICHARD HENRY CLARKE, Jr. 9702. 

New York City. 
Lawyer. Born, Morristown, N. J., Oct. 18, 1873. Degrees of A. B. 
from College of St. Francis Xavier, and LL. B. from University of the 

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City of New York. Member of Phi Delta Phi Club. Son of Richard 
Henry Clarke and Ada Semmes, etc. See Richard Henry Clarke. 

477. SHERMAN CLARKE. 4577. 

Rochester, N. Y. 
Born, Rochester, N. Y., Jan. 21, 1856. Member of Society of Co- 
lonial Wars, Genesee Valley Club, Rochester Country Club, and 
American Association for the Advancement of Science. Son of Free- 
man Clarke and Henrietta Jacqueline Ward, etc. See Edward Smith 
Clarke. 

420. STEPHEN MERRELL CLEMENT. 4520. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 
Banker. Born, Fredonia, N. Y., Nov. 4, 1859. Degree of B. A. 
from Yale University, 1882. Member of Historical Society, Saturn 
Club, and University Club of Buffalo. Son of Stephen M. Clement and 
Sarah E. Leonard ; grandson of David Leonard and Anna Merrell ; 
great-grandson of Ca/ed B. Merrell 2ind Sarah Jackson ; gt^-grandson of 
Giles Jackson and Anna Thomas ; gt'-grandson of John Jackson and 
Mercy Chadwick; gt-t-grandson of John Jackson, Sr., and Deborah, his 
wife. 

969. FRANKLIN B. CLEMONS. 9169. 

Syracuse, N. Y. 
Civil engineer. Born, New York City, Dec. 6, 1866. Member of 
Founders and Patriots of America. Son of N. Huntington demons 
and Rebecca Drake ; grandson of Warner Pratt demons and Eliza 
Snow, and of Horace Drake and Elizabeth Caroline Parker ; great- 
grandson of Thomas Reed demons and Elizabeth Pratt, of Otis Drake 
and Rebekah Lassell, and of Amasa Parker, Jr., and Rebecca Pardee ; 
^V--^X'Ax\A%oxi oi Jonathan demons liwA Rachel Temple, of Isaac Drake 
and Jane Crossman, and of Jonathan Pardee and Zilpha Hamlin ; gt^- 
grandson oi James Pardee. 

927. HARRY WESCOTT CLEVELAND. 8877. 

Syracuse, N. Y. 
Telegrapher. Born, Syracuse N. Y., June 8, 1867. Member of 
Syracuse Athletic Association. Son of Wm. Henry Cleveland and 
Julia A. Wescott ; grandson of Wm. Henry Cleveland (first husband) 
and Angeline Raymond ; great-grandson of Gershom Raymond, 3d, and 
Delia Raymond; gt^-grandson of Gershom Raymond, 2d, and Mary Whit- 
ing, and of Stephen Raymond, (father of Delia) and Mary Selleck ; gt'- 
grandson of Gershom Raymond, ist, and Abigail Taylor, and of James 
Raymond (father of Stephen) and (wife not given) ; gf-grandson of John 

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Raymond (father of Gershom) and Katherine Hanford ; gt'-grandson 
of John Raymond and EHzabeth Sension (or St. John). 

732. GEORGE A. CLYDE. 8432. 

Rome, N. Y. 
Salesman. Bom, Middlefield Center, N. Y., Jan. 31, 1869. Son of 
Joseph Le Roy Clyde and Anna Elizabeth Manktelow ; grandson of 
DeWitt Clinton Clyde and Bethany Newcombe ; great-grandson of 
Joseph Clyde and Margaret Campbell ; gt'^-grandson of Samuel Clyde 
and Catherine Wasson ; gt'-grandson of Daniel Clyde and Esther 
Rankin. 

1360. DORR RAYMOND COBB. 11985. 

Syracuse, N. Y. 
Lawyer. Born, North Bingham, Pa., May 16, 1871. Degrees of Ph. 
B. and Ph. M. from Syracuse University. Member of Sons of Veterans 
and a number of clubs and societies. Son of Aurelius Howard Cobb 
and Louise Raymond ; grandson of Joel Lyman Raymond and Lydia 
Matilda Grover ; great-grandson of Wm. Greenleaf Raymond and 
Betsey Freeland ; gt'-grandson of Amos Raymond and Alice Joslyn. 

1361. CHARLES MARVIN COBURN. 11986. 

East Orange, N. J. 
Merchant. Born, Dorchester, Mass., March 5, 1843. In Civil War, 
enlisted in 43d Regt. Massachusetts Volunteers ; participated in battles 
of Kingston and Whitehall, N. C. ; also in service at Harper's Ferry; 
discharged as Corporal. Member of Grand Army of the Republic and 
Sons of the Revolution. Son of Henry Reed Coburn and Eliza Fos- 
dick ; grandson of Caleb Coburn and Esther Reed ; great-grandson of 
Nathaniel Reed and Hebzibah Bateman ; gt^-grandson of William 
Reed, Jr., and Abigail Stowe ; gt'-grandson of William Reed, Sr., and 
Sarah Poulter. 

755. OTHO SPRIGG COCKEY. 8455- 

New York City. 
General agent, Grand Trunk Railway. Born, Urbana, Md., Nov. 6, 
1854. Son of Sebastian Graff Cockeyand Elizabeth Sprigg ; grandson 
of William Cockey and Catherine Graff ; great-grandson of Sebastian 
Graff ■i.w^ Ann Young. 

1 173. FRANK H. COFFRAN. 10648. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 
Clergyman. Born, Springfield, Mass., April 14, 1855. Degree of 
A. B . from Amherst College, 1877 ; Auburn Theological Seminary, 1880. 

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Son of James Coffran and Mary Kellogg ; grandson of Martin Kellogg 
and Hannah Hastings ; great-grandson of Thomas Hastings, Jr., and 
Hannah Billings ; gt'-grandson of Thomas Hastings, Sr., and Mary 
Belden. 

1282. WILLIAM WEEDEN COLE. 11 207. 

Elraira, N. Y. 
General Superintendent of West Side Railroad. Born, Medford, 
Mass., April 4, 1865. Son of William Cole and Mary Jane Hansen; 
grandson of Benj. Cole and Jane Porter ; great-grandson of Samuel 
Cole and Lucy Skillings ; gt"-grandson of Samuel Cole, Sr., and Sarah 
Brown ; gt'-grandson of Jonathan Cole and Miriam Stone ; gt'-grandson 
of Solomon Cole and Mary, his wife. 

72. CLARENCE LYMAN COLLINS. 4072. 

New York City. 
Dry goods commission merchant. Born, Hartford, Conn., Feb. 22, 
1848. Member of Lambs, City and Merchants Clubs, New England 
Society, Society of Colonial Wars, Founders and Patriots, Mayflower 
Descendants, Chamber of Commerce, Board of Trade and Transpor- 
tation and Metropolitan Museum of Art. Son of Charles Collins and 
Mary Hall Terry; grandson of Amos Morris Collins and Mary Lyman ; 
great-grandson of Moses Lyman and Mary Buell Judd. John Collins, 
the emigrant ancestor of the Collins family, was a member of the Hon- 
orable Artillery Company of Boston in 1646. Clarence Lyman Collins 
traces through five lines of ancestry to those who fought in the Colonial 
Wars, namely, through the families of Collins, Morris, Buell, Coit and 
Lyman. 

1283. WILLIAM BURTIS COLLINS. 11208. 

Gloversville, N. Y. 
Publisher of The Daily Leader, etc. Born, St. Johnsville. N. Y., 
Jan. 21, i860. Member of Sons of Veterans and Eccentric Club. Son 
of David S. Collins and Amelia Burtis ; grandson of William Burtis and 
Eve Hess; great-grandson of Daniel Hess. 

720. EDWARD COMSTOCK. 8420. 

Rome, N. Y. 
Merchant. Born, Rome, N. Y., April 12, 1842. Degree of A. B. 
from Amherst College. Adjutant of 146th New York Volunteers during 
Civil War ; participated in battles of Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Chan- 
cellorsville, etc. ; brevetted Major. Mayor of Rome. Member of Uni- 
versity Club of New York City and Oneida County Historical Society. 
Son of Calvert Comstock and Eliza Mann Sill ; grandson of Theodore 



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Sill and Eliza Mann ; great-grandson of Elisha Sill and Mary Heaton, 
and of Dr. J. Milton Mann and (wife not given); gt"-grandson of Joseph 
Sill and Phoebe Lord, and of Bezalecl Mann and Bede Carpenter ; gt'- 
grandson of Capt. Joseph Sill and Sarah Clark, and of Samuel Mann 
and Zipporah Billings ; gt' -grandson of John Sill and (wife not given) 
and of Rev. Samuel Mann and Esther Ware ; gt'-grandson of William 
Mann and Mary Jarred. 

371. ANDREW CONE. 437i- 

New York City. 

Advertising agent. Born, Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 6, 1862. Member 
of Colonial Club, Marine and Field Club, and Columbia and Douglas- 
ton Yacht Clubs. Son of Edward Payson Cone and Anna Maud Roche, 
etc. See Edward Payson Cone. 

53. EDWARD PAYSON CONE. 4053. 

New York City. 

Manager of the Ledger Monthly. Born, West Granby, Conn., March 
4, 1835. During the Civil War, Secretary of two Conventions for 
the reconstruction of Tennessee, Assistant Postmaster of Nashville, 
Tenn., Superintendent of Mails of the Department of the Cumberland, 
and Secretary of the Senate of Tennessee ; raised a military company, 
which rendered effective aid in the defence of Nashville in 1862, when, 
upon Bragg's invasion of Kentucky, Nashville was left with only part of 
an East Tennessee regiment ; specially commended by Andrew Johnson, 
then Military Governor, for his services; after the war, United States 
District Tax Commissioner for Tennessee and United States Weigher in 
the New York Custom House. Member of the G. A. R., Founders and 
Patriots of America, Union League, Patria, Twilight, Lotos and Press 
Clubs, New England Society, New York Genealogical and Biographical 
Society, American Institute of Civics, West Side Republican Club, 
and West Side Association. Son of Silas Cone and Sarah Hayes; 
grandson of Daniel Hurlburt Cone and Elizabeth Atkins; great 
grandson of Daniel Cone and Susannah Hurlburt; gt'^-grandson of 
Caleb Cone and Elizabeth Cunningham ; gt^'-grandson of Daniel Cone 
and Mehitable Spencer. Daniel Cone (b. 1626; d. 1706), settled in 
Lynn, Mass., about 1651-52. 

386. EDWARD SILAS CONE. 4386. 

Chicago, 111. 
Western Manager of Van Doren Special Newspaper Advertising 
Agency. Born, Nashville, Tenn., Oct. 22, 1865. Member of Grid- 
iron and other Clubs. Son of Edward Payson Cone and Anna Maud 
Roche, etc. See Edward Payson Cone. 

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624. FREDERICK HAYES CONE. 7124. 

New York City. 
Banker and broker. Born, Brooklyn, N. Y., June 4, 1873. Member 
of Lotos and Atlantic Yaclit Clubs. Son of Edward Payson Cone and 
Anna Maud Roche, etc. See Edward Payson Cone. 

625. WILLIAM COSSITT CONE. 7125. 

New York City. 
Banker and Broker. Born, Brooklyn, N. Y., Nov. 2, 1870. Veteran of 
22d Regt. N. G. N. Y. Son of Edward Payson Cone and Anna Maud 
Roche, etc. See Edward Payson Cone. 

651. EDMUND COGGSWELL CONVERSE. 71 51. 

New York City. 
Iron manufacturer. Born, Boston, Mass., Nov. 7, 1849. Son of 
James Coggswell Converse and Sarah Ann Peabody ; grandson of 
Jeremiah Peabody and Katherine Kimball ; great-grandson of William 
Kimball and Ruth, his wife ; gt'^-grandson of Da?iiel Ki7nba// and Sarah 
Day. 

1250. WILLIAM WRIGHT CONWAY. 10950. 

Philadelphia, Pa. 
Lawyer. Born, Burlington, N. J., Oct. 20, 1854. Degree of LL. B. 
from Columbia College. Member of Pennsylvania Geneological Society, 
Founders and Patriots, Westchester County Historical Society, and 
Oyster Bay Historical Society. Son of Thomas Conway and Martha 
Frances Wright ; grandson of Wm. Wright and Sally Ann Weeks ; 
great-grandson of Stephen Wright and Elizabeth (first wife) ; gt'-grand- 
son of Thomas Wright and his third wife, whose name is unknown ; 
gt^-grandson of Edmund Wright and Sarah Townsend ; gt'-grandson of 
Edmund Wright and Satah Wright. 

1284. JESSE L. COOLEY. 11 209. 

Elmira, N. Y. 
Accountant. Born, Elmira, N. Y., Oct. 13, 1827. Son of Levi Jesse 
Cooley and Susan Ma.xwell ; grandson of Jesse Cooley and Amy Knapp ; 
great-grandson oi Jabes Kiiapp and Hannah Holley; gt^-grandson of 
Caleb Knapp. 

1 1 74. HOVEY EVERITT COPLEY. 10649. 

Elmira, N. Y. 
Clerk. Born, Chemung, N. Y., May 2, 1869. Son of John Gilbert 
Copley and Sarah Everitt ; grandson of Hovey Everitt and Cynthia 

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Lowman ; great-grandson of Ebe Everitt and Mabel Elmore ; gt"-grand- 
son of Ebenezer Everitt and Lucy Moulton, and of Samiid Elmore and 
Mary Pardee. 

54. WILLIAM HENRY CORBUSIER. 4054. 

United States Army. 

Major and Surgeon, U. S. A. Born, New York, April 10, 1S44. 
Degree of M. D. from Bellevue Hospital Medical College. In Civil 
War, while Surgeon in charge of 6th Illinois Cavalry and Battery K, ist 
Illinois Light Artillery, participated in 14 battles in Mississippi, Ala- 
bama and Tennesee, between July 23 and Dec. 25, 1864. Served in 
Indian campaigns in 1874, 1875 and 1885. In War with Spain, was 
Acting Medical Purveyor, Department of the Pacific, and in active 
service at Manila, Philippine Islands. Son of William Morrison Cor- 
busier and Mahala Myers ; grandson of James Henry Corbusier 
and Eleanor Catherine Sloat, and of Stephen Myers and Rachel 
De Baun ; great-grandson of Alexander Sloat and Sarah Layton, and of 
Joris Myers and Elizabeth Stevens ; gt'^ -grandson of Cornelius Slot/ and 
Eleanor McKinney, of Gerrit Myers and Lammetie Remsen, and of 
Sleplianus Stevens and Catrina Blauvelt ; gt'-grandson of Johannes Slott 
and Christina Ackerman, of Iden Meyer and Gertruyd Van Dalsen, 
and of Petrus Blauvelt ; gt'-grandson of Jacobus Jansen Slott and 
Maria Demarest, and of Jan Jansen Meyer and Annetie Idense 
Van Vorst ; gt^-grandson of Pieter Jansen Slot and Marrittie Jacobse 
Van Winckel, and of Jan Dirckzen Meyer and Tryntie Andriesse 
Grevenraet, who came from Holland prior to 1652 ; gt'-grandson of Jan 
Pietersen Slot and Aeltie Jans, who arrived at New Amsterdam about 
1645. 

986. HARRY SEYMOUR CORNISH. 9186. 

New York City. 

Manager Knickerbocker Athletic Club. Born, Hartford, Conn. .■\ug. 
4, 1863. Son of DeWitt Clinton Cornish and Emily Rhoda Hayward ; 
grandson of Grove Cornish and Amy Humphrey ; great-grandson of 
Col. James Cornish and Cynthia Russell; gt'-grandson of Capt. James 
Cornish and Ruhama Bidwell, and o[ /esse J? i/ssell a.nd (wife not given) ; 
gt'-grandson of Elisha Cornish and Hepzibah Humphrey. 

725. LOUIS HENRY CORNISH. 8425. 

New York City. 
Publisher. Born, Hartford, Conn., May 23, 1855. Member of L. A. 
W., L. A. P. and Berkshire Club. Son of Grove Horton Cornish and 
Electa Catharine Adams ; grandson of Grove Cornish and Amy Hum- 
phrey, and of Hiram Adams and Catherine Adams ; great-grandson of 

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Col. James Cornish and Cynthia Russell, of William Adams (father of 
Hiram) and Electa Roberts, and of Ambrose Adams (father of Catherine) 
and Coty Eno ; gt"-grandson of Capt. James Cornish and Ruhama Bid- 
well, of /fSie Russc// and (wife not given), of Capt. Wni. Adams (father 
of Wm.) and Rosabella Loomis, of A^alluiiiiel Roberts and Rhoda Wood- 
ford, and of Abel Adams (father of Ambrose) and Rosene Cossett ; 
gt^-grandson of E/isha Cornish and Hepzibah Humphrey, of Francis 
Loomis and Elizabeth Pinney, and of Matthew Adams (father of Abel) 
and Susanna Eno ; gt-'-grandson of James Cornish and Amy Butler, and 
of Joseph Adams and Mary Case ; gt°-grandson of Dea. James Cornish 
and Elizabeth Thrall, and of Daniel Adams and Mary Pinney ; gt°-grand- 
son of James Cornish, who came from lingland and settled in North- 
ampton, and of George Adams and Frances, his wife, who settled in 
Watertown, Mass., in 1645. The Adams line is traced back 17 gener- 
ations further. President Adams is of this common ancestry. 

432. AUGUSTUS P. CORSE. 4532. 

New York City. 

Manufacturer. Born, Troy, N. Y., Feb. 4, 1847. Colonel and Chief 
of Artillery, Third Division, N. G. N. Y. Member of Army and Navy 
Club and Sons of the Revolution. Son of Albert C. Corse and Sarah 
A. Simmons, grandson of Albert Corse and Sarah Johnson, and great- 
grandson of Rufus Johnson and Anna his wife. 

1089. HAMILTON STEWART CORWIN. 9889. 

New York City. 

Certified public accountant. Born, Port Jervis, N. Y., March 26, 
1855. Member of Montauk Club, Long Island Historical Society and 
Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences. Son of Alfred Hartwell Cor- 
win and Hannah Vail. In paternal line, grandson of John Corwin and 
Mary Knight ; great-grandson of John Corwin, Sr., and Julia Vail ; gt"- 
grand-son oi Joshua Corwin and Anna Paine, and of Benjamin Vai! and 
Elizabeth Stillwell ; gt^-grandson of David Corwin and Deborah Wells. 
In maternal line, grandson of Gilbert Vail and Julia Ann McGowan ; 
great-grandson of Samuel Vail and Hannah Dunning; gt'-grandson of 
Gilbert Townsend Vail and Hannah Arnot. 

337. L. WALDO CORY. 4337. 

Cooperstovvn, N. Y. 

Merchant. Born, Cooperstown, N. Y., April 4, 1853. Son of Wil- 
liam E. Cory and Samantha Wood ; grandson of Levi Wood and Olive 
Mason ; great-grandson of Da niclWood and Rebekah Ingalls. 

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353. GILBERT PALMER COTTON. 4353 

Abroad. 
Captain, U. S. A., retired. Born, Zanesville, O., March 22, 1846 
Member of Army and Navy Club, of Washington, and Lotos Club of 
New York. Son of Robert Hutchason Cotton and Margaret A. 
Hager ; grandson of James Cotton and Jemima Chalffin ; great-grand- 
son of Solomon Chalffin and Constance Eaton. 

499. MATTHEW KNAPP COUZENS. 4599. 

Yonkers, N. Y. 

Civil Engineer. Born, New York City, Nov. 7, 1824. Died at White 
Plains, N. Y., about Oct. 17, 1897. Son of John Couzens and Mary M. 
Knapp ; grandson of Alattlmu Couzens and Isabella Coddington ; 
great-grandson of William Couzens ; gt'-grandson of Leonard Couzens 
or Cozzens, who came from England and settled in Rhode Island in 
1711. 

961. GEORGE COWING. 9161. 

Cayuga, N. Y. 

Retired. Born, Seneca, N. Y., Oct. 11, 1835. Was private in Capt. 
Wilcoxen's Co. of Flying Artillery, N. Y. S. Militia, in Seneca 
Falls, N. Y., until disbanded in 1859. Member of the American In- 
stitute of New York. Son of John Philo Cowing and Elizabeth Malay ; 
grandson of yizwf J C(7?ot'«^ and Sarah Randall, and of Thomas Malay 
and Mary Richardson ; great-grandson of Caleb Cowing and (wife not 
given), and of William Richardson and Editha Booth ; gt'-grandson of 
John Cowing and Deborah Litchfield, and of Aaron Booth and Editha 
Skinner ; gt'-grandson of John Cowing and Rebecca Mann, and of 
David Skinner And Elizabeth Ellsworth. 

547. FREDERICK JOSEPH COX. 5347. 

Albany, N. Y. 
Physician. Born, Albany, N. Y., June 27, 1866. Graduate of Wil- 
liams College, B. A., 1889, and Albany Medical College, M. D., 1892. 
Member of Sigma Phi Society and Fort Orange Club of Albany. Son 
of James W. Cox and Hannah Gilbert ; grandson of Thomas Cox and 
Sally Bump; great-grandson of Asa Bump and Lydia Daudley ; gt"- 
grandson oi Jacob Bump and Dinah Slew. 

898. JOHN BOWES COX. 8798. 

New York City. 
Wholesale coal merchant. Born, Harrisburg, Pa., Sept. 26, 1848. 
Son of John Bowes Cox and Rebecca Lightner ; grandson of John 
Bowes Cox and Matilda Willis McAllister ; great-grandson of Cornelius 

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Cox and Mary Richards, and of Archibald McAllister and Elizabeth 
Carson; gt^-grandson of Richard McAllister and Mary Dill. 

791. IRVING FRANKLIN CRAGIN. 8491. 

Buffalo. N. Y. 

Official Stenographer. Born, Troy, N. Y., June ry, i860. Private 
in 13th Regt. N. G. N. Y., 1881 ; and in 6th Separate Co., Troy 
Citizens' Corps, 1883-88. Stenographer to Govs. Cleveland and Hill 
during their terms; Deputy Clerk of Assembly, 1891 ; Journal Clerk of 
Assembly, 1892; Official Stenographer, Superior Court of Buffalo, 
1890-1895; now Official Stenograplu-r, of Supreme Court, 8th Judicial 
District. Son of Benjamin Franklin Cragin and Harriet Louise 
Coggeshall ; grandson of Aaron Cragin and Sarah Wilkins ; great- 
grandson of Benjamin Cragin and Mercy Robbins. 

1285. FRANCIS ASBURY CRANDALL. 11 210. 

Yonkers, N. Y. 

Merchant. Born, New London, Conn., Oct. 13, 1853. Son of 
George Washington Crandall and Mary Benjamin ; grandson of 
Ephraim Benjamin and Sally Greene ; great-grandson of Asa Benja- 
min and Mary Roath, and of Feier Greene and Sa.rah Davis. 

71. NIROM M. CRANE. 4071. 

Wayne, N. Y. 

Banker. Born, Benton, N. Y., Dec. 13, 1828. Brevet Brigadier-General 
of U. S. Vols, in Civil War; in battles at Rappahannock, Sulphur 
Springs, Gainesville, second Bull Run, Chanlilly, South Mountain, 
Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorville, St. Mary's Heights, Gettys- 
burg, Falling Water, Resaca, Cassville, Dallas, Gulp's Farm, Kenesaw, 
Peach Tree Creek, Atlanta, Savannah, Drury Lane, Bentonville, and 
surrender of Johnson's Army at Raleigh, N. C. Brevetted Brigadier- 
General of National Guard by Governor Fenton for services in the war. 
Elected Clerk of Steuben County, 1863, for three years. Appointed 
Trustee of N. Y. State Soldiers' Home by Gov. Robinson for four years. 
Son of Nirom Crane and Anna Goodrich ; grandson oi Daniel Crane, 2d, 
and Sylvia Marrium ; great-grandson of Daniel Crane, ist, and Lydia 
Parker ; gt^-grandson of Ebenezer Crane ; gt°-grandson of John Crane ; 
gt'-grandson of Henry Crane, who came from England in 1635. Four 
generations of this family have served in the wars — John, 171 1, against 
Canada; Daniel, in the Revolution; Nirom, 1812, and Nirom M., in 
the Civil War. 

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ii8. SIDNEY H. CRANE. 4118. 

Boston, Mass. 
Banker. Born, Hornellsville, N. Y., Sept. 15, 1855. Son of Nirom 
M. Crane and Marie Louisa McDonald. See Nirom M. Crane. 

637. WILLIAM MONTGOMERY CRANE. 7137. 

New York City. 
Merchant. Born, Roselle, N. J., June 14, 1852. Was Corporal in 
Co. C, 3d Regt., N. G. S. N. J., serving seven years. Member of 
Manuscript Society, Baton Club and New York Athletic Club. Son of 
Richard Montgomery Crane and Maria Coles ; grandson of Ritfus 
Crane and Charity Campbell ; great-grandson of Jonas Crane and Han- 
nah Lyon ; gt^-grandson of John Crane and Abigail (his wife) ; gt""- 
grandson of Azariah Crane and Mary Treat ; gt''-grandson of Jasper 
Crane (who emigrated from England about 1639 and was one of the 
original settlers of New Haven), and of Robert Treat who was Governor 
of Connecticut at the time of the Charter Oak afifair. 

1 136. GEORGE R. CRAWFORD. 10536. 

Mount Vernon, N. Y. 
President, Westchester Fire Ins. Co, Born, White Plains, N. Y., 
June 21, 1841. Formerly President of Village of Mount Vernon, N. Y., 
member of Mt. Vernon Board of Education and Chief Engineer of Mt. 
Vernon Fire Department. Member of all Masonic bodies of York and 
Scottish rites. Mystic Shrine, O. D. O., and Craftsmen's Club of New 
York, and President of the Democratic Club of Mt. Vernon and the 
Eastchester Association of Descendants of Revolutionary Sires. Son 
of Elisha Crawford and Judith Tompkins ; grandson of Samuel Craw- 
ford, Jr., and Anna Horton ; great-grandson of Samuel Cra^vford and 
Jane (his wife). 

807. FLOYD STRANAHAN CREGO. 8707. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 
Physician. Born, Trumansburg, N. Y., Feb. 24, 1856. Major and 
Surgeon, Fourth Brigade, N. G. N. Y. Son of Russel Crego and Alva- 
line A. Marsters ; grandson of John Stranahan Crego and Polly An- 
drus ; great-grandson of Abraham Crego and Mary Stranahan. 

1251. WILLIAM MURRAY CROMBIE. iiioi. 

New York City. 

Wholesale lumber merchant. Born, Burlington, Vt., Nov. 6, 1871. 

Degree of A. B. from University of Vermont. Served in Troop A., 

N. Y. Vol. Cavalry in Porto Rico, 1898. Member of Squadron A., N. G. 

N. Y. ; and of Sigma Phi Society. Son of Wm. Augustus Crombie and 

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Sarah Elizabeth Murray ; grandson of Samuel Cooledge Crombie and 
Susan Clark Choate ; great-grandson of Wm. Choate, Jr., and Mary 
Pinkerton ; gt"-grandson of IFm. CJioaie, Sr. 

1206. ANDREW CROOK. 10906. 

Bath, N. Y. 

Granite and marble dealer. Born, Piermont, N. H. Son of John 
Crook and Anna Button; grandson of Andrew Crook and Lydia 
Baldwin. 

1226. JOHN CURREY. 10926. 

San Francisco, Cal. 

Lawyer. Born, Cortlandtown, N. Y., Oct. 4, 1814. Degree of 
LL. D., from Williams College. Formerly Chief Justice of the Supreme 
Court of California. Member of Society of California Pioneers, Cali- 
fornia Academy of Sciences, etc. Son of Thomas Currey and Rebecca 
Ward ; grandson of Stephen Currey and Frances Moore ; great-grand- 
son of Richard Currey. 

1332. JONATHAN B. CURREY. 11 732. 

New York City. 

Secretary of Metropolitan Savings Bank of New York City. Born, 
Yorktown, N. Y., May 9, 1845. Son of Benjamin Currey and Susan 
Hart ; grandson of Thomas Currey and Rebecca Ward ; great-grandson 
of Stephen Currey and Frances Moore. 

909. FREDERICK ALLAN CURTIS. 8859. 

Mount Vernon, N. Y. 
Superintendent in Aluminum Works. Born, Mount Vernon, N. Y., 
May 18, 1872. Son of David C. Curtis and Sarah Russell ; grandson 
of Rutherford Russell and Olive Culver ; great-grandson of Moses 
Culver and Esther Hall ; gt'-grandson of Titus Hall and Olive Barnes. 

283. HENRY HOLBROOK CURTIS. 4283. 

New York City. 
Physician. Born, New York, Dec. 15, 1856. Degrees of Ph. B. and 
M. D. from Yale University. Formerly Major and Surgeon in 12th 
Regt. N. G. N. Y. Member of American Social Science Association. 
Son of William Edmond Curtis and Mary A. Scovill ; grandson of Hol- 
brook Curtis and Elizabeth Edmond ; great-grandson of William 
Edmond and Elizabeth Paine ; gt^-grandson of Robert Edmond. 

1070. CHARLES B. GUSHING. 9720. 

New York City. 
Life insurance agent. Born, Frankfort, Me., April 10, 1842. Son 
of Theophilus Gushing and Lucinda Lapham ; grandson of Nehe- 
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miah Gushing and Deborah Briggs ; great-grandson of Theophilus 
Cushirtg ^d, and Patience Dunbar ; gt^-grandson of Theophilus Gush- 
ing 2d, and Hannah Waterman ; gt'-grandson of Theophilus Gushing, 
1st, and Mary Thaxter; gt'-grandson of Daniel Gushing and Lydia 
Oilman. Mr. Gushing is a lineal descendant of Richard Warren, 
twelfth signer of the Mayflower compact, and of Gov. Thomas Pence 
who came to New England in 162 1. 

162. JAMES GOOLD GUTLER. 4162. 

Rochester, N. Y. 
Architect. Born, Albany, N. Y., April 24, 1848. Appointed by Gov. 
Morton member of commission to draft laws for government of cities of 
the second class in New York State, 1895 ; Presidential Elector, 1897. 
Member of Society of Colonial Wars, American Institute of Architects, 
Architectural League, Genesee Valley Glub, Rochester Country Club, 
President of Rochester Chamber of Commerce, 1876. Son of John N. 
Cutler and Mary Elizabeth Goold, etc. See John N. Cutler. 

1377 JOHN M. CUTLER. 12277 

Macon, Ga. 
General freight agent. Born, Albany, N. Y., June 4, 1861. Son of 
Timothy Rockwood Cutler and Mary Hillman, etc. See William H. 
Cutler. 

336. JOHN NATHAN CUTLER. 4336. 

Albany, N. Y. 
Manufacturer. Born, Albany, N. Y., Feb. 9, 1823. Son of John 
Nathan Cutler, Sr., and Magdalena Goewey ; grandson of Aat/ian 
Cutler and Betsey Travers, and of Gerritt Goezuey and Effie Luke ; 
great-grandson of Benjamin Goewey and Catherine Vandenbergh ; gt'- 
grandson of John Goewey and Elizabeth Van Corlear. 

163. JOSEPH WARREN CUTLER. 4163. 

Rochester, N. Y. 
Manufacturer. Born, Albany, N. Y., July 13, 1857. Son of John 
Nathan Cutler and Mary Elizabeth Goold, etc. See John N. Cutler. 

685. WILLIAM H. CUTLER. 7185. 

New York City. 
Insurance. Born, Albany, N. Y., June 19, 1859. Has held minor 
elective and appointive offices. Member of Hempstead Bay Yacht Club 
and Order of the Old Guard of Chicago. Son of Timothy R. Cutler 
and Mary Hillman ; grandson of Martin L. Cutler and Sophia Rock- 
wood Holbrook ; great-grandson of Simeon Cutler and Elizabeth Perry 

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Rockwood ; gt^-grandson of Jonathan Cutler and Abigail Clark ; gt'- 
grandson of Nathaniel Cutler and Elizabeth Haines ; gf-grandson of 
Nathaniel Cutler, Sr., and Mary, his wife. 

1378. HORACE HOLLEY BALL. 12278- 

New York City. 
Life insurance underwriter. Born, Baltimore, Md., May 21, i860. 
Son of Austin Ball and Mary Austin Brand ; grandson of James Ball 
and Henriette Austin ; great-grandson of Elijah Austin and Esther 
Phelps; gt^-grandson oijohii Fhelps and Mary Richardson. 

273. PAUL BANA. 4273. 

New York City. 
Editor of the New York Sun. Born, New York, Aug. 20, 1852. 
Graduate of Harvard University. For several years President of the 
Board of Park Commissioners of New York City. Member of the 
University, Harvard, Racquet, and St. Andrew's Golf Clubs of New 
York. Son of Charles Anderson Bana and Eunice McBaniel ; grand- 
son of Anderson Bana and Ann Bennison ; great-grandson of Baniel 
Bana and Bollie Kibbee ; gt"'-grandson of Anderson Dana and Susan- 
nah Huntington ; gt'-grandson of Jacob Bana and Abagail, his wife; 
gt'-grandson of Jacob Bana and (wife not given) ; gt'-grandson of 
Richard Bana, who came to America and settled in Cambridge, Mass., 
about 1640, and Ann Bullard. 

1227. ELMER A. BARLING. 10927. 

New York City. 
Hotel keeper. Born, Burke, Vt. , April 22, 1848. President of Burke, 
Vt., Historical Society. Son of Henry G. Barling and Mahitabel Whit- 
comb ; grandson of Cummings Whitcomb and Louisa Quimby; great- 
grandson oijosiah Wliilcotnb and Rebecca Chapin. 

569. JOSEPH GAZZAM BARLINGTON. 5369. 

Philadelphia, Pa. 
Merchant. Born, Pittsburg, Pa., May 4, 1842. Private in 32d Regt. 
Pennsylvania Militia, 1863. Member of Union League, Society of the 
Cincinnati, Sons of the Revolution, Pennsylvania Colonial, Genealogical 
and Historical Societies, Penn, Art, Merion, Manheim and Radnor Hunt 
Clubs, and St. Nicholas Society (the latter of New York). Son of 
Samuel P. Barlington and Caroline Seymour Weston ; grandson of 
Abijah Weston and Juliet Seymour; great-grandson oiHorace Seymour 
and Hope Jones ; gt^-grandson of Jonathan Seymour and (wife not 
given); gt'-grandson of Jonathan Seymour, Sr. , and Mary Bull; gt^- 

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grandson of John Seymour and Elizabeth Webster; gt'-grandson of 
John Seymour and Mary Watson ; gt'-grandson of Richard Seymour 
and Mercy, his wife. Jonathan Seymour, Sr. , was Captain of Colonial 
troops. 

1333. DELMAR MATTHEWS DARRIN. 11733. 

Addison, N. Y. 
Lawyer. Born, Barrington, N. Y., June 6, 1849. Degree of B. S. 
from Cornell University. Formerly President of Board of Education, 
and for 12 years Corporation Counsel. Member of F. & A. M., R. A. 
M., Scottish Rite Consistory {4° to 32°) K. T., Elks, Cornell Club of 
New York, City Club of Corning, and Cornell Southern Tier Alumni 
Association of Elmira. Son of David Darrin and Mary Jane Matthews; 
grandson of Ira Darrin and Margaret Knapp ; great-grandson of Daniel 
Darrin and Martha Travis, and oi Jabez Knapp and Hannah Holley; 
gt^-grandson of Caleb Knapp. 

1055. GIDEON WILLIAMS DAVENPORT. 9705. 

New Rochelle, N. Y. 
Lawyer. Born, Cazenovia, N. Y., Nov. 10, 1823. Died Nov. 9, 
1897. Son of William Davenport and Elizabeth Olin ; grandson of 
Eliphalet Davenport and Elizabeth Williams. 

122. RICHARD THEODORE DAVIES. 4122. 

New York City. 
Manager of coal company. Born, Buffalo, N. Y., Oct. 3, 1850. 
Member of New England Society (Life Member), Patria, Colonial, and 
Quill Clubs, American Institute of Civics, and Patriotic League of 
America ; now and for ten years Treasurer of General Society of Mechan- 
ics and Tradesmen (instituted 1785). Son of Richard John Davies 
and Electa Monroe Robinson ; grandson of James Robinson and Mary 
Vance Pemberton ; great-grandson of David Robinson and Mary, his 
wife, and of Patrick Grant Pemberton and Mary Johnson ; gt^-grand- 
son of Ludiah Robinson and (wife not given), and of Samuel Pember- 
ton and Mary Leach ; gt'-grandson of Rev. Ebenezer Pemberton, sec- 
ond pastor of Old South Church, Boston, and Mary Clark ; gt*-grand- 
son of James Pemberton and Sarah Marshall ; and gt'*-grandson of Sir 
Francis Pemberton, Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench in 1680, 
presiding at the trial of Lord Russell for the " Rye House Plot." 

956. CYRUS HAVARD DAVIS. 9156. 

Cayuga, N. Y. 
Farmer. Born, Tredyffrin, Pa., April 15, 18 19. Son of Dr. John Ha- 
vard Davis and Elizabeth Boardman Hall ; grandson of Wm. B. Hall 

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and Rebekah Boardman ; great-grandson of Benjaviin Hall, 2d, and 
Hannah Burnham ; gf-grandson of Benj. Hall, ist, and Abigail 
Chauncey. Cyrus Havard Davis is the great-grandson of John Ha- 
vard, who owned over 400 of the 3,000 acres occupied by the army at 
Valley Forge, and he was born within the limits of the Valley Forge 
encampment. Benjamin Hall, ist, was a Colonel in the French and 
Indian War. 

1228. JOHN STAIGE DAVIS. 10928. 

Baltimore, Md. 
Student. Born, Norfolk, Va., Jan. 15, 1872. Degree of Ph. B. at 
Yale University, 1895 ; is in graduating class at Johns Hopkins Hos- 
pital. Son of Wm. Blackford Davis and Kentie Howland, etc. See 
Wm. B. Davis. 

284. RICHARD HARDING DAVIS. 4284. 

New York City. 
Author. Born, Philadelphia, Pa., April 18, 1864. In War with Spain 
participated in West Indian campaigns as correspondent and magazine 
writer. Member of Sons of Revolution, Players' Club and American 
Geographical Society. Son of L. Clarke Davis and Rebecca Harding; 
grandson of Richard William Harding and Rachel Leet Wilson ; great- 
grandson of Hugh Wilson and Rachel Leet ; gt'-grandson of Isaac Leet 
and Rebecca, his wife. 

873. WILLIAM BLACKFORD DAVIS. 8773. 

United States Army. 
Major and Surgeon, U. S, A. Born in University of Virginia, Va., 
Aug. 5, 1848. Degree of M. D. from University of Virginia. For- 
merly Passed Assistant Surgeon in the United States Navy, resigning 
therefrom to accept a commission in the Army. Son of John Staige 
Davis and Lucy Landon Blackford ; grandson of Wm. M. Blackford 
and Mary Berkeley Miner; great-grandson of John Miner and Lucy 
Landon Carter; gt^-grandson of Landon Carter and Mildred Willis; 
gt^-grandson of Lervis Willis and Mary Champe ; gt'-grandson of 
Henry Willis and Mildred Gregory {nee Washington). The latter was 
the daughter of Lawrence Washington, and the aunt and Godmother 
of George Washington. 

1286. WILLIAM DANA DAVIS. 112 11. 

New York City. 
Born, Warner, N. H., June 13, 1843. Steward of Government Hos- 
pital for Insane, 1866-71 ; Examiner in Appraiser's Department, port 
of New York, from 1880 to present time. Member of A. O. U. W- 

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Son of Dana D. Davis and Lavinia K. Bartlett; grandson of Stephen 
Davis and Deborali Doe, and of Levi Bartlett and Hannah Kelly; 
great-grandson of Zebulon Davis and Hannah Currier, and of Joseph 
Bartlett and Susan Davis ; gt'-grandson of Francis Davis and Elizabeth 
Ferren, and of Simeon Bartlelt and Hannah Herbert. 

518. CHARLES MASON DAVISON. 5318. 

Saratoga, N. Y. 
Lawyer. Born, Saratoga, N. Y., July 27, 1853. Degree of LL. B. 
from Union University. Member of local Board of Education. United 
States Commissioner for Northern District of New York. Member of 
Society of Colonial Wars. Son of John Mason Davison and Sarah 
Simons Walworth ; grandson of Chancellor Reuben Hyde Walworth 
and Maria Ketchum Averil ; great-grandson of Benjamin Walworth and 
Aphia Hyde. Through his paternal line, Mr. Davison is descended 
from Capt. John Mason, the famous Indian fighter. 

1 144. FREDERICK FOSTER DAWES. 10544. 

New York City. 

Teacher. Born, New York City, July 24, 187 1. Son of Frank A. 
Dawes and Emily J. Mason ; grandson of Jacob Runyan Dawes and 
Catherine La Rue ; great-grandson of Thomas Dawes and Charity 
Runyan; gt'^-grandson oi Job Runyan and Grace, his wife. 

1049. ROBERT WEBSTER DAY. 9574. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 

Secretary, Ellicott Square Co. Born, Bridgeport, Conn., Oct. 9, 1854. 
Degree of A. B. from Yale University. Member of Society of Colonial 
Wars, Society of Mayflower Descendants and Buffalo Historical Soci- 
ety. Son of Daniel Jones Day and Emily Ellsworth Jones; grandson 
of Noble Day and Elizabeth Jones, and of Henry Jones and Eliza 
Steele Webster ; great-grandson of Daniel Jones and Olive Tinker, and 
of N'oah Webster, Jr., and Rebecca Greenleaf ; gt^-grandson of Amasa 
Jones and Hope Lord, of Noah Webster and Mercy Steele, and of 
William Greenleaf and Mary Brown ; gt^-grandson of Daniel Jones 
and Mary Worthington, of Daniel Webster and Miriam Cook, and of 
Daniel Greenleaf and Elizabeth Gookin ; gt*-grandson of Josiah Jones 
and Abigail Barnes, of Capt. Stephen Greenleaf, 2d, and Elizabeth Ger- 
rish, and of John Webster and Sarah Mygatt; gt'-grandson of Capt. Jo- 
siah Jones and Lydia Tread way, of Capt. Stephen Greenleaf, ist, and 
Elizabeth Coffin, and of Robert Webster and Susannah Treat ; gt''-grand- 
son of Lewis Jones, who came from England to Boston with his son about 
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England in 1635, and Sarah Dole, and of John Webster, who came from 
England to Massachusetts, and was one of the founders of Hartford. 
The Day genealogy runs back through a line of college presidents, 
statesmen, and soldiers to Robert Day, who came from England to 
Boston in 1635. 

,175. WILLIAM MORE DECKER. 10650. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 

Physician. Born, Margaretville, Delaware Co., N. Y., March 26, 1855. 
Graduate of Williston Seminary and N. Y. Homeopathic College. 
Member of Clinical Club of Buffalo, State Homeopathic Medical 
Society and American Institute of Homeopathy. Son of George 
Graham Decker and Catherine Hasbrouck More ; grandson of Alex- 
ander More and Sarah Church ; great-grandson of Robert More 
and Susanna Fellows ; gt^-grandson of /o/in More and Betty Taylor. 

152. GEORGE B. Deforest. 4152- 

New York City. 

Born, New York City, October 15, 1848. Son of George B. DeForest 
and Margaret Eliza DeForest (maiden name) ; grandson of Benjamin 
DeForest and Mary Burlock ; great-grandson of Elihu Deforest and 
Rachel Lambert. 

1044. JOHN GRANT DeFORRIS. 9569. 

Plattsburgh, N. Y. 

Dentist. Born, Plattsburgh, N. Y., Sept. 21, 1834. Son of Truman 
DeForris and Lucy Matilda Grant ; grandson of John M. Grant and 
Lucy Douglass ; great-grandson of John Douglass and Hannah Brown ; 
gt"-grandson of Asa Douglass and Rebecca Wheeler. 

79. WILLIAM DeGROOT . 4079. 

New York City. 
Born, New York, March 29, 1S25. Died May 17, 1898. Son of 
Henry de Groot and Mary Nesbitt ; grandson of Williatn de Groot and 
Anne La Tourelte ; great-grandson of John de Groot and Elizabeth 
Olden, and gt"-grandson of Jacob de Groot. 

798. JAMES De La MONTANYE. 8498. 

New York City. 
Confectioner. Born, Marbletown, N. Y., Nov. 14, 1852. Member of 
Holland Society, West Side Republican Club, F. & A. M., R. A. M., 
K. T. and Royal Arcanum. Assistant Postmaster at Kingston, N. Y., 

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1874-79. Paternal line : Son of Frank de la Montanye ; grandson of 
Isaac de la Montanye and Mary Longyear ; great-grandson of Pelcr 
Montanye and Gertrude Keator ; gt'-grandson of Vincent de la 
Montagnie and Catherine Howe, and of Nicholas Keator and Mary Not- 
tingham ; gt'-grandson of Thomas de la Montagnie and Rebecca 
Bruyn ; gt^-grandson of Vincent de la Montagnie and Adriana Aiken ; 
gt'-grandson of John de la Montagnie, Jr., and Petronelle Pikes ; gt'- 
grandson of Johannes de la Montagnie and Rachel DeForest. Johan- 
nes de la Montagnie came to New Netherland from Holland in 1637; 
was member of Kieft's Council, commissioned General, and Vice- 
Director of Fort Orange until 1664. In the maternal line, James de la 
Montanye is : Son of Blandina Ten Eyck ; grandson of Matthew P. Ten 
Eyck and Ann P. Keator ; great-grandson of Richard Ten Eyck and 
Janette Baker, and of James Keator and Sibyl Sands ; gt"-grandson of 
Matthew Ten Eyck and Cornelia Wynkoop, of Alatthias Baker and 
Catherine Edgar, of Matthew Keator and Ann Peck, and of George 
Sands and Jemima Smith ; gt^-grandson of Henry Baker who came to 
America in the early 1700's; gt*-grandson of Admiral Sir John Baker. 
The Ten Eycks are descended from Coenradt Ten Eyck who came to 
New Amsterdam from Holland in 1630. George Sands descends from 
Capt. James Sands who came from England to Plymouth, Mass., in 
1658. Matthew Keator descends from John Keator who came from 
Holland in the early i6oo's. 

1207. ERASTUS C. DELAVAN. 10907. 

Binghamton, N. Y. 
Life insurance. Born, Guilford, N. Y., Sept. 4, 1852. Son of Nathan 
Delavan and Abigal Eliza Smith ; grandson of George Delavan and 
Phoebe Benedict; great-grandson of Xathati Delavan and Hannah 
Vail. 

1 192. EDWARD De NEVEU. 10792. 

Bois Colombes, France. 
Commission merchant and representative of American manufacturers. 
Born, Fond du Lac, Wis., Aug 20, 1844. Member of F. & A. M. Son 
of Gustave de Neveu and Harriet Doutman ; grandson of Francois 
Joseph de Neveu and Elizabeth Francoise Marguerite Monnoir. The 
origin of the family of de Neveu (or de Nepveu) is lost. Its actual 
titles date back to 1541 and prove the fidelity of the family to the Kings 
of France. The family arms include the fleur de lys, added by Francis I. 
for an act of bravery at the battle of Pavie. The genealogy is traced 
back connectedly through seven intermediate generations from Francois 
Joseph above mentioned to Raoul de Neveu, born 1474. 

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696. EDWARD LEWIS DENIO. 7196. 

Rome, N. Y. 

Commercial traveler. Born, Rome, N. Y., June 22, 1852. Member 
of F. & A. M., Knights of Pythias, Royal Arcanum, Rome Club, and 
S. P. C. A. Son of Charles Dwight Denio and Sarah W. Burgess ; 
grandson of Israel Denio and Esther Robbins ; great-grandson of 
Aaron Denio, 2d, and Rebecca Barnard ; gt^-grandson of Aaron Denio, 
ist, and Anna Coombs; gt^-grandson of James (Jacques) Denio and 
Abagail Stebbens. 

1056. FRANKLIN PIERCE DENISON. 9706. 

Syracuse, N. Y. 

Born, Syracuse, N. Y., Oct. 29, 1854. Son of Henry D. Denison 
and Melissa M. Sutherland ; grandson of Daniel Denison and Maria 
Kipp De La Mater, and of Anson Sutherland and Maria Midler ; great- 
grandson of Isaac De La Mater and Hannah Barlow, and of James 
Midler and Amanda Stanard ; gt^-grandson of John De La Mater and 
Maria Kipp, and of Christopher Midler and Mary Midler ; gt^-grandson 
of Isaac De La Mater and Rebecca, his wife ; gt*-grandson of Jacobus 
James De La Mater and Gertrude Ysselsteyn. The name De La Mater 
or Delamater was originally spelled De La Maitre. The immigrant 
ancestor was Claud Le Maitre who came to America with his bride, 
Hester Du Bois, in 1652 and settled at Flatbush, and who descended 
from an ancient house in Brittany. The Denison ancestors were of 
Norman blood. 

1379. HENRY De La MATER DENISON. 12279. 

Syracuse, N. Y. 
Connected with Department of Public Works. Born, Syracuse, N. Y., 
Sept, 25, 1875. Son of Lucius Sutherland Denison and Henrietta 
Hurst; grandson of Henry De La Mater Denison and Melissa Suther- 
land, etc. See Franklin Pierce Denison. 

1078. RODNEY STRONG DENNIS. 9878. 

New York City. 
Certified public accountant. Born, Hartford, Conn., Dec. 17, 1868. 
Private in Governor's Foot Guard of Hartford, Conn., 1887-91. Ap- 
pointed Commissioner of Accounts of New York City by Mayor Strong. 
Member of Society of Mayflower Descendants, Society of Colonial 
Wars, Sons of the Revolution, Founders and Defenders, Founders and 
Patriots of America, American Historical Association, and Crescent 
Athletic Club. Son of Rodney Dennis and Clara Strong ; grandson of 
Rev. Rodney Gove Dennis and Mary Parker; great-grandson of Arthur 
Dennis and Mary Goodhue. 

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1 07 1. WARREN E. DENNIS. 6004. 

New York City. 
Real estate. Born, Norfolk, Conn., Sept. 23, 1856. Degree of LL. B. 
from ColuHiibia University. Member of Riding Club, New England 
Society, etc. Son of Alfred L. Dennis and Eliza A. Shepard ; grandson 
of Ezekiel Dennis and Mary Baldwin, and of James Shepard and Abi- 
gail Andrews; great-grandson of Benjamin Baldwin and Isabella 
Wright, and of Eldad Shepard and Rebecca Seymour ; gt'-grandson of 
Ezekiel Baldwin and Sarah, his wife, and of Zachariah Seymour and 
Sarah Steele ; gt'-grandson of John Baldwin. Through the maternal 
line, Mr. Dennis is also a lineal descendant of Gov. Bradford, second 
Governor of Plymouth Colony. 

892. CONRAD BROOKS DENNY. 8792. 

Rochester, N. Y. 
Born, New York City, Nov. 4, 1821. Died, May 12, 1898. Formerly 
Supervisor by election. Member of American Bible Union. Son of 
Lewis Denny and Sally Vantine ; grandson of Henry Denny and Mary, 
his wife. 

843. HARMAR ST. CLAIR DENNY. 8743. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 
Banker and broker. Born, St. Mary's, Pa., Oct. 10, 1864. Attended 
Columbia University. Served as private in 7th Regt. N. G. N. Y. 
Member of Buffalo and Ellicott Clubs of Buffalo, and D. K. E. Club 
of New York. Son of William Irwin Denny and Elizabeth J. Willen- 
dorf; grandson of St. Clair Denny and Caroline Hamilton; great- 
grandson of Ebcnezer Deiiny and Nancy Wilkins ; gt'^-grandson of 
William Denny and Agnes Parker, and oi John Wilkins. 

811. CH.\UNCEY DEPEW. 871 1. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 
Railroads. Born, Buflfalo, N. Y., May 26, 1867. Son of William B. 
Depew and Helen S. G. Depew ; grandson of Isaac Depew and Martha 
Mitchell ; etc. See Chauncey Mitchell Depew. 

2. CHAUNCEY MITCHELL DEPEW. 4002. 

New York City. 
United States Senator and Chairman of Vanderbilt System of Rail- 
roads. Born, Peekskill, N. Y., April 23, 1834. Graduated by Yale 
College, from which he received the degree of LL. D. Adjutant of 
1 8th Regt. of the New York National Guard during the Civil War and 

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IRoll of /IDembers. 's>ev. 

in 30-day service. Colonel and Judge Advocate on Staff of Maj.-Gen. 
Husted, New York State National Guard. Elected to the New York 
State Assembly in 1861 ; re-elected in 1862 ; elected Secretary of State 
of New York in 1863; made Regent of the University of the State 
of New York by the Legislature in 1874; appointed by the Legislature 
one of the Commissioners to build the State Capitol ; appointed and con- 
firmed Minister to Japan in 1866 ; tendered United States Senatorship 
in 1884 and declined ; offered Secretaryship of State of the United 
States to succeed James G. Blaine in 1892 and declined; tendered 
nomination for Governor of New York in 1894 and declined; elected 
United States Senator in 1899. Member of " Skull and Bones " of Yale 
University, Huguenot Society of America, Chamber of Commerce, 
Union League Club, Yale Alumni Association, Metropolitan Club, 
Lotus, University, Lawyers', Republican, Players', Tuxedo, New York 
Yacht, Quaint, Yale, Press, and Transportation Clubs of New York, 
Psi Upsilon, St. Nicholas and Holland Societies of New York, Authors' 
Guild and Century Association of New York, Montauk Club of Brook- 
lyn, and Newport Golf Club. Son of Isaac Depew and Martha Mitch- 
ell ; grandson of Chauncey Root Mitchell and Ann Johnstone ; great- 
grandson of Rev. Justus Mitchell and Martha Sherman ; great'-grand- 
son of Rev. Josiah Sherman and Martha Minot ; gt^-grandson 
of William Sherman and Rebecca Butler ; gt'-grandson of Joseph 
Sherman and Elizabeth Winship ; gt''-grandson of Capt. John Sher- 
man, who came from England in 1634. Also great-grandson of 
Robert Johnstone and Mary Ogden, and gt'-grandson of Gabriel Ogden. 
Also grandson of Abraham Depew and Catherine Kronkhyte ; great- 
grandson (A James Kronkhyle and Sarah . In the Depew line, 

Mr. Depew is of French Huguenot descent, the original name being 
DuPuy. 

810. GANSON DEPEW. 8710. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 
Lawyer. Born, Buffalo, N. Y., March 6, 1866. Member of the 
Buffalo, Saturn, Liberal, Independent, and Country Clubs of Buffalo, 
F. & A. M. and R. A. M. Appointed by Mayor a Trustee of Gros- 
venor Library, 1898. Son of Wm. B. Depew and Helen S. G. 
Depew; grandson of Isaac Depew and Martha Mitchell, etc. See 
Chauncey Mitchell Depew. 

1 176. GEORGE WATSON DERRICK. 01 776. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 
Manufacturer. Born, Niagara Falls, N. Y., June 17, 1861. Mem- 
ber of Loyal Legion, Buffalo Republican League, and several social 

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clubs. Son of Fredk. R. Derrick and Agnes J. Ovens; grandson of 
Bybie L. Derrick and Statira Felton ; great-grandson of Ephraim 
Derrick and Elizabeth Guslin. 

864. SUTHERLAND DeWITT. 8764. 

Elmira, N. Y. 

Manager of United States Express Co. Born, Kingston, N. Y. , 
April 9, 1830. Alderman for two terms and Police Commissioner for 
two terms, declining renomination in each case. Member of Century 
Club of Elmira, Founders and Patriots of America, Holland Society of 
New York, and F. & A. M. (32d degree). Son of Charles Gerrit 
DeWitt and Catherine Bogert Godwin ; grandson of Gerrit DeWitt and 
Catherine Ten Eyck, and of David Godwin and Catherine Waldron ; 
great-grandson of Charles DeWi// and Blandina DuBois, and of Abra- 
ham Godii'in and Phebe Cole; gt'-grandson of Johannis DeWitt and 
Mary Brodhead, and of Abraham Godwin, Sr., and (wife not given); 
gt'-grandson of Andries DeWitt and Jannetje Egbertson ; gt*-grandson 
of Tjerck Claessen DeWitt van Grootholdt en Zunderland and Barbara 
Andriessen van Amsterdam, Holland. The father of Abraham Godwin 
came from England in 1700. The Waldron ancestors came over in 
the same year. 

255. EZRA Z. DERR. 4255. 

United States Navy. 

Surgeon, U. S. N. Born, Frederick Co., Md., Jan. 12, 1851. 
Degree of M. D. from University of Virginia and University of New 
York. .Assistant Surgeon, U. S. N., 1873-6; Passed Assistant Sur- 
geon, U. S. N., 1876-88; Surgeon, U. S. N., 1888. Member of 
Netherlands Society of Philadelphia, and Association of Military Sur- 
geons of the United States. Son of John Derr, Jr., and Elizabeth 
Lugenbeel ; grandson of John Derr and Catherine Stoner ; great- 
grandson oi John S/otter (or S/emer) and Catherine E. Ramsberger; 
gt^-grandson of Jacob Steiner, who came from Germany in the early 
part of the eighteenth century, and settled in Frederick County, Mary- 
land. His son changed the name to the English equivalent, Stoner. 
The paternal progenitor of Ezra Z. Derr was Sebastian Derr or Duere', 
as it was originally spelled, a native of Switzerland, of Huguenot descent, 
who settled in Frederick County, Maryland, in the year 1745. 

883. ANDREW DEYO. 8783. 

Yonkers, N. Y. 
Member of New York Produce Exchange. Born, Yonkers, N. Y., 
Aug. 27, 1854. Member of Twilight, Packard College, Patria, Palisade 

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Boat, Park Hill Country, Yonkers Lawn Tennis, Good Government, 
and St. Andrew's Golf Clubs, and Holland Society. Son of Philip A. 
Deyo and Louisa Bevier Stilwell ; grandson of Andrew Deyo and 
Catherine Eltinge ; great-grandson of Philip Deyo and Gertrude 
Lefevre. 

1208. CHARLES STEVENS DICKINSON. 1098. 

Elmira, N. Y. 

Merchant. Born, Elmira, N. Y., Oct. 21, 1866. Son of George 
Stevens Dickinson and Elizabeth Barton ; grandson of John Stevens 
Dickinson and Hannah Freeman ; great-grandson of John Dickinson 
and Tryphena Wilson ; gt'^-grandson of Thomas Dickinson, ^th, and 
Mary Stevens ; gt^-grandson of Thomas Dickinson, 3d, and Ann, his 
wife ; gt*-grandson of Thomas Dickinson, 2d, and Mehitable Meekins ; 
gt5-grandson of Thomas Dickinson, ist, and Hannah Crow; gt°-grand- 
son of Nathaniel Dickinson. The founder of the Dickinson family 
came from Yorkshire, Eng., and settled in Salem, Mass., about 1630. 

134. JOHN W. DILLENBACK. 4134. 

United States Army. 

Captain First Artillery. Born, Orleans, N. Y., May 19, 1842. Cap- 
tain and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel of U. S. Volunteers ; wounded at 
Petersburg, Va., June 15, 1864, and again in advance on Wilmington, 
N. C, Feb. II, 1865. In war with Spain was Chief of Artillery during 
the Santiago campaign. Member of Loyal Legion and Lotos Club of 
New York, and San Antonio (Tex.) Club. Son of Solomon Dillenback 
and Amy McMullen, grandson of John B. Dillenback and Susanna 
Moak, great-grandson of Bli/Ius Dillenback and Mary Metzger, and 
gt^-grandson of Martinus Dillenback, a German Palatine, who landed 
in New York in 1709, and served in the expedition against Canada in 
1711. Mary Metzger was a daughter of one of the early settlers of 
Albany who came from Holland, so the Dillenbacks come from both the 
High and Low Dutch. 

133. L. SPENCER DILLENBACK. 4133. 

New York City. 
Merchant. Born, Orleans, N. Y., Dec. 3, 1844. Appointed Hospital 
Steward on United States monitor Mahopac, 1864 ; later clerk in Com- 
missary Department ; assigned to 25th Army Corps before Petersburg, 
where he remained until the evacuation ; was at the surrender at 
Appomattox, and delivered stores to Confederate Army on same night ; 
held commission as Captain A. D. C. on staff of 9th Brigade 3d Div. 
N. G. S. N. Y. Member of Colonial Club and Palestine Commandery, 

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K. T. Son of Solomon Dillenback and Amy McMullen, etc. See 
John W. Dillenback. 

1074. JOHN M. DIVEN. 9724. 

Elmira, N. Y. 
Superintendent of Water Works. Born, Elmira, N. Y., April 24, 
1852. Formerly Member of Assembly. Member of Sons of Veterans, 
American Society of Civil Engineers, American Water Works Asso- 
ciation, New England Water Works Association and Engineers' Club of 
New York City. Son of Gen. Alex. S. Diven and Amanda Beers ; 
grandson oi John Diven and Eleanor Means; great-grandson of Alex- 
ander Diven and Margaret Smith. 

525. THOMAS DIXON, Jr. 5325. 

New York City. 
Clergyman. Born, Cleveland Co., N. C, Jan. 11, 1864. Graduated 
from Wake Forest College, N. C, 1883, and took post-graduate course 
at Johns Hopkins University, 1883-84. Degree of A. M. Member of 
Legislature of North Carolina, 1884-86 ; admitted to bar 1885 ; entered 
ministry, 1886. Son of Rev. Thomas Dixon and Amanda McAfee; 
grandson of David Dixon (or Dickson) and Susannah Hambright ; 
great-grandson of Frederick Hambright and Mary Dover. 

428. FRANK LORING DODDS. 4528. 

United States Army. 
Captain and Acting Judge Advocate, Department of Texas. Born, 
Centerville, Pa., Dec. 8, 1854. Son of Ford Sill Dodds and Mary 
Adams Lusk ; grandson of Loring Lusk and Mary Smith ; great-grand- 
son of Amos Lusk and Mary Adams ; gt^-grandson of Thomas Lusk 
and John Adams. 

507. JOSEPH H. DORST. 5307. 

United States Army. 
Lieutenant-Colonel, U. S. A. Born, Louisville, Ky., April 2, 1853. 
During the War with Spain performed distinguished service. Son of 
John H. Dorst and Catherine Mershon ; grandson of Wm. Mershon 
and Sarah Warrington ; great-grandson of Wm. Warrington and Leah 
Townsend. 

1030. JAMES WILLIAM DOWNER. 9555. 

New York City. 
Manager, foreign department, National Tube Works. Born, Monon- 
gahela City, Pa., Feb. 20, 1863. Son of James Wm. Downer and 
Nancy Richardson McCaslin ; grandson of Samuel Downer and Jane 

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Evans ; great-grandson of Joseph Downer and Sarah Hall ; gt^-grand- 
son of Eliphalet Downer and Polly Gardner. 

278. ANSON TREAT DOWNES. 4278. 

New York City. 
Retired. Born, Southbury, Conn., Nov. 30, 1817. Member of 
Society of Colonial Wars and Order of Descendants of Colonial Gov- 
ernors. Son of Ebenezer Downes and Mary Esther Bryan ; grandson 
of Ebenezer Downes and Abigail Stancliff, and oijehic! Bryan, Jr., and 
Mary Treat ; great-grandson of Ebeneser Downes and Dinah Bristol, 
and of jfehiel Bryan, Sr., and Esther Buckingham ; gt"-grandson of 
Ebenezer Downes and Mary Umberfield. 

1229. ALLAN D. DRAPER. 10929. 

Syracuse, N. Y. 
Clergyman. Born, Phelps, N. Y., March 18, 1850. Degrees of A. 
B. and A. M. from Iowa State University; Bachelor of Divinity from 
Union Theological Seminary, New York. Formerly Captain in Iowa 
State Militia. Son of Volney V. Draper and Elizabeth Shirrell ; grand- 
son of Dyer Draper and Hannah demons; great-grandson oi Jonathan 
Qlemons and Rachel Temple. 

23. JAMES COLEMAN DRAYTON. 4023. 

New York City. 
Lawyer. Born, Philadelphia, Pa., June 4, 1852. Son of Henry 
Edward Drayton and Sarah Hand Coleman, grandson of William 
Drayton, Jr., and Maria Miles Heyward, and of James Coleman and 
Harriette Dawson ; great-grandson of William Drayton and Mary 
Motte, and of Robert Coleman and Harriette Olde ; gt'-grandson of 
Thomas Drayton and Elizabeth Bull ; gt'-grandson of Thomas Drayton, 
of Drayton, Northampton, Eng., who came to this country in 167 1, and 
settled in South Carolina. Maria Miles Heyward was the daughter 
of William Heyward, whose brother Thomas signed the Declaration 
of Independence. 

835. EMANUEL DREYFOUS. 8735. 

New York City. 
Clerk in Police Department, City of New York. Born, Philadelphia, 
Pa., Jan. 14, 1834. First Sergeant Co. C, 9th Regt., New York 
State Militia (83d U. S. V.) in Civil War ; engaged at Harper's Ferry, 
Cedar Mountain, Thoroughfare Gap, and in numerous skirmishes. 
Member of G. A. R., Major of 9th Regt. Veterans, Commissary Ser- 
geant of Old Guard Veteran Battalion, and member of numerous char- 
itable societies. Son of Simon Dreyfous and Esther Andrews ; grand- 

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son of Joseph Andrews and Sally Salomon ; great-grandson of Haym 
Salomon and Rachel Franks. 

107. EDGAR SVVARTWOUT DUDLEY. 4107. 

United States Army. 
Captain and Assistant Quartermaster, U. S. A. Born, Oppenheim, 
N. Y., June 14, 1845. Graduated West Point, 1870. Degree of LL. B., 
from Union University (Albany Law School), 1875. Colonel and 
Aide-de-camp on staff of Governor of Nebraska, 1887-88. In War with 
Spain Lieutenant and Judge-Advocate U. S. Vols. Member of United 
Service Club of New York, Columbus Club of Columbus, O., 
Union Club of Lincoln, Neb., Military Clubs of Fortress Monroe, Va., 
Fort Thomas, Ky., and San Antonio, Texas ; Society of Colonial Wars, 
War of 1812 Society, and Loyal Legion; Past Grand Commander, 
Knights Templars, Nebraska ; Grand Sword Bearer of Grand Encamp- 
ment of United States. Son of James M. Dudley and Maria Swart- 
wout ; grandson of Peter Dudley and Lucy Barnard, and of Sajniiel 
Swartivout and Parthenia Cline ; great-grandson of Slephe?i Dudley 
and Lydia Harwood, of Johannes Swartwout and Altje Begle, and of 
Benjamin Barnard and Lucy Wood ; gt'-grandson of Samuel Dudley 
and Abigail Waters, and of Samuel Swartwout and Phoebe Poedne 
(or Pudney) ; gt'-grandson of Samuel Dudley and Abigail King, and of 
Jacobus Swartwout and Gilletzen Cornelisse Newkirk ; gt't-grandson 
of Francis Dudley and Sarah Wheeler, and of Thomas Swartwout and 
Lysbet Gardiner; gts-grandson of Roeloff Swartwout and Eva Alberts 
Bradt. Roeloff Swartwout came to America from Holland in 1655. 

loio. FRANK ALONZO DUDLEY. 9410. 

Niagara Falls, N. Y. 

Lawyer. Born, Wilson, N. Y., Jan. 30, 1864. Formerly private in 
42d Separate Co. N. G. N. Y. Republican Member of Assembly, 
1895-6 and 1897-8. Son of John Alexander Dudley and Henrietta 
Wright ; grandson of Phineas Dudley, Jr., and Elizabeth Graves ; 
great-grandson of Phineas Dudley and Ruth Dowd ; gt^-grandson of 
of Nathaniel Dudley and Sybil Munger ; gt^-grandson of Ebenezer 
Dudley and Elizabeth Graves ; gt^-grandson of John Dudley and 
Martha French. 

185. HARWOOD DUDLEY. 4185. 

Johnstown, N. Y. 

Lawyer. Member of Johnstown Historical Society. Born, Oppen- 
heim, N. Y., Sept. II, 1852. Son of James M. Dudley and Mary 
Swartwout, etc. See Edgar Swartwout Dudley. 

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1 137. JACOB MIFFLIN DUNCAN. 0537. 

Philadelphia, Pa. 

Manufacturer. Born Harrisburg, Pa., April i, 1836. Member of 
Co. D, Old Guard, ist Regt. N. G. Pa. Was member of Washington 
Gray Artillery Corps, 1857-58; Commonwealth Artillery of Pennsyl- 
vania, 1860-61, and Gray Reserves (afterwards ist Regt., N. G. Pa.), 
1862-67. Member of Union League of Philadelphia. Son of Lieut. 
Col. Wm. Duncan and Elmina Stehley ; grandson of Wm. Duncan 
(Deputy Superintendent of Military Stores, 1812-15) and Nancy 
Young Bennage ; great-grandson of John Duncan and Mary Kelly ; 
gt^-grandson of James Duncan and Jean, his wife. 

938. WATSON THOMAS DUNMORE. 8888. 

Utica, N. Y. 

Lawyer. Born in Rush, Pa., March 28, 1845. Degrees of A. B. 
and M. A. from Wesleyan University, and LL. B. from Hamilton Col- 
lege. Elected special County Judge of Oneida Co., in 1886, re- 
elected in 1889, and elected County Judge in 1892. Member of Oneida 
Historical Society, Fort Schuyler Club, Arcanum Club, F. & A. M. 
(Lodge, Chapter, Council and Commandery), I. O. O. F., Knights of 
Pythias, Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity, and State League of Building 
and Loan Associations. Son of Matthew Dunmore and Sarah S. 
James ; grandson of Thomas Watson James and Hannah Smith ; great- 
grandson of David James and Philothea Watson. 

57. JOHN H. DUNNELL. 4057. 

New York City. 

Born in Croton, N. Y. , Dec. 12, 1813. Completed education in New 
York High School in Crosby Street under elder Dr. Griscom. From 
15 to 19 was ist Sergeant and Drill Master of U. S. M. C. (Lieut.- 
Col. John M. Gamble), and unanimously recommended by officers to 
Brest. Jackson for a commission. Volunteered with the 7th New York 
Regt. on President Lincoln's second call ; served in 9th Co. till dis- 
charged. Had a son in the same company. Is member and was at 
one time officer of Society of California Pioneers, composed of those 
who settled in California in '49 or earlier. Son of Elbridge Gerry 
Dunnell and Sarah Nichols; grandson of Henry Dunnell and Tamar 
Gale; great-grandson of Henry Dunnell and Hannah Daggett; gt»- 
grandson of Jonathan Dunnell and Mehitable Kenny; gt3-grandson of 
Thomas Dunnell and Dinah Brimsdell ; gt<-grandson of Michael Dun- 
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643. WILLIAM V. DURYEE. 7143. 

Mattituck, N. Y. 

Florist and agriculturist. Born, New Utrecht, N. Y., Aug. 20, 1865. 
Member of Junior Order of United American Mechanics. Son of 
John VV. Duryee and Elizabeth Verity ; grandson of Peter Duryee and 
Maria Wyckoff ; great-grandson of Abraham Duryee and Sarah Van 
Pelt. 

858. WILLIAM BUTCHER. 8758. 

New York City. 

Life insurance. Born, Piscataway, N. J., Jan. 20, 1846. Member of 
American Ornithologists' Union, Linnaen Society of New York, and 
Biological Society of Washington, D. C. Son of Rev. Jacob Conkling 
Dutcher and Margaretta Ayres ; grandson of William Dutcher and Anna 
Van Wart, and of Simeon Ayres and Abigail Dunham ; great-grandson 
of Willia?n Dutcher and Catrina Conklie (Conkling), of Ezekiel Ayres 
and Charlotte Freeman, of /s(7(7C Van ffar/ and Rachael Storms, and 
of James Dunham and Ursula Dunn ; gt^-grandson of Johannis 
Duytser (Dutcher) and Meyno Buys, of Zebulon Ayres and Temperance 
Bonham, of Martinus Van Wart and (wife not given), ol John Dunham 
and Mary Oilman, and of Hugh Dunn and Abigail Carman ; gt^-grand- 
son of Barent Duytser and Maritje Conklie, and of Joseph Ayres and 
Phebe Camp ; gt'-grandson of Obadiah Ayres and Hannah Pike. 

431. GUY DuVAL. 4531. 

New York City. 
Secretary. Born, Brooklyn, N. Y., June 29, 1859. Member of 
Hamilton Club, Excelsior Club, and New England Society of Brooklyn. 
Son of William Du Val and Caroline Nichols Clark, etc. See H. C. 
Du Val. 

127. HORACE CLARK DuVAL. 4127. 

New York City. 

Private secretary. Born, Brooklyn, N. Y. , July 4, 1851. First 
Lieutenant 7th Regt. National Guard of New York. Member of 
Calumet, New York Yacht, Lotus, Military, Brooklyn, St. Nicholas, 
Riding and Driving, Dyker Meadow Golf, Crescent, Athletic, and 
Excelsior Clubs, and the Sons of the Revolution. Son of Wm. Du Va] 
and Caroline Nichols Clark ; grandson of Wm. Stuart Duvall and 
Marguerite C. Brown, and of Horace Clark and Emily Nichols ; great- 
grandson of Wm. Duvall and Hannah Stuart, and of Tliaddeus Nichols 
and Aner Cone ; gt^-grandson of Thomas Du Vail and Ann Ennis. 

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1048. ELIHU DWIGHT. 9573. 

New York City. 
Leather manufacturer. Born, Sept. 20, 1843. Degrees of A. B. and 
A. M. from College of the City of New York. Member of New England 
Society, Long Island Historical Society, Brooklyn Club, Union League 
Club of Brooklyn, Crescent Athletic Club, Brooklyn Institute of Arts 
and Sciences, and F. & A. M. Son of Wm. White Dwight and Mary 
Louisa Goetchius ; grandson of Elihu Dwight and Lydia White ; great- 
grandson of William White and Lydia Bartlett. 

768. STEWART WOODFORD EAMES. 8468. 

New York City. 

Wholesale dry goods merchant. Born, Brooklyn, N. Y., Dec. 20, 
1866. Member of Society of Colonial Wars, Founders and Patriots of 
America, Calumet Club, Hamilton Club, and Crescent Athletic Club. 
Son of Edward Everett Fames and Mary Eliza Capen ; grandson of 
Charles T. Fames and Amelia Claflin , great-grandson of John Claflin 
and Lydia Mellen ; gt'^-grandson of Henry Melleri and Jerusha Burnap ; 
gt^-grandson of Tliomas Mellen and Elizabeth, his wife. 
1321. JOSEPH PERCY EAGER. 11596. 

New York City. 

Importer. Born, Jersey City Heights, N. J., Jan. 29, 187 1. Member 
of Colonial Club, Society of Colonial Wars, New York Athletic Club, 
etc. Son of Joseph Eager and Mary Ramsey Elliot ; grandson of 
Nathaniel Eager and Sibyl Huntington ; great-grandson of NaJium 
Eager and Sarah Jennison ; gt'-grandson of Besaleel Eager and Persis 
Ward ; gt'-grandson of Abraham Eager and Lydia Woods ; gt'-grandson 
of William Eager and Ruth Hill. 

1047. ROBERT EARL. 9572. 

Herkimer, N. Y. 

Lawyer. Born, Herkimer, N. Y., Sept. 10, 1824. Degrees of LL. D. 
from Union and Columbia Colleges. County Judge, 1857-60; Judge 
of Court of Appeals, 1870-1894; twice Chief Judge. President of 
Herkimer County Historical Society. Son of John Earl and Margaret 
Petry ; grandson of William Pelry and Maria Saloma Wolff; great- 
grandson of Jacob Andrews Petry and Anna Maria, his wife. 

1 1 15. ROBERT EARL, 2d. 10515. 

Herkimer, N. Y. 

Banking and real estate. Born, Herkimer, N. Y., Dec. 23, 1867. 

Village Trustee, 1892-1893. Member of Herkimer County Historical 

Society. Son of Samuel Earl and Francis Lansing ; grandson of John 

Earl and Margaret Petry, and of Abram Ten Eyck Lansing and Jane 

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Ann Stewart ; great-grandson of IP'm. Petry and Maria Saloma Wolff, 
of Saihkrs Lansing and Catherine Ten Eyck, and of Samuel Stewart 
Wolff and Content Douglas; gt^-grandson of Jacob Andrews Petry and 
Anna Maria, his wife, of Gerrit Jacob Lansing and Jane Waters, of 
Abram J. Ten Eyck and Frances Anna Lansing, oi/o/in Stc7vai-t and 
Ruth Smith, and of Wheeler Douglas and Martha Rathbone ; gt'-grand- 
son oi Jacob Coenradt Ten Eyck and Catherine Cuyler, oi Jacob Lansing 
(father of Frances) and Marytje Egberts, and of Asa Douglas and 
Rebecca Wheeler. 

1 1 8. WILLIAM PETRY EARL. 10518. 

Herkimer, N. Y. 
Physician. Born, Herkimer, N. Y., Feb. 7, 1874. Degree of M. D. 
from College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York. Acting Assistant 
Surgeon, U.S. V., at Camp Thomas, Chickamauga, Ga., i8g8. Son of 
Samuel Earl and Frances Lansing, etc. See Robert Earl, 2d. 

269. FERDINAND PINNEY EARLE. 4269. 

New York City. 
Proprietor of hotels. Born, Hartford, Conn., Sept. 1 1, 1839. Private 
in Co. B., 7th Regt., N. G. S. N. Y., from Oct. 3, 1862, to Oct. 29, 
1869 ; on April 5, 1881, elected Captain of Second Battery, N. G. S. 
N. Y. ; on Jan. i, 1889, appointed by Gov. Hill on his staff with rank 
of Brigadier-General, and reappointed by Gov. Flower. Decorated by 
Venezuela Government, in 1884, with Order of the Bust of the Liberator, 
in recognition of distinguished services. Member of Huguenot Society, 
Founders and Patriots, Society of Colonial Wars, Society of War of 
1 812, New York Historical Society, New York Genealogical and 
Biographical Society, American Geographical Society, Chamber of 
Commerce, Seventh Regiment Club, American Yacht Club, New 
England Society, National Rifle Association, National Reserve Associa- 
tion, etc. Son of William P. Earle and Elizabeth Pinney ; grandson of 
Benjamin Pinney and Sarah McKenney ; great-grandson of Elcazar 
Pinney and Eunice King ; gt^-grandson of Capt. Benjamin Pinney and 
Susannah Lathrop ; gt°-grandson of Humphrey Pinney, 2d, and Mary 
Hull; gt-i-grandson of Humphrey Pinney, ist, who came from England 
and settled in Connecticut in 1630. Gen. Earle's immigrant ancestor 
on his father's side was Edward Earle, member of a distinguished 
English family who S2ttled in New Jersey in 1630. 

1059. JOHN G. EDDY. 9709. 

New York City. 
Manufacturer. Born, New York City, Aug. 17, 1852. Colonel, 47th 
Regt. N. G. N. Y. Member of Union League Club of Brooklyn. Son 

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of George M. Eddy and Mary E. Tierney ; grandson of Col. John Eddy 
and Nancy Merritt ; great-grandson of Capt. John Eddy and Deborah 
Winsor. 

889. HENRY H. EDWARDS. 8789. 

Fort Worth, Tex. 
Real estate. Born, Philadelphia, June 8, 1840. Engaged 32 years 
ago in such affairs on the frontier as were involved in defense against 
Indian raids. Son of William B. Edwards and Margaret Richardson ; 
grandson of John Edwards and Catherine Buiford. It is related of the 
latter, " Bonny Kate," that at the battle of the Brandywine she saw 
her sweetheart skulk behind a tree and then run for his life, receiving 
a shot in his heel, and that the next time he called on her she ordered 
him from the house, declaring that she would never marry a coward, 
especially one shot in the heel. 

1046. STILLMAN WITT EELLS. 9571. 

New York City. 
Born, Cleveland, O., April 24, 1873. Degree of B. A. from Yale 
University. Son of Dan Parmalee Eells and Mary Witt ; grandson of 
Stillman Witt and Eliza Arnold; great-grandson of John Witt and 
Hannah Foster ; gt^-grandson of Daniel Witt and Eunice Flint. Also 
gt'-grandson of Rev. Edward Eells who was with Wolfe when he fell 
on the Heights of Abraham. 

288. RICHARD HENRY EGGLESTON. 4288. 

New York City. 
Banking. Born in Albany, N. Y., Oct. 5, 1856. Member of Union 
League, Larchmont Yacht, New York Athletic, Riding, and Thousand 
Island Clubs. Son of William Wallace Eggleston and Clara Irene 
Pease; grandson of Richard Henry Pease and Mary Elliott Daws; 
great-grandson of Earl Percy Pease and Mary Ives ; gt"-grandson of 
Joseph Ives and Mary Sherman ; gt'-grandson of Josiah Sherman and 
Martha Mir.ot. See Chauncey M. Depew. 

172. CHARLES PINCKNEY ELLIOTT. 4172. 

United States Army. 
First Lieutenant, 4th Cavalry, U. S. A. Born, Beaufort, S. C, March 
15,1860. Graduate of West Point, 1882. Engaged in campaign against 
ChericahuaApache Indians, 1885-86. Member of National Geographic 
Society. Son of Stephen Elliott and Charlotte Stuart ; grandson of 
Stephen Elliott and Ann Hutson Habershaw ; great-grandson of Williani 
Elliott, 3d, and Phcebe Waight ; gt^-grandson of William Elliott, 2d, and 

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Mary Barnwell; gt''-grandson of William Elliott, ist, and Elizabeth, his 
wife ; gt'-grandson of Thomas Elliott. 

1 139. DEXTER ELLIOTT. 10539. 

New York City. 

Boots and shoes. Born, Brooklyn, N. Y., Feb. 4, 1873. Matriculated 
at Harvard College, but ill-health prevented graduation. Member of 
Crescent Athletic Club of Brooklyn. Son of Henry Elliott and Mary 
Elliott; grandson of Thomas Elliott and Polly Dexter; great-grandson 
of Thomas Elliott and Chloe Bates ; gt'^-grandson ol Joseph Elliott and 
Jerusha Elliott ; gt'-grandson of Thomas Elliott and Lucy Flint ; gt^- 
grandson of Francis Elliott and Abigail Nichols. 

1230. RICHARD ELLIS. 5825. 

New York City. 

Physician. Born, New York City, Oct. 18, 1861. Son of Levi Ellis 
and Charlotte Purdy ; grandson of Lewis Purdy and Mary Ann Hart ; 
great-grandson of Abraham Purdy and Hannah Fowler ; gt^-grandson 
of Obadiah Purdy and Hannah Smith. 

800. WILLIAM RANDALL ELLIS. 8500. 

New York City. 

Commission merchant. Born, Mt. Pleasant, Province of Ontario, 
Can., Sept. 6, 1852. Son of John Randall Ellis and Janet Carlyle ; grand- 
son of AUin Ellis and Hannah Sturgis ; great-grandson of Amos Stiirgis 
and Rachel Randall; gt'-grandson of Thomas Sturgis and Catharine 
Roberts. 

151. DEVEREUX ELMES. 41 51. 

New York City. 

Electrician. Born, Washington, D. C, July 8, 1868. Son of Webster 
Elnies and Rose White ; grandson of Littleton Stevens White and Mary 
Ann Jones ; great-grandson of William White and Elizabeth Scott 
Waggerman ; gt^-grandson of Stevens White and Betsey, his wife ; gt'- 
grandson of William White and Stevens (daughter of Col. William 

Stevens, one of the first settlers of Maryland). Col. William Stevens 
(1630-1687) was one of Lord Baltimore's trusted counselors, and was 
Deputy-Governor of the Province. He was founder of the Presbyterian 
Church in Maryland, at Snow Hill. Also grandson of Lazelle Elmes 
and Mary Ellen Candler ; great-grandson of Samuel Candler and 

Eleanor Devereux ; gt^-grandson of Joh?i Deveieux, Jr., and 

Broughton ; and gt'-grandson of Nicholson Broughton. 

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502. FRANK WORCESTER ELWOOD. 5302. 

Rochester, N. Y. 

Lawyer and real estate owner. Born, Rochester, N. Y., April 4, 1850. 
Degrees of A. B. from Harvard, 1874, and LL.B. from Columbia, 1877. 
Park Commissioner of Rochester. Member of Historical Society, 
Genesee Valley Club and Whist Club of Rochester, and University 
Club of New York. Son of Isaac R. Elwood and Elizabeth H. Gold ; 
grandson of Richard Elwood, 2d, and Catharine Bell ; and great- 
grandson of Richard Elwood, who came from England in 1748 and 
settled in Minden, Montgomery Co., N. Y. 

501. GEORGE MAY ELWOOD. 5301. 

Rochester, N. Y. 

Insurance. Born, Rochester, N. Y., Aug. 11, 1844. Formerly 
member of Board of Education. Member of the Historical Society, 
Genesee Valley Club and Bohemian Club of Rochester, Citizens' Club 
of Syracuse, Ex-Libris Societies of London, Paris, Berlin and Wash- 
ington, Royal Microscopical Society of Great Britain, Lotos Club of 
New York, Society of Colonial Wars, and Colonial Order of the Acorn. 
Son of James Lawrence Elwood and Augusta Lucene May; grandson 
of Daniel Elwood and Hannah Bushnell, and of Silas May and Mary 
Sloan ; great-grandson of Richard Elwood, 2d, and Catharine Bell, of 
Ephraim Bushnell and (wife not given), and oi James Sloan and Phebe 
Stratton ; and gt^-grandson of Richard Elwood who came from England 
in 1748, and settled in Minden, N. Y., and of Isaac Stralton and Mary 
Fox. 

1091. JAMES NELSON ELWOOD. 9891. 

Rochester, N. Y. 

Insurance manager. Born, Chicago, 111., Jan. 26, 1857. Member of 
Rochester Historical Society. Son of James Lawrence Elwood and 
Augusta Lucene May, etc. See George May Elwood. 

1 138. WILLIAM C. ELY. 10538 

Niagara Falls, N. Y. 

Lawyer. Born, Middlefield, N. Y., Feb. 25, 1856. Educated at 
Cornell University. Member of Assembly, 1883-1885 ; Treasurer of 
Democratic State Committee, 1893-1895. Member of Society of 
Colonial Wars; Manhattan, Reform, Democratic and Transportation 
Clubs of New York City ; Buffalo Club and Ellicott Club of Buffalo. 
Son of Wm. Horace Ely and Ellen Caryl ; grandson of Sumner Ely and 
Hannah Knapp Gilbert ; great-grandson of Adriel Ely and Sarah Stow. 

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886. PERCY FRANKLIN EMORY. 8786. 

Syracuse, N. Y. 
Merchant. Born, .Syracuse, N. Y., Oct. 23, 1871. Son of Thomas 
Emory and Percy McCarthy ; grandson of VVm. Hemsley Emory and 
Matilda Wilkins Bache, etc. See Thomas Emory. 

887. THOMAS EMORY. 87S7. 

Syracuse, N. Y. 
Merchant. Born, Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 11,1841. Was Assist- 
ant Surgeon in the Navy of the Confederate States during the Civil 
War. Son of Wm. Hemsley Emory and Matilda Wilkins Bache; grand- 
son of Richard Bache and Sophia Dalla ; great-grandson of Richard 
Bache and Sarah Franklin; gt'-grandson of Bcnj. Franklin and De- 
borah Reed ; gt^-grandson of Josiah Franklin and Abiah Folger. 

1 140. CHARLES ESTABROOK. 10540. 

Newburgh, N. Y. 
City Librarian. Born, Rochester, N. Y., Oct. iS, 1823. Member of 
Newburgh Board of Education, 1864-67; of Board of Counselors of 
Home for the Friendless since 1865; and City Librarian since 1877. 
Member of Newburgh Bay and Highlands Historical Society, F. & A. 
M., R. A. M., R. & S. M., K. T., and Masonic Veterans' Association. 
Son of Wm. Estabrook and Laura Gray ; grandson of John Gray, Jr., 
and Esther Davis; great-grandson oi John Gray and Rebecca, his wife. 

1 141. FRANK EUGENE ESTABROOK. 10541. 

Newburgh, N. Y. 
Architect. Born, Newburgh, N. Y., July 10, 1859. Son of Charles 
Estabrook and Susan Elizabeth Marshall. See Charles Estabrook. 

742. FRANKLIN A. ETHRIDGE. 8442. 

Rome, N. Y. 
Wholesale grocer. Born, Rome, N. Y., Jan. i, 1853. Son of Alfred 
Ethridge and Abby Murdock House ; grandson of Leonard House and 
Louisa Murdock; great-grandson of Eleazer House and Abagail Mose- 
ley ; gt'''-grandson of Joseph Moscley and Hopeful Robbins ; gt^-grand- 
son of Abner Moseley and Elizabeth Lyman ; gf-grandson of Joseph 
Moseley and Abagail Root. 

980. ALVIN MARTIN EVANS. 91 So. 

Herkimer, N. Y. 
Civil Engineer. Born, Oil City, Pa., March 21, 1870. Formerly Ca- 
det, U. S. Military Academy. Present Assistant Engineer, N. Y. State 

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Canals. Member of F. & A. M., Kappa Gamma Chi Club, and Herki- 
mer County Historical Society. Son of John Herbert Evans and Cath- 
erine Elizabeth Wheeler; grandson of Martin Ward Wheeler and Caro- 
line Kemper; great-grandson of Chas. M. Kemper and Catherine 
Maxwell; gt^-grandson oi John Kanpcr and Elizabeth Ann Hopper, and 
of Anthony Max^vell and Eve Plattner. 

136. JAMES HERVEY EVERETT. 4136. 

Kingston, N. Y. 
Merchant. Born, Bath, N. Y., Feb. 11, 1837. Captain 120th Regt. 
N. Y. Vols. ; Brevet Major N. Y. Vols. ; Major N. Y. Militia ; at 
Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, seige of Petersburg, Deep 
Bottom, Hatcher's Run, White Oak Road, Salve's Creek, Farmville, 
and Appomattox ; wounded at Gettysburg and Petersburg. Member 
of Kingston Lodge, No. 10, F. & A. M. ; Pratt Post, No. 127, G. A. R. ; 
Society of the Army of the Potomac, and Third Corps Union. Elected 
to New York Assembly, 1890. Son of Rev. Ebenezer Everett and 
Laura M. Walden ; grandson of Eleazer Everett and Lucy Battelle, and 
of Nathan Walden and Mercy Eggleston ; great-grandson of Eleazer 
Everett and Bethia Morse, and of Nathan Walden, Sr. , and Bethia 
Billings; gt^-grandson of Dea. John Everett and Mercy Brown; gt'- 
grandson of Capt. John Everett and Elizabeth Pepper ; gt'-grandson of 
Richard Everett, who came from England and was one of the founders 
of Dedham, Mass., in 1636. 

577. HAMPTON DENMAN EWING. 5377. 

Yonkers, N. Y. 
Lawyer. Born, Washington, D. C, June 18, 1866. Degrees of B. A. 
and M. A. from Columbia University. Member of Alpha Delta Phi, 
Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Delta Phi fraternities. Alpha Delta Phi Club, 
Bar Association of New York, Yonkers Historical Society, and Columbia 
Alumni Association. Son of Gen. Thomas Ewing and Ellen Cox, etc. 
See Thomas Ewing. 

418. THOMAS EWING. 4518. 

New York City. 
Lawyer. Born, Lancaster, O., Aug. 7, 1829. Died Jan. 21, 1896. 
Secretary of Ohio-Virginia Boundary Commission, 1848 ; Private Secre- 
tary of President Taylor ; first Chief Justice of Kansas ; recruited 
nth Kansas Volunteers, 1862; engaged at Cane Hill, Van Buren, 
Prairie Grove, etc., in Arkansas ; Brigadier-General, 1863, in command 
of the District of the Border; resisted Price's invasion of Missouri, and 
brevetted Major-General of Volunteers for bravery at Pilot Knob. 

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Member of Ohio Constitutional Convention, 1873-74 and Member of 
Congress, 1877-81. Son of Thomas Ewing, Sr., and Maria Wills Boyle ; 
grandson of George Ewiiig and Rachel Harris, great-grandson of Thomas 
Ewing and Sarah Vickers ; gt^-grandson of Thomas Ewing and Mary Mas- 
kell ; gt'-grandson of Finley Ewing and Jane, his wife. Finley Ewing 
fought at the battle of the Boyne and received a sword from the king 
for his valor. His son Thomas came to America from Londonderry in 
1718. 

863. GEORGE WINTHROP FAIRCHILD. 8763. 

Oneonta, N. Y. 

Publisher. Born, Oneonta, N. Y., May 6, 1854. Son of Jesse Fair- 
child and Belliscent Morenus ; grandson of Jeremiah T. Morenus and 
Basheba, his wife ; great-grandson of Thomas Alorenus and Mary 
Staley. 

1231. WILLIAM H. FALCONER. 10931. 

New York City. 

Real estate, retired. Born, New York City, April 7, 1830. Attended 
Canandaigua Academy. Member of Union League Club and St. 
Nicholas Society. Son of David Falconer and Rebecca Lucas ; grand- 
son of Roger Falconer and Catherine Fisher ; great-grandson of John 
Falconer and Elizabeth Purdy; gt^-grandson of Pierre Fauconnier and 
Magdalena Pasqueay. 

1034. WILLIAM BOLTON FARNHAM. 9559. 

Rochester, N. Y. 
Banker. Born, Dayton, O., March 22, 1868. Son of George R. 
Farnham and Mary D. Philip ; grandson of John G. Philip and Margaret 
Kittle ; great-grandson of George Philip and Jane Ostrander. 

489. SIGOURNEY WEBSTER FAY. 4589. 

New York City. 
Merchant. Born, Boston, Mass., Feb. 6, 1836. Veteran of the 
Union League Club of 1863, and member of the Metropolitan, Players', 
and Merchants' Clubs and the New England Society. Son of Nahum 
Fay and Mary P. Forbes, grandson of Heman Fay and Martha, his 
wife ; and great-grandson of Josiah Fay. 

806. ROBERT H. FEAREY. 8706. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 

Architectural iron. Born, Albany, N. Y., April 14, 1870. Son of 

Thomas H. Fearey and Maria Van Bergen Babcock ; grandson of John 

Babcock and Hester Van Derzee ; great-grandson of Cornelius Van 

Der Zee and Maria Van Bergen ; gt^-grandson of Peter H. Van Bergen 

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and Marjica Witbeck ; gt'-grandson of Henry Van Bergen and Neeltje 
Salesbury ; gt'-grandson of Pieter Van Bergen and Christina Coster. 

532. HENRY M FIELD. 5332. 

Canandaigua, N. Y. 
Lawyer. Born, Avon, N. Y., Jan. 2, 1834. Degree of A. B. from 
Williams College, 1854. President of Red Jacket Club of Canandaigua. 
Son of Alfred Bishop Field and Ann Beals ; grandson of Timothy 
Field, Jr., and Wealthy Bishop ; great-grandson of Timothy Field and 
Anna Dudley ; gt"-grandson of David Field and Abigail Stone. 

1 142. EDWARD RIDLEY FINCH. 10542. 

New York City. 
Born, New York City, Nov. 15, 1873. Degree of A. B. from Yale 
University. Member of Yale Club of New York City. Son of Edward 
Lucius Finch and Annie Ridley Crane ; grandson of Rufus Erastus 
Crane and Anne Maria Ridley; great-grandson of Anson Crane and 
Experience Brush ; gt''-grandson oi Jonathan Crane and Berthia Bald- 
win ; gt^-grandson of Joseph Cra?ie. 

677. WILLIAM MARTIN FINDLEY. 7177 

Altoona, Pa. 
Physician. Born, Manor Hill, Pa., July 6, 1842. Degree of M. D 
from University of Pennsylvania. U. S. Pension Examiner and Schoo 
Director of Altoona. Honorary member of Survivors of the 76th Regt 
Pennsylvania Volunteers Association. Son of Dr. Wm. R. Findley and 
Elizabeth Fleming; grandson of Joseph Fleming and Elizabeth Martin 
great-grandson oi John Martin and Elizabeth Clark. 

319. WALTER LOWRIE FINLEY. 4319 

United States Army. 
Captain, Troop B, gth U. S. Cavalry. Born, Philadelphia, Pa., Jan 
21, 1857. Graduated from West Point. Participated in several Indian 
engagements and in the Santiago campaign in the War with Spain. Son 
of Surgeon-General Clement Alexander Finley, U. S. A., and Elizabeth 
Moore ; grandson of Major Samuel Finley and Mary Brown ; great- 
grandson of John Finley and Martha Berkley; gt^-grandson of Michael 
Finley, a native of county Armagh, Ireland, of Scotch descent, who 
came to Philadelphia, Pa., in 1734, and settled in Sadsbury township, 
Chester Co., Pa. 

1093. LLOYD WIEGAND FISHER. 9893. 

Nevr York City. 
Architect. Born, Pleasant Mount, Pa., June 27, 1868. Degree of 
Ph. B. from Columbia University. Son of Rev. James Boorman Fisher 

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and Eveline Foster ; grandson of Rev. Josiah Fisher and Elizabeth 
Davenport Fisher; great-grandson of Rev. Jonathan Fisher (father of 
Josiah) and Dolly Battle, and of Rev. Samuel Fisher (father of Eliza- 
beth) and Alice Cogswell ; gt"-grandson of Jonathan Fisher (father of 
Rev. Jonathan) and Katharine Avery, and oi James CVj^swe// and (wife 
not given). 

529. EDWIN WILLIAMS FISKE. 5329. 

Mount Vernon, N. Y. 
Contractor. Born, Shamokin, Pa., July 17, 1861. Mayor of Mount 
Vernon. Member of the City Club of Yonkers, City Club, Hiawatha 
Lodge, F. & A. M., Mount Vernon Chapter and Bethlehem Command- 
ery of Mount Vernon, and Order of Elks and Mecca Shrine of New 
York City. Son of Samuel Fiske and Amanda Stoddart ; grandson of 
Isaac Stoddart and Lydia Butler; great-grandson of John Stoddart and 
Rebecca Ashton, and of Capt. Zebulon Butler and Jemima Fish ; gf- 
grandson of Isaac Ashlon and Rebecca Powell, and of Col. Zebulon 
Butler and Lydia Johnson. 

1232. ARTHUR FITCH. 10932. 

New York City. 
Cashier of Grand Union Hotel, New York City. Born, Durham, N. 
Y., July 10, 1849. Member of 7th Regt. N. G. N. Y. from 1S83 to 
1893. Son of Rev. Silas Fitch and Mary A. White, etc. See Theo- 
dore Fitch. 

1209. JAMES SEELY FITCH. 10909. 

Yonkers, N. Y. 
Lawyer and real estate broker. Born, Coeymans, N. Y. , Dec. 2, 
1847. Degree of LL. D. from Columbia Law School. Trustee of 
Board of Education of City of Yonkers, 1892-97 and 1897-1902. Mem- 
ber of Park Hill Country Club, City Club of Yonkers, F. & A. M., 
R. A. M. and K. T. , and Order of Founders and Patriots of America. 
Son of Rev. Silas Fitch and Mary A. White, etc. See Theodore 
Fitch. 

1210. THEODORE FITCH. 10910. 

Yonkers, N. Y. 
Lawyer. Born, Franklin, N. Y. , INIarch 30, 1844. Degrees of A. B. 
and A. M. from Yale University. City Attorney of Yonkers, 1876-83. 
Member of Order of Founders and Patriots of America. Son of Rev. 
Silas Fitch and Mary A. White ; grandson of Col. Silas Fitch and 
Clarissa Howell, and of Nathaniel Smith White and Anna Seely ; 
great-grandson of Matthew Fitch, 2d, and Sarah Reed, and of Silvanus 

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Seely and Mary Hoyt ; gt"-grandson of Matthew Fitch, ist, and of Lydia 
Olmstead, and of Joseph Hoyt (Hait) and Jane King ; gt^-grandson of 
John Fitch, 2d, and Lydia Bushnell ; gt'-grandson of John Fitch, ist, and 
Rebecca Lindall ; gt'-grandson of Thomas Fitch, who came to Connec- 
ticut from Bocking, Eng. , in or about 1638. 

1063. JOHN HALDANE FLAGLER. 9713. 

New York City. 
Born, Cold Spring, Putnam Co., N. Y., Sept. 3, 1836. Meinber of 
Lotos, Manhattan, New York Yacht, Larchmont Yacht and other clubs. 
Son of Harvey K. Flagler and Sarah Jane Haldane ; grandson of 
Henry Haldane and Fanny Hustis ; great-grandson of Robert Hustis 
and Nancy Weeks; gt^'-grandson Joseph Hustis and Mary Hunt ; gt'- 
grandson of David Hustis and • Larrabee. 

109S. WILLIAM REYNOLDS FLEMING. 9898. 

New York City. 

Mechanical engineer. Born, Harrisburg, Pa., May 9, 1862. Son of 

Dr. James Fleming and Jeannette Street ; grandson of Thaddeus Street 

and Martha Davenport Wolcott Reynolds ; great-grandson of Jesse 

Street and Lois Cook ; gt°-grandson of Thaddeus Cook and Lois Beach. 

781. PETER FLINT. 8481. 

New York City. 
Lawyer. Born, Ticonderoga, N. Y., Dec. 6, 1856. Degree of A. B. 
from Yale University. Member of Yale Club, White Lotus Theo- 
sophical Society and Pipe Club. Son of Charles Northrip Flint 
and Aura Maria Thompson ; grandson of Peter Flint and Hannah 
Covenhoven ; great-grandson of /rtci?^ Covenhovcti and Mary Clement. 
The grandfather, Peter Flint, was a veteran of the War of 181 2. 

470. AUSTIN W. FOLLETT. 4570. 

Brooklyn, N. Y. 
Wool merchant. Born, East Berkshire, Vt. , Aug. 5, 1833. Died 
Aug. 28, 1897. Son of John Fassett Follett and Sarah Lemira Wood- 
worth, etc. See George Follett. 

475. EDGAR AUSTIN FOLLETT. 4575. 

New York City. 
Wool merchant. Born, Granville, O. , Feb. 23, i860. Member of 
the Society of Colonial Wars and Society of War of 181 2. Son of 
.Austin W. Follett and Mary Abby Wright ; grandson of John Fassett 
Follett and Sarah Lemira Woodvvorth, etc. See George Follett. 

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483. GEORGE FOLLETT. 4583. 

New York City. 
Wool merchant. Born, East Berkshire, Vt. , Sept. 28, 1S28. Son of 
John Fassett FoUett and Sarah Lemira Woodworth ; grandson of Mar- 
tin Dewey Follett and Sarah Persis F'assett ; great-grandson of Eliph- 
alet Follett and Elizabeth Dewey, and of John Fassett, Jr. , and Hannah 
Safford ; gt^-grandson of Lieut. Benj. Follett and Esther Robinson ; 
gt'-grandson of Benj. Follett, Jr. , and Hannah Woodward; gt'-grand- 
son of Benj. Follett, Sr. , and Patience Douler. Martin Dewey Follett 
served in the War of 1S12. 

1143. BENJAMIN FOLSOM. 10543. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 
Lawyer. Born, Folsomdale, Wyoming Co., N. Y. , Dec. 5, 1847. 
Degrees of A. B. and M. A. from LTniversity of Rochester. United 
States Consul at Sheffield, Eng. , 1886-93. Member of University Club 
of Buffalo. Son of Benj. R. Folsom and Mary Rathbone ; grandson 
of James Rathbone and Margaret (" Peggy ") Ashley ; great-grandson 
of JVm. Ashley and Jane Dutcher. 

756. CHRISTOPHER R. FORBES. 8456. 

New York City. 
Railroad man. Born, New York City, April 14, 1852. Flag-raiser 
for many years, by official permit, at the Battery, where his ancestor 
first raised the American flag after the evacuation by the British. Son 
of George A. Forbes and Mary E. Van Arsdale ; grandson of David 
Van Arsdale and Jane Wilson McGarry ; great-grandson of /()//// Van 
Arsdale, Jr., and Mary Crawford ; gt"-grandson of John Van Arsdale. Sr., 
and Deborah Van Pelt (first wife) ; gt^-grandson of Stoft'el Van Arsdalen 
and Magdalena Van Hengelen ; gt'-grandson of John Van Arsdalen 
and Lammetie Probasko ; gt''-grandson of Simon Jansen Van Arsdalen 
(who came from Holland to New Amsterdam in 1653) and Peternelle 
Wyckoff. (See note under John T. Van Arsdale.) 

788. DEXTER NEWELL FORCE. 8488. 

Montclair, N. J. 

Born, Baltimore, Md. , Nov. 5, 1835. Was Second Lieutenant, 37th 
Regt. N. G. N. Y. during the invasion of Pennsylvania. Member of 
G. A. R. , Washington Association of New Jersey, New England So- 
ciety, Metropolitan Museum of Art and Montclair Club. Son of 
Dexter Clark Force and Joanna Bussey Newell; grandson of Thomas 
Newell and Polly Phipps ; great-grandson of Jedediali Phipps and Sarah 
Lei and. 

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1 1 77. HARRY HALE FORD. 10777. 

Elmira, N. Y. 

Physician. Born, Bristol, Me., Aug. 5, 1862. Degree of M. D. from 
the Medical School of Maine. Son of Augustus Hiram Ford and 
Eliza Rix Poole ; grandson of Jonathan Poole and Rebecca Gage ; 
great-grandson of Jonathan ■Poole, M. D. , and Elizabeth Hale ; gt"- 
grandson oijohn Hate, M. D., and Elizabeth, his wife. 

575. MERTON L. FORD. 5375. 

Oneonta, N. Y. 

Physician and druggist. Born, Oneonta, N. Y., Jan. 22, 1861. Son 
of Newton Isaac Ford and Mary E. Shepherd ; grandson of Isaac S. 
Ford and Lydia Ford (cousin) ; great-grandson of Elijah and Sylvester 
Ford (brothers), and Rebecca Smith and Lydia Reed, their wives, re- 
spectively ; gt"-grandson of Jacob Ford and Abagaii Curtis. 

509. JOHN FORSYTH. 5309. 

Kingston, N. Y. 

Merchant. Born, Kingston, N. Y. , June 22, \8'^o. Son of James 
Christie Forsyth and Mary Catharine Bruyn, etc. See Severyn Bruyn 
Forsyth. 

510. SEVERYN BRUYN FORSYTH. 5310. 

Kingston, N. Y. 

Born, Kingston, N. Y. , Dec. 6, 1846. Son of James Christie Forsyth 
and Mary Catherine Bruyn ; grandson of Severyn Bruyn and Catherine 
Hasbrouck; great-grandson oi Jacobus Severyn Bruyn and Blandina 
Elmendorf ; gt^-grandson of Severyn Bruyn and Catherine Ten Broeck ; 
gt^-grandson of Jacobus Bruyn and Katrina Schoonmaker; gt't-grandson 
of Jacobus Bruyn, Sr., and Gertrude Esselstern. 

799. DANIEL FRED FOWLER. 8499. 

Oneonta, N. Y. 

Lawyer. Born, Westfield, Mass., December 3, 1873 ; died August 
z6, 1896. Son of Frederick Fowler and Eliza Phelps; grandson of 
Daniel Fowler and Mirandi Jones, and of Leicester Phelps and Evelina 
Chapin ; great-grandson of Frederick Fowler and Mirriam Moseley, o 
Henry Chapin and Cynthia Moseley, and of Oliver Phelps and Betsey 
Law Sherman ; gt^-grandson of Daniel Fowler z.wA Eleanor Williams, of 
David Moseley and Lydia Gay, and of William Sherman and Sarah 
Law ; gt'-grandson of Roger Sherman and Elizabeth Hartwell. 

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1349. GEORGE B. FOWLER. 11749. 

New York City. 
Physician. Born, Cross Keys, Ala., Oct. 23, 1847. Degree of M. D. 
from College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, 1871 ; honorary 
degree of B. A. from College of City of New York, 1894. Member of 
various medical societies. Union League, Lotus and D. K. E. Clubs. 
Appointed Health Commissioner by Mayor Strong in 1895, and Com- 
missioner of State Board of Health by Governor Morton the same year. 
Son of Dr. Edmund Fowler and M.irgaret Tittle ; grandson of John 
Tittle and Hannah Bibb ; great-grandson of WiUiani Bibb and Lucy 
Booker ; gt^-grandson of John Bibb and Susanna Bigger ; gt'-grandson 
of Benjamin Bibb, a Huguenot who fled to Wales to escape persecution 
and thence to America about 1685. 

1 178. FREDERICK PAUL FOX. 10778. 

Elmira, N. Y. 
Land and Tax Agent, D. L. & W. R. R. Born, New London, Ohio, 
July 25, 1859. Degree of C. E. from Pennsylvania Military College. 
Served five years in Ohio National Guard ; on duty during Cincinnati 
riots. Member of Lackawanna Social Club, Century, Country and 
Athletic Clubs of Elmira, and City Club of Corning. Son of Daniel 
Hubbard Fox and Cynthia Miranda Beach ; grandson of Reuben L. 
Fox and Minna Smith ; great-grandson of Hubbard Fox and Luna 
Perry ; gt^-grandson of Daniel Fox and Hannah Burr (cousin of Aaron 
Burr.) 

1363. ROYAL EDWARD FOX. 11988. 

Syracuse, N. Y. 
Mechanical engineer. Born, Oswego, N. Y., Dec. 25, 1872. Son of 
Royal Evaungeal Fox and Isabella Nelson, etc. See Royal E. Fox. 

1322. ROYAL EVAUNGEAL FOX. 11 597. 

Syracuse, N. Y. 
Paymaster of Solvay Process Co. Born, Rochester, N Y. , May 14, 
1843. Served in 24th N. Y. Vol. Inf. and 24th N. Y. Vol. Cavalry in 
Civil War ; participated in battles of Falmouth, Rappahannock Station, 
Sulphur Springs, Groveton, Gainsville, Manassas (2d Bull Run),Chan- 
cellorsville, the Wilderness campaign, Spottsylvania, Guineas Station, 
Totopotomy Bethesda Church, Coal Harbor, Petersburg and others to 
Appomattox : brevetted First Lieutenant. Served in Oswego Custom 
House, by appointment, two or three years about 1868. Son of R. A. 
Fox and Celinda Hamlin ; grandson of Simeon Hamlin and Elizabeth 
Pierce ; great-grandson of Clothier Pierce. 

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406. ANDREW ERNEST FOYfi. 4506. 

New York City. 
Civil Engineer. Born, Jersey City, N. J., May 13, 1870. Degree of 
C. E. from Columbia University, 1890. Member of 7th Regt., 
N. G. N. Y. ; and of Engineers' Club, Military Club and Columbia 
Alumni Association. Son of Andrew J. C. Foy^ and Katherine S. 
House, etc. See Andrew J. C. Foyd. 

112. ANDREW J. C. FOYfi. 4112. 

New York City. 
Manufacturer. Born, Shamokin, Pa., Dec. 23, 1833. Member of 
Colonial Club, Ohio Society, Patria Club, Twilight Club, Chamber of 
Commerce, Board of Trade, etc. Son of William Foye and Jane Miller ; 
grandson of Barkley Miller and Sarah Miller ; great-grandson of Robert 
Milkr and Ann Barkley. 

270. FRANK MENDON FOYfi. 4270. 

Jersey City, N. J. 
Real estate dealer. Born, Mt. Gilead, Ohio, June 19, 1853. Private 
in 7th Regt. Member of Jersey City Club and Ohio Society of New 
York. Son of William Foye' and Jane Miller, etc. See A. J. C. Foy^. 

771- JOHN URBAN FRALEY. 8471. 

New York City. 
Merchant. Born, Philadelphia, Pa., March 6, 1839. Son of Ed- 
ward Laskey Fraley and Anna C. Brady ; grandson of John Urban 
Fraleyand Eliza Larkey ; great-grandson of Frederick Fra/ey 2iX\A Kath- 
erine Frieblich. 

1007. DANIEL JAMES FRANCIS. 9407. 

Syracuse, N. Y. 
Manufacturer of granite memorials. Born, Utica, N. Y. , Sept. 6, 
1845. Member of Founders and Patriots of America, Onondaga His- 
torical Society and Citizens' Club. Son of Jahn James Francis and 
Elizabeth Sholtus Rust ; grandson of John Ames Rust and Anna Maria 
Sholtus ; great-grandson of Nathaniel Wi/son Fust and Rachel Babcock ; 
gt^-grandson of Daniel Rust and Mary Wilson Mead ; gt^-grandson of 
Nathaniel Rust and Mary (or Mercy) Atchinson ; gt*-grandson of Israel 
Rust and Rebecca Clark ; gts-grandson of Henry Rust. 

736. LOUIS GRISWOLD FRANKAU. 8436. 

New York City. 
Railway mail service. Born, New Haven, Conn., Oct. 28, 1851. 
Son of Nathan Frankau and Delia Clark Griswold ; grandson of Ware- 
ham Griswold and Sylvia Clark ; great-grandson of Levi Griswold and 

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Azabah, his wife; gt^-grandson of George Grisico/d, Ji:, 3.nd Mary Hay- 
den ; gt^-grandson of George Griswold, Sr., and Zeruiah, his wife ; gt<- 
grandson of Joseph Griswold and Deborah, his wife ; gts-grandson of 
Joseph Griswold and Mary Gaylord ; gt*'-grandson of Edward Griswold, 
who was born in England in 1607, and came to New England in 1639. 
Wareham Griswold and two of his brothers were in the War of 1812. 
679. HIRAM PERLEY FREAR. 7179. 

Rochester, N. Y. 
Manager. Born, Holmdale, N. J., March i, i860. Member of 
Rochester Club and Veteran Association of the National Guard of the 
State of New York. Son of Hiram Frear and Abigail Atkins Brown ; 
grandson of Joseph Brown and Sarah Frieze; great-grandson of jfohti 
Frieze and Martha Seigler. 

542. CHARLES FRISBEE. 5342. 

Stuyvesant Falls, N. Y. 
Manufacturer. Born, Brooklyn, N. Y. , July 9, 1848. Member of 
Founders and Patriots of America. Son of John Frisbee and Harriet 
E. Pittman ; grandson of Samuel Frisbee and Hannah Foote ; great- 
grandson of Philip Frisbie and Sarah, his wife. 

1086. ROBERT LIVINGSTON FRYER. 9886. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 

Born, Albany, Dec. 12, 1847. Member of Manhattan Club of New 
York, Holland Society, Society for the Preservation of Scenic and His- 
toric Places and Objects, and numerous other organizations. Late 
member of Niagara State Park Commission. Son of Wm. John Fryer 
and Margaret Livingston Crofts ; grandson of Alexander Crofts and 
Mary Livingston ; great-grandson of Robert Thong Livingston and 
Margaretta Livingston ; gt'-grandson of Feter R. Livingston and Mar- 
garet Livingston ; gt^-grandson of Robert Livingston and Mary Thong ; 
gt-t-grandson of Col. Philip Livingston and Catharine Van Brugh ; gis- 
grandson of Robert Livingston, first Lord of Livingston Manor and 
pioneer of the family in America, and Alida Schuyler. Mr. Fryer is 
also the lineal descendant of Gov. Rip Van Dam, and of the founders 
of the De Peyster, Van Cortlandt, Phillipse, and other old New York 
families. 

894. FREDERICK AUGUSTUS FULLER, Jr. 8794. 

Jamestown, N. Y. 

Jeweler. Born, Rutland, Vt., April 10, 1839. In 1884 was elected 
Presidential Elector on the Cleveland and Hendricks ticket from the 
34th Congressional District of New York, and was appointed messen 
ger to deliver the electoral vote of the State at Washington. Has been 

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member of Board of Education for past thirteen years and President of 
tiie Board for past seven years. Member of Pilgrim Society, Reform 
Club of New York City, Jamestown Club, and F. & A. M. Son of 
Frederick A. Fuller, 2d, and Emeline Rathbone ; grandson of Frederick 

A. Fuller, ist, and Rachel Gordon ; great-grandson of Samuel Gordon. 
In the Fuller line Mr. Fuller is eighth in descent from Dr. Samuel 
Fuller of the Mayflower. 

1 1 79. GARDNER FULLER. 10779. 

Batavia, N. Y. 
Superintendent of the State School for the Blind. Born, Fullerville, 
St. Lawrence Co., N. Y. , Nov. 21, 1833. Degrees of A. B. and A. M. 
from Wesleyan University. Son of Ashbil Fuller and Catharine Dawley ; 
grandson of Ashbil Fuller, Sr., and Lorain Millard ; great-grandson of 
Abraham Fuller and Lydia Gillette ; gt' -grandson of Joseph Fuller and 
Lydia Gay ; gt'-grandson of John Fuller and Mehitable Rowley ; 
gf-grandson of Samuel Fuller and Jane Lothrop ; gt''-grandson of 
Edward Fuller, who came over in the Mayflower with his son Samuel. 

1362. GEORGE R. FULLER. 11987. 

Rochester, N. Y. 
Manufacturer. Born, Massena, N. Y. , April 7, 1850. Member of 
Rochester Historical Society. Son of Wyman M. Fuller and Olive 
Densmore ; grandson of William Densmore and Olive Nichols ; great- 
grandson of Eliphald Densmore and Hannah Treadwell ; gt^-grandson 
of Thomas Densmore, and Hannah, his wife. 

1380. FRANCIS P. FURNALD, Jr. 12280 

Born, New York City, Oct. 31, 1841. Son of Francis P. Furnald and 
Louisa Skaden ; grandson of Samuel Furnald and Anna Burnham ; gt.- 
grandson of David Burnham and Martha Perkins ; gt'-grandson of 
Francis Perkins and Martha Low ; gt^-grandson of Jacob Perkins and 
Susanna Cogswell; gt*-grandson of Isaac Perkins and Hannah Knight. 

no. CLEMENT CARRINGTON GAINES. 4 no. 

Poughkeepsie, N. Y. 
President of Eastman College. Born, Mossingford, Va., March 15, 
1857. Degrees of A. B. and A. M. from Hampden-Sidney College, and 

B. L. from University of Virginia. Member of Board of Education. 
Member of Virginia Historical Society. Son of Richard Venable 
Gaines and Jane Virginia Watkins ; grandson of Richard Jennings 
Gaines and Martha Watkins Venable ; great-grandson of Richard N. 
Venable and Mary Morton ; gt^'-grandson of William Morton and Susanna 
Watkins ; gt'-grandson of Joseph Morton and Agnes Woodson. — Also, 
grandson of Wm. Morton Watkins and Elizabeth W. Venable ; great- 

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grandson of Joel Watkins and Agnes Morton ; gt"-grandson of Thomas 
Watkins and Miss Anderson. — Also, great-grandson of Samuel Woodson 
Venable (father of Elizabeth) and Mary Carrington ; gt'-grandson of 
Paul Carrington and Margaret Read ; gt'-grandson of George Carrington 
and Anne Mayo. (Samuel VV. Venable and Richard N. Venable were 
brothers.) 

620. CHARLES C. GALLUP. 7120. 

United States Army. 
First Lieutenant, 3d Artillery, U. S. A. Born, Macedon, N. Y. , Nov. 
27, 1863. Died, Sept. 23, 1897. Son of Silas N. Gallup and Julia A. 
Corser ; grandson of Nathan Gallup and Phebe Strong ; great-grandson 
of Silas Gallup and Sarah, his wife ; gt'-grandson of Nathan Gallup and 
Sarah Giddings. 

145. HUGH RICHARDSON GARDEN. 4145. 

New York City. 

Lawyer. Born, Sumter, S. C, July 9, 1840. Member of Demo- 
cratic Club, D. K. E. Club, Southern Society, and Bar Association. 
Son of Alester Garden (born Gibbes) and Elizabeth Richardson ; grand- 
son of Wilmot S. Gibbes and Anna Frances de Saussure, and of William 
Richardson, 3d, and Emma C. Buford ; great-grandson of Hein-y Wm. 
de Saussure and Eliza Ford, of William Richardson, 2d, and Magdalen 
Guignard, cLndoilVilliam Buford, and olRo fieri Giifies : gt^'-grandson of 
Daniel de Saussure and Mary McPherson, and of William Richardson, 
1st, and Anna Poinsette. 

1 1 80. GEORGE CLINTON GARDNER. 10780. 

Washington, D. C. 

Civil Engineer. Born, Washington, D. C, Aug. 18, 1831. Attended 
Columbian College, near Washington. Assistant Astronomer and 
Surveyor of Northwest Boundary Survey, and Engineer on other Govern- 
ment works. Member of American Society of Civil Engineers, Insti- 
tute of Mining Engineers, and Society of the War of 1812. Son of 
Chas. Kitchel Gardner and Ann Eliza McLean ; grandson of Thomas 
Gardner and Sarah Kichel, and of John McLean and Ann Burnet ; 
great-grandson of Abraham Kitchel and Charity Ford, and of Thomas 
Gardner and Mary, his wife. 

1211. HERSCHEL LUTHER GARDNER. 10911. 

Elmira, N. Y. 

Lawyer. Born, Cranston, R. I., Sept. 20, 1869. Degrees of A. B. 
and LL. B. from Columbia University. Member of Theta Delta Chi 
Fraternity and I. O. O. F. Son of James Luther Gardner and Jane 
Frances Vinton ; grandson of John Elliot Vinton and Jane Haskell ; 

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great-grandson of Joshua Vinton and Sally Dyer ; gt'-grandson of John 
Vinton and Dorothy Holmes. 

1181. HENRY PARMELE GATES. 10781. 

Elmira, N. Y. 

Traveling salesman. Born, West Bloomfield, N. Y., March 2, 1856 
Son of Geo. Marvin Gates and Delia Parmele ; grandson of Melancthon 
Gates and Huldah Babcock, and of Isaac Parmele and Laura Leach ; 
great-grandson of Marvin Gates and Rachel Coe, and of Reuben Par- 
mele and Sally Crittenden ; gt'-grandson of Josiah Gates and (wife not 
given), of Reuben Farmek, S/:, and Lucy Griswold, and of Jatncs Coe 
and Rachel Benton. 

1271. JOHN P. GAYLORD. 11 121. 

New York City. 

Born, Hadley, Mass., March i S, 1846. Son of Edward R. Gaylord 
and Jane A. Miller; grandson of Aaron J. Miller, Jr., and Theodosia 
Parsons, Jr. ; great-grandson of Aaron J. Alillcr and Esther Burr. 

387. EDWIN VAN DEUSEN GAZZAM. 4387. 

New York City. 
Physician, and Attending Surgeon to the New York Red Cross Hos- 
pital. Born, Utica, N. Y. , Feb. 5, 1866. Degree of M. D. from Uni- 
versity of Pennsylvania, 1892. Member of F. & A. M. , K. L. C. N. 
N. , Society of Alumni of New York Post-Graduate Hospital, County 
Medical Society, New York Medical League, Alpha Mu Pi Omega, and 
Alumni of University of Pennsylvania. Son of Gen. Audley W. Gaz- 
zam and Mary Elizabeth Van Deusen ; grandson of Edward D. Gaz- 
zam, M. D. , and Elizabeth Antoinette Beelen, and of Edwin Martin 
Van Deusen, D. D. , and Eliza Maria Gilbert ; great-grandson of Wm. 
Gazsam, Jr., and Ann Parker, of Isaac Laird Van Deusen and Lovina 
Hart, and of Banford Gilbert and Elizabeth Edwards ; gt'-grandson of 
Wm. Gazzam, Sr., and Martha Hart, of Samuel Edwards and Jane 
Shelton, oi Jacob Van Deusen and Mary Laird, and of Thaddeus Gilbert 
and Martha Turney; gt^-grandson of Isaac Van Deusen and Fitie (or 
Fiche) Burghardt. Gazzam is a Bible name, " the children of Gazzam" 
being mentioned in Ezra ii. 48, and Nehemiah, vii. 51, among those 
returned from the captivity in Babylon. Elizabeth Antoinette Beelen, 
mentioned above, was daughter of Constantine Antoine de Beelen and 
granddaughter of Baron Antoine de Beelen de Bertholf, first Austrian 
ambassador to the United States in 1783. 

380. GEORGE WILLIAM GEDNEY. 4380. 

New York City. 
Lawyer. Born, Newburg, N. Y., May 17, 1868. Son of George W. 

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Gedney and Mary E. Weygant ; grandson of Cornelius Weygant and 
Mary Pinckney ; great-grandson of John Weygant and Elizabeth Du 
Bois; gt'-grandson of Wilhelmus Du Bois and Mary Hudson; gt'- 
grandson of Lewis Du Bois and Rachel Jansen. 

517. EDWARD FRENCH GEER. 5317. 

New York City. 
Born, Brooklyn, N. Y. , Jan. 2, 1872. Son of Oliver Joseph Geer and 
Eliza Raymond ; grandson of George Raymond and Elizabeth Bliss 
Rogers; great-grandson of George Raymond, Sr. , and Martha Smith; 
gt"-grandson oi John Raymond asiA Elizabeth Griswold. 

734. JAMES W. GERARD, Jr. 8434. 

New York City. 
Lawyer. Born, Geneseo, N. Y., Aug. 25, 1867. Degrees of B. A. 
and M. A. from Columbia University and LL. B. from the University 
of New York. Captain of 12th Regt. N. G. N. Y. Member of Union, 
University, New York Athletic and Fencers' Clubs and Society of Med- 
ical Jurisprudence. Son of James W. Gerard, 2d, and Jenny Angel ; 
grandson of James W. Gerard and Eliza Sumner; great-grandson of 
Increase Sumner and Elizabeth Hyslop. 

933. GEORGE LEWIS GILLON. 8883. 

New York City. 
Manufacturer of machinery. Born, New Haven, Conn., Feb. 14, 
1866. Captain in 23d Regt. N. G. N. Y. ; formerly Major in 14th 
Regt. Member of Nautilus Boat Club, Masonic fraternity up to 
32d degree, and Mystic Shrine. Son of Edward W. Gillon and Emily 
A. Havens ; grandson of Hugh Gillon and Mary M. Gillette ; great- 
grandson of Ephraim Gillette and Mary Dyer ; gt^-grandson of Joseph 
Dyer and Eunice Holcomb. 

629. THEODORE OILMAN. 7129. 

Yonkers, N. Y. 
Banker. Born, Alton, III, Jan. 2, 184 1. Graduated from Williams 
College, 1862 ; A. M. in 1865. Member of Union League Club of New 
York. Son of Winthrop Sargent Oilman and Abia Swift Lippincott ; 
grandson of Benjamin Ives Oilman and Hannah Robbins ; great-grand- 
son oi Joseph Gilman and Rebecca Ives. 

686. THEODORE GILMAN, Jr. 7186. 

Yonkers, N. Y. 
Born, New York City, Feb. 21, 1873. Graduated from Williams 
College, B. A., 1896. Son of Theodore Gilman and Elizabeth Drinker 
Paxson, etc. See Theodore Gilman. 

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258. CHARLES GARNETT GORDON. 4258. 

Hyattsville, Md. 

Captain, U. S. A., retired. Born, Wake County, N. C, Sept. 28, 1837. 
Died, Oct. 26, 1898. Degree from Flint Hill College, Loudon County, 
Va. Slightly wounded at Apache Pass, N. M. , 1861, and again at Rio 
Pecos, N. M., 1863; engaged at Cibicue, Ariz., 1881. Was nominated for 
Congress from Sixth District of Texas in 1869 or 1879, but declined 
it, as he was an army officer ; also delegate to Congress from Arizona ; 
elected State Senator from Prince Georges Co., Md., 1897, con- 
tested. Member of G. A. R. , Loyal Legion, Society of California Vol- 
unteers, U. S. Cavalry Association, and National Geographic Society. 
Son of Daniel Smith Gordon and Mary Elizabeth Hammett; grandson 

of Henry Gordon and Elizabeth Smith, and of Hammett and 

Margaret Burroughs ; great-grandson of Daniel Smith and 

ShuU, and of Malachai Hammett and Bowie ; gt^-grandson of 

Adam Gordon, a descendant of Lord Gordon, Viscount of Inverness, 
etc., head of a powerful Scotch family which intermarried with royalty. 

iot8. POWHATAN GRAHAM GORDON. 9418. 

New York City. 

Manager. Born, Waverly, Tenn., Sept. 12, 1863. Son of William 
Osceola Gordon and Virginia C. Graham ; grandson of Powhatan Gor- 
don and Mary Caroline Coleman ; great-grandson of Col. Thomas Cole- 
man and Clarissa White, and of John Gordon and Dorothea Cross ; gt"- 
grandson of William White and Mary Green. Dorothea Cross was a 
lineal descendant of Pocahontas. 

713. GEORGE GORHAM. 8413. 

Buffalo N. Y. 

Lawyer. Born, Canandaigua, N. Y., May 25, 1837. Degree of A. 
B. from Harvard, 1857. Son o.f Nathaniel Gorham and Mary Parsons ; 
grandson of Nathaniel Gorham and Ruthy Wood ; great-grandson of 
Nathaniel Gorham and Rebecca Call. 

1028. CHARLES E. GORTON. 9553. 

Yonkers, N. Y. 

Superintendent of Schools. Born, North Brookfield, N. Y. , Dec. 15, 
1845. Son of Thomas Rogers Gorton and Prudence Treat; grandson 
of Varnum Gorton and Hannah Rogers ; great-grandson of Samuel 
Gorton and Eunice Austin. 

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697. CHARLES A. GOULD. 7197. 

New York City. 

Iron Manufacturer. Born, Batavia, N. Y., Jan. 13, 1849. Collector 
of Customs of Bufifalo District, 1881-85. Member of Society of Colonial 
Wars, New York Yacht. Atlantic Yacht, American Yacht, New York 
Athletic, Reform, and Republican Clubs of New York, Bufifalo Club, 
and Chicago Club. Son of Wm. W. Gould and Electa M. Pratt ; 
grandson of Jedediah Gould and Nancy Chamberlain ; great-grandson of 
Ophir Gould and Rhoda Marcy ; gt'-grandson of Bezalcel Gould and 
Bethsheba Robinson ; gt^-grandson of Eliezer Gould and Phebe, his 
wife ; gt'-grandson of Zaccheus Gould and Elizabeth Curtice ; gt'- 
grandson of John Gould and Sarah Baker. John Gould was thrice a 
representative to the General Court. Eliezer was in the French and 
Indian War. 

1277. HORACE M. GRAFF. 11202. 

New York City. 

Manager of New York office of Waterford Knitting Co. Born. New 
York City, June 7, 1874. Degree of A. B. from College of City of New 
York, Formerly Second Lieutenant 9th Regt. N. G. N. Y. ; in War 
with Spain, Captain of Co. E. , 9th N. Y. Vol. Inf. Son of Abraham 
M. Grafif and Eva Phillips, etc. See Isaac P. Graff. 

13 14. ISAAC PHILLIPS GRAFF. 11 589. 

New York City. 

Manufacturer's agent. Born, New York, Oct. i, 1869. Member of 
F. & A. M. Son of Abraham M. GrafiE and Eva Phillips ; grandson of 
Isaac Phillips and Sophia Phillips ; great-grandson of Naphtali Phillips 
and Rachel Seixas ; gt"-grandson oi Jonas Phillips and Rebecca Mendez 
Machado. 

664. LUCIUS FAIRBANKS GRAHAM. 7164. 

New York City. 

Cashier, Norwich & New York Transportation Co. Born, Box- 
borough, Mass., Feb. 26, 1849. Member of Montacute Lodge, F. & 
A. M. of Worcester, Mass., and Citizens' Council, Royal Arcanum. 
Son of Lewis Hill Graham and Sophronia Fairbanks ; grandson of 
Noah Fairbanks and Hannah Whitcomb ; great-grandson of Amos 
Fairbanks and Rhoda Sawyer ; gf'-grandson of Joseph Fairbanks and 
Mary Brown ; gt'-grandson of Jabez Fairbanks and Mary, his wife ; gt'- 
grandson of Jonas Fairbanks. 

1370. LOUIS EDWIN GRANGER. 11995. 

New York City. 
Manufacturer. Born, Hardwick, Mass., Aug. 14, 1842. Enlisted 

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April 19, 1861, in Massachusetts; served in Army of the Potomac until 
March, 1863 ; promoted to Second Lieutenant 3d U. S. Infantry; then 
to First Lieutenant and A. D. C. to Gen. Ullman until 1865 ; Captain 
till 1867; breveted Major and Lieutenant-Colonel of Volunteers. 
Member of LTnion Veteran Legion. Son of Col. Henry Hinsdale 
Granger and Lucy Minerva Woodward ; grandson of Daniel Granger 
and Catherine Nichols ; great-grandson of John Granger and Rebecca 
Haskell. John Granger was gt-grandson of Launcelot Granger who 
came to Massachusetts from England in 1640. 

943. De LANCEY GRANNIS. 8893. 

New York City. 

Real estate broker. Born, Goshen, N. Y., Feb. 28, 1870. Son of 
William Heathcote De Lancey Grannis and Harriet Green ; grandson 
of Horace Green and Harriet Douglas ; great-grandson of Zeeb Green 
and Sarah Cowee. 

1340. ARTHUR DAVIDSON GRANT. 11740 

Buffalo, N. Y. 

Clerk. Born, Albany, N. Y., Jan. 9, 1864. Son of Isaac Van 
Wormer Grant and Harriet E. Brown ; grandson of James Hammond 
Grant and Susan Van Wormer ; great-grandson of Rev. Isaac Grant 
and Hannah Hammond ; gt"-grandson of Dr. Isaac Grant and Hannah 
Tracy ; gt'-grandson Ebenezer Grant and Martha Vail. 

490. FREDERICK DENT GRANT. 4590. 

New York City. 
Brigadier-General U. S. Army. Born, St. Louis, Mo., May 30, 
1850. As a boy was with his father in the Civil War ; was in battles of 
Grand Gulf, Port Gibson, Raymond, Jackson, Champion's Hill and 
Black River Bridge, and at siege at Vicksburg ; wounded at Black 
River. Graduated from West Point, and became Lieutenant-Colonel 
on Sheridan's staff, 1873-1881. Resigned from the Army in 1881. 
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Austria, 1889-93. 
Police Commissioner of New York City, 1 894-1 897. In War with 
Spain, appointed Colonel of 14th N. Y. Vols., April 30, 1898; pro- 
moted to Brigadier-General; sailed for Porto Rico, Aug. 10, 1898. 
Member of the Loyal Legion, Founders and Patriots of America, So- 
ciety of Foreign Wars, Society of Colonial Wars, Aztec Club, Sons of 
Veterans, Army of the Tennessee, Army of the Potomac, 21st Illinois 
Veteran Association, and Union League Club of New York. Son of 
Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and Julia Dent ; grandson of Jesse Root Grant 
and Hannah Simpson ; great-grandson of Noah Grant, T,d, and Rachel 
Kelly ; gt^'-grandson of Noah Grant, 2d, and Susannah Delana ; gt^- 

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grandson of Noah Grant, ist, and Martha Huntington; gt'grandson 
of Samuel Grant, Jr. , and Grace Minor ; gt'-grandson of Samuel Grant, 
Sr. , and Mary Porter ; gt'-grandson of Matthew Grant and Priscilla, 
his wife. Matthew Grant was of Scotch parentage. He sailed from 
Plymouth, Eng. , March 20, 1630, and was one of the founders of Dor- 
chester, Mass., and Windsor, Conn. Most all of the male line here 
mentioned were men of conspicuous force of character, founding towns 
and fighting for their country. Noah Grant, 2d, performed extraordi- 
nary service as Captain of Scouts in the French and Indian War. Gen. 
U. S. Grant's services as soldier and statesman are too well known to 
be mentioned. 

1287. LUTHER POMEROY GRAVES. 11232. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 
Merchant and manufacturer of white pine lumber. Born, Niagara 
Falls, N. Y., Jan. 28, 1862. Son of Luther Holland Graves and Lucy 
Church Adams ; grandson of Elihu Pomeroy Graves and Clarissa Hol- 
land ; great-grandson of Josiah Dwight Graves and Abigail Wheelock 
Pomeroy ; gt'-grandson of Joseph Graves and Eunice Dwight. 

1 182. JOHN H. GRAY. 10782. 

Elmira, N. Y. 

Farmer. Born, Elmira, N. Y., April lo, 1842. Member of Century 

Club of Elmira. Son of Hiram Gray and Aurelia Covell ; grandson of 

Robert Covell and Myra Baldwin ; great-grandson of Thomas Baldwin 

and Mary Fuller ; gt'-grandson of Isaac Baldwin and Patience Rathbun. 

857. ANDREW HASWELL GREEN. 8757. 

New York City. 
Born, Worcester, Mass., Oct. 6, 1820. Formerly School Trustee, 
School Commissioner, and President Board of Education of New York 
City; Commissioner, President, Treasurer, and Comptroller of Central 
Park ; Commissioner of Park Department ; Commissioner of Taxation 
Laws ; Trustee of New York and Brooklyn Bridge ; Comptroller of City 
of New York ; Member of Constitutional Convention of 1894 ; Commis- 
sioner to inquire into the expediency of consolidating the various 
municipalities around the Port of New York ; Commissioner to draft 
Charter for the Greater New York ; popularly called the " Father of 
the Greater New York." At present, Commissioner of the State Res- 
ervation at Niagara ; Commissioner to locate bridge over North River ; 
and Commissioner to inquire into the decline of the commerce of the 
port of New York. Member of Society for the Preservation of Scenic 
and Historic Places and Objects, American Antiquarian Society, New 
York Historical Society, American Museum of Natural History, Met- 

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ropoiitan Museum of Art, New York Genealogical and Biographical 
Society, New York Geographical Society, Society for Parks and Play- 
grounds, Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, New York 
Public Library, New York Academy of Science, State Bar Association, 
and State Agricultural Society. Son of William E. Green and Julia 
Plimpton ; grandson of John Green and Mary Ruggles, and of Oliver 
Plitnpton and Lydia Fiske ; great-grandson of Thomas Green and Mar- 
tha Lynde, and of Daniel Fiske and Jemima Shaw ; gt^-grandson of 
Capt. Samuel Green and Elizabeth Upham ; gt'-grandson of Thomas 
Green and Rebecca Hills ; gt*-grandson of Thomas Green and Eliza- 
beth, his wife. 

918. DOUGLAS NORVAL GREEN. 8868. 

Syracuse, N. Y. 
Wholesale and retail coal and sales agent, Delaware & Hudson Canal 
Co. Born, Hyde Park (now Scranton), Pa., Oct. 8, 1844. Corporal of 
Co. D., Pennsylvania Volunteers, during Civil War, participating in the 
Gettysburg campaign. Elected thrice to the City Councils of Scranton ; 
and served one term on the Board of Health. Member of Syracuse 
Club, Citizens' Club and Onondaga Historical Society of Syracuse ; 
Transportation Club of New York City ; Society of Colonial Wars, 
Order of Descendants of Colonial Governors, and G. A. R. Son of 
Norval Douglas Green and Charlotte Felts ; grandson of Henry Green, 
M. D., and Almira Rice ; great-grandson of Benjamin Greene and 
Joanna Reynolds, and of Samuel Rice and Content Calkin; gt-'grand 
son of Hobert Reynolds, Jr., and Eunice Waite. 

1107. FREDERICK RALPH GREEN. 10507, 

Fredonia, N. Y. 
Bank Cashier. Born, Sherman, N. Y., May 10, 1861. Village Treas- 
urer ten years; Village Trustee, 1894-95; Trustee of State Normal 
School at Fredonia now. Member of Monday and Citizens' Clubs of 
Fredonia, Buffalo and EUicott Clubs of Buffalo; and Jamestown Club 
of Jamestown. Son of John Thomas Green and Livia Hall ; grandson 
of Ahira Hall and Laura Palmer ; great-grandson of James Hall and 
Huldah Cooper. Huldah Cooper was a niece of Roger Sherman. 

234. JAMES O. GREEN. 4234. 

United States Army. 
First Lieutenant U. S. A. Born, Hudson, Wis., June 3, 1859. Son 
of Dr. Joseph Green and Olive Burnham Childs ; grandson of Asa 
Green, Jr., and Phoebe Hadley ; great-grandson of Asa Green and 
Achsa Sanderson; gt^-grandson of Benjamin Green and Lucy Masters; 
gt'-grandson of Capt. Nathaniel Green and Elizabeth Sprague ; 

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gt'-grandson of William Green and Elizabeth Hills ; gt*-grandson of 
William Green and Elizabeth Wheeler ; gt'-grandson of Thomas Green 
of Leicestershire, England, who settled in Massachusetts in 1636. 

931. JOSEPH DOUGLAS GREEN. 8S81. 

Syracuse, N. Y. 
Coal sales agent. Born, Scranton, Pa., Feb. 3, 1874. Degree of 
C. E. from Princeton University. Son of Douglas Norval Green and 
Emma Christie Pasten, etc. See Douglas Norval Green. 

583. ALBERT E. S. GREENE. 53S3. 

New York City. 
Lawyer. Born, Washington, D. C, Feb. 21, 1872. Son of Albert 
S. Greene and Elise Story, grandson of Joseph Langford Greene and 
Susannah Maxson, etc. See David Ma.xson Greene. 

165. DAVID MAXSON GREENE. 4165. 

Troy, N. Y. 

Civil Engineer, Director, etc. Born, Brunswick, N. Y. , July 8, 1832. 
Degree of Civil Engineer from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1851. 
Highest naval rank, Lieutenant (First Assistant Engineer) U. S. N. ; 
resigned from navy, 1869; was at Hatteras and Port Royal, 1861, 
attached to U. S. S. Susquehanna; commissioned Colonel and Engi- 
neer, 3d Division N. G. S. N. Y. , 1871 or 1872, by Gov. Dix ; 
Division Engineer, Eastern Division, New York State Canals, 1874 ; 
Deputy State Engineer and Surveyor, July, 1874, till Dec, 1877 ; Major, 
1873, for three years; School Commissioner of Troy; Commissioner 
of State Survey, by appointment of Gov. Hill. Member of American 
Society of Civil Engineers; American Society of Naval Engineers; 
Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers ; American Geo- 
graphical Society ; Founders and Patriots of America ; Loyal Legion ; 
United Service Club of New York; Engineers' Club of New York. 
Son of Joseph Langford Greene and Susanna Maxson ; grandson of 
David Maxson, Jr. , and Sarah Greenman; great-grandson of David 
Maxson and Abigail Greenman ; gt'-grandson of John Maxson, 3d, and 
Thankful Randall ; gt"-grandson of John Maxson, 2d, and Judith Clarke; 
gt'-grandson of John Maxson and Mary Mosher ; gt*-grandson of 
Richard Maxson, the emigrant. Through his father's mother, Hannah 
Rix Greene, David Maxson Greene is a gt'-grandson of Lieut. Thomas 
Tracy of Norwich, whose remarkable pedigree, reaching back to the 
3d century, has recently been published. 

803. LESTER ALONZO GREENE. 8703. 

Chicago, 111. 

Accountant. Born, Little Falls, N. Y., Sept. 4, 1873. Son of 

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Alonzo Herkimer Greene and Mary Beach ; grandson of Lester Greene 
and Emily Herkimer; great-grandson of Joseph Herkimer and Eunice 
Trowbridge ; gt"-grandson of George Herkiimr and Alida Schuyler ; 
gt'-grandson of Johan Yost Herkimer, a Palatine, who came to America 
about 1722 and settled at Fort Herkimer. The pioneer Herkimer had 
13 children, of which Gen. Nicholas Herkimer of Revolutionary fame 
was one. 

188. MARSHALL WINSLOW GREENE. 4188. 

New York City. 
Insurance. Born, New York, Jan. 13, 1870. Member of Mayflower 
Descendants, N. Y. Genealogical and Biographical Society, West Side 
Republican Club, and hereditary member of Seventh Regiment War 
Veterans. Son of Capt. Richard Henry Greene and Mary G. Munson ; 
grandson of William Webb Green and Sarah Ann Todd, and of Edwin 
B. Munson and Amelia C. Sperry ; great-grandson of Captain Richard 
Green and Sally Webb, of Charles Munson and Mabel Beach, and of 
Wyllis Sperry and Cathy Ramsdell ; gt^-grandson of James Green and 
Ruth Marshall, of Willicun IVebb and Elizabeth Hudson, of Joseph 
Kirk Munson, and Lucinda Sears, of Harthon Ramsdell and Catherine 
Burns, and of D. L. Sperry and Chloe Ailing ; gt^'-grandson of Ehenezer 
Webb and Mary Terrell, and of Marshall Ailing and Abigail Brocket. 

317. OLIVER D. GREENE. 4317. 

United States Army. 
Assistant Adjutant-General U. S. A. Born in Scott, N. Y., Jan. 25, 
1833. Son of George S. Greene and Amelia Maxon ; grandson of 
Zaecheus Maxon. 

1269. GEORGE HUBBARD GREENMAN. 11 119. 

Johnstown, N. Y. 
Clothier. Born, Bridgewater, N. Y., May 4, 1865. Son of Wm. 
Sherman Greenman and Helen Scott ; grandson of Garrett Scott and 
Sally Ann Herrick; great-grandson of Piatt Herrick and Patience Kel- 
logg ; gt'-grandson of Riifus Herrick and Lydia Leonard ; gt'-grandson 
of Edward Herrick and Mary Dennison ; gt*-grandson of Stephen 
Herrick and Elizabeth Trask. 

loi. JOHN GREENOUGH. 4101. 

New York City. 
Banker. Born, Boston, Mass., March 25, 1846. Degrees of B. A. 
from Harvard, 1865, and A. M. , 1868. Member of Harvard Club, 
New York Historical Society, Geographical Society and University 
Club. Son of David Stoddard Greenough and Anna Augusta Park- 
man ; grandson of David Stoddard Greenough and Maria Foster 

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Doane ; great-grandson of David Stoddard Greenough and Ann Hough 
Doane ; gt^-grandson of T/iomas Greoiough and Sarah Stoddard ; gt^- 
grandson of John Greenough and Elizabeth Gross ; gf-grandson of 
William Greenough, who emigrated from England to Boston in 1642, 
and Ruth Swift of Dorchester. 

639. DAVID HENDERSON GREGORY. 7139. 

Cooperstown, N. Y. 
Born, Jersey City, N. J., Oct. 27, 1S44. Member of Manhattan 
Club of New York City and Mohican Club of Cooperstown. Son of 
Dudley Sanford Gregory and Ann Maria Lyon ; grandson of Benjamin 
Gregory and Abigail Sanford ; great-grandson of Ezekiel Sanford and 

Abigail Starr ; gt^-grandson of Lemuel Sanford and Squire ; 

gt^-grandson of Ezekiel Sanford. 

523. CHARLES VERNON GRIDLEY. 5323. 

United States Navy. 

Born, Logansport, Ind., Nov. 24, 1844. Attended Annapolis Naval 
Academy; in 1863, when the requirements of the Civil War necessitated 
the immediate graduation of all available cadets, Ensign Gridley, in 
company with Ensigns Charles D. Sigsbee, Charles E. Clark, Francis 
A. Cook, Robley D. Evans, Henry C. Taylor, and others of a class 
now famous in our national annals, was withdrawn from the academy 
and placed in the service. For the next two years Ensign Gridley was 
attached to the steam-sloop "Oneida " of the West Gulf Blockading 
Squadron, and participated in the battle of Mobile Bay, Aug. 5, 1864. 
During the next thirty-four years he rose to the rank of Captain, and 
the outbreak of the war with Spain found him in command of Admiral 
Dewey's flagship " Olympia." He arose from a sick-bed to fight his 
ship in the battle of Manila Bay, May i, 1898, and the shock was so 
great that on June 5, 1898, he died, the first prominent American officer 
to give his life in that struggle. He was the son of Franklin Gridley 
and Ann Eliza Sholes ; grandson of James Sholes and Sally Cheney; 
great-grandson of Miner Sholes. Also great-grandson of Elislia 
Gridley. 

1252. CHESTER P. GRIFFETH. 11 102. 

Rochester, N. Y. 

Accountant. Born, Me.xico, N. Y. , June 19, 1870. Son of Charles 
L. Griffeth and Hannah M. Parkhurst; grandson of Simeon Parkhurst 
and Mary Ann Henry ; great-grandson of Josiah Parkhurst and Hannah 
Tyler ; gt--grandson of Jolin Parkhurst, Jr., and Phoebe Pierce ; gt^- 
grandson of John Parkhurst, Sr. , and Abigail, his wife; gt'f-grandson 
of Joseph Parkhurst, Jr., and Eunice Spaulding. 

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752. REUBEN LORD GRIFFIN. 8452. 

New York City. 

Carpet merchant. Born, Lyme, Conn., July 12, 1847. Member of 
F. & A. M. Son of Allen Griffin and Sarah Elizabeth Lord ; grandson 
of Reuben Lord and Sarah Morgan ; great-grandson of Reuben Lord 
Sr. , and Elizabeth Selden ; gt^-grandson of Joseph Lord and Sarah 
Wade; gt^-grandson of Joseph Lord, Sr. , and Abigail Comstock ; gt'- 
grandson of Thomas Lord and Mary Lee. The immigrant Lord an- 
cestor was Thomas, who, with his wife, Dorothy, came from England 
in 1635, and settled in Connecticut. The Griffins, back to the day of 
Paul Jones, were patriots on sea and land. 

955. FRANK HACKLEY GRISWOLD. 9155. 

Auburn, N. Y. 

Merchant. Born in Auburn, N. Y., Nov. 19, 1844. Died, July 24, 1898. 
Formerly Major, 49th Regt. N. G. N. Y. Member of F. & A. M., Lodge, 
Chapter, and Commandery. Son of Franklin Leonard Griswold and Laura 
Hester Lansing; grandson of Sylvanus Collins Griswold and Martha 
Leonard ; great-grandson of fitstin Leonard and Theodosia, his wife. 

13 1 5. SAMUEL HASKINS GROSER. 11590. 

Bloomfield, N. J. 
Hardware merchant. Born, Brooklyn, N. Y., Dec. 21, 1857. Son of 
Thomas Wentworth Groser and Mary Elizabeth Haskins ; grandson of 
Thomas Haskins and Mary Soren, etc. See Chas. W. Haskins. 

882. CHARLES GRx\Y GROSVENOR. 8782. 

Herkimer, N. Y. 
Mining. Born, Herkimer, N. Y., June 22, 1854. President of Village 
one term. Member of Herkimer Co. Historical Society. Son of George 
Grosvenor and Mary Elizabeth Gray; grandson of Francis Dwight 
Grosvenor and Julia Koons, and of Charles Gray and Elizabeth Petry ; 
great-grandson of Charles Grosvenor and (wife not given), of Andrew 
Gray and Catherine Snell, and of Jacob W. Petry and Mary Smith ; 
gt^-grandson of Oliver Grosvenor and Zeruiah Payson, of Adam Gray 
(Greh) and Elizabeth Hornungs, of George Sne// and Nancy, his wife, of 
Wm. Fetry and Saloma Wolff, and of George Ludwig Smith and Mary 
Bellinger ; gt'-grandson of Ebenezer Grosvenor and (wife not given), 
of Jacob Andrew Petry and Anna Maria, his wife, and of Col. Peter 
Bellinger and (wife not given) ; gt'-grandson of Peter Pellenger (Bell- 
inger) and Margaret, his wife. Adam Gray (Greh) was a German by 
birth, but had fied to Ireland, whence he came to America in 1732. 
Peter Pellinger and wife were among the original grantees of the Bur- 
netsfield Patent, given April 30, 1725. 

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88 1. THOMAS WALTER GROSVENOR. 8781. 

Herkimer, N. Y. 
Mining. Born, Herkimer, N. Y., April 15, 1861. Private in 31st 
Separate Co. N. G. N. Y. Member of Little Falls Lodge, B. P. O. E., 
Gen. Nicholas Herkimer Council O. U. A. M., Fort Dayton Council, 
O. U. F., and Herkimer Co. Historical Society. Son of George Gros- 
venor and Mary Elizabeth Gray, etc. See Charles Gray Grosvenor. 

519. NATHAN GUn.FORD. 5319. 

Yonkers, N. Y. 
General Traffic Manager, N. Y. C. lV' H. R. R. R. Born, Cincinnati, 
O., Feb. 7, 1841. Was Sergeant in 137th Ohio Volunteer Infantry; 
was in first battle of Bull Run as a private ; never wounded. Member 
of Society of Colonial Wars, G. A. R., New York Genealogical and 
Biographical Society, American Dialect Society, Ohio Society, Lotus and 
Transportation Clubs of New York, and Amackassin Club of Yonkers. 
Son of Nathan Guilford and Eliza Wheeler Farnsworth ; grandson of 
Oliver Farnsworth and Anne Mumford, and of Jonas Guilford and 
Lydia Hobbs ; great-grandson of John Hobbs and Beulah Warren, of 
Paul Mumford ^w^ Mary Maylem, and of Oliver Farnsworth ist, and 
Elizabeth Wheeler. 

5 84. EDWARD AUGUSTUS HALL. 5384. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 
Insurance. Born, Buffalo, N. Y., May 16, 1867. Died May 24, 1898. 
Formerly First Lieutenant and Adjutant, 65th Regt. N. G. N. Y. ; lat- 
terly Captain and A. D. C, 4th Brigade, N. G. N. Y. Commander 
of Buffalo Republican League, 1895. Member of Buffalo Merchants' 
Exchange, Association of Fire Underwriters, and Saturn Club. Son of 
Nathaniel Hall and Ellen Medbury ; grandson of Nathaniel Hall and 
Lucy Walker; great-grandson of Nathaniel Hall and Esther Parker; 
gt^-grandson of Nathaniel Hall and Mehitable Storrs ; gt^-grandson of 
Nathaniel Hall; gt'-grandson of Theophilus Hall; gt°-grandson of 
WilUiam Hall; gt°-grandson of John Hall, who came from Coventry, 
Eng., to Charlestown, Mass., in 1630. 

8. EDWARD H.\GAMAN HALL. 4008. 

New York City. 
Editor and publisher. Born, Auburn, N. Y., Nov. 3, 1858. Diploma 
with Classical Honor from Auburn Academic High School. Member 
of Order of Founders and Patriots of America, American Flag Associa- 
tion, Washington Continental Guard, Noctes Ambrosiana;, Society for 
the Preservation of Scenic and Historic Places and Objects, Society of 

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American Authors, and League of American Wheelmen. Special Agent 
of Commerce Commission of State of New York, 1898-99. Son of 
Chief Justice Benjamin Franklin Hall and Abigail Farnam Hagaman, 
etc. See Henry Hall. 

368. HENRY HALL. 4368. 

New York City. 
Business Manager of the New York Tribune. Born, Auburn, N. Y. , 
Dec. 6, 1845.' Formerly Quartermaster-Sergeant, 49th Regt. , New 
York Militia. Special Agent on American Shipping for United States 
Census of 1880. Member of Union League, Republican Club, New 
York Athletic Club, Sons of the Revolution, Society of American Wais 
and Founders and Patriots. Son of Chief Justice Benjamin Franklin 
Hall and Abigail Farnam Hagaman ; grandson of Asbury Hall and 
Nancy Foster, and of John L Hagaman and Sarah Frye ; great-grand- 
son of Zalmon Hall and Elizabeth Botsford, of Abiel Frye and Abigail 
Farnam, and of Dan Foster and Miriam Wilson ; gt^-grandson of 
WilUani Hall and Sarah Peck, of Eliab Farnam and Abigail Kiilum, 
and of IVilliafn Foster dind'aa.nna.'h Durkee ; gt'-grandsou oi /os/tua Hall 
and Sarah Burgess, of Henry Farnam and Phoebe Russell, and of Jacob 

Foster and Sheffield ; gt'-grandson of Isaac Hall, 2d, and Jane 

Burgess, of Ralf Farnam, 3d, and Sarah Sterling, and of Jacob Foster, 
Jr., and Mary Caldwell; gt'-grandson of Isaac Hall, ist, and Lydia 
Knapp, of Ralf Farnam, 2d, and Elizabeth Holt, and of Jacob Foster, 
who came to America from England with his father, Reginald Foster, 
in 1638; gt'-grandson of Francis Hall, who came from England in 
1639, and settled in New Haven, Conn., and of Ralf Farnam, ist, and 
Alice, his wife, who came to New England from England in 1635. The 
Hagaman and connected lines run back to the earliest days of New 
Amsterdam, and include several Dutch officers of various grades from 
Schepen to Governor's Councilor. The Frye line goes back to the 
founders of Andover, Mass. , and includes several officers of t'je Colonial 
and French and Indian Wars. 

385. JAMES P. HALL. 4385. 

New York City. 
Editor, staff of New York Tribune. Born, Auburn, N. Y., Sept. 2, 
1849. Diploma from Auburn Academic High School. Member of 
British Association for the Advancement of Science, American Associa- 
tion for the Advancement of Science, Society for Psychical Research, 
Twilight Club of New York, British Astronomical Association, New York 
Academy of Sciences, and ex-Secretary of Astronomical Department 
of Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences. Son of Chief Justice 
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Benjamin Franklin Hall and Abigail Farnani Hagaman, etc. See 
Henry Hall. 

1371. NATHANIEL PARKER HALL. 11996. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 
Insurance. Born, Buffalo, N. Y. , April 24, 1874. Son of Nathaniel 
Hall and Ellen Medbury, etc. See Edward Augustus Hall. 

640. NEWTON MARSHALL HALL. 7146. 

Oneonta, N. Y. 
Clergyman. Born, Manchester, N. H., Jan. 10, 1865. Degrees of 
A. B. and A. M. from Dartmouth College. Pastor of First Presby- 
terian Church. Son of Marshall Parker Hall and Susan Mason James ; 
grandson of Joseph Hall and Maria Bradbury Parker; great-grandson of 
Obadiah Hall and Hannah Forrest ; gt"-grandson of IViHiam Forrest, ^d. 

1023. NORMAN BRIGHAM HALL. 9423. 

New York City. 
Real estate broker. Born, Willimantic, Conn., March 25, 1845. 
Clerk of the Court of Common Council of Hartford, Conn., several 
terms by election. Son of Norman Brigham Hall and Mary Annis ; 
grandson of Nathan Hall, Jr., and Philomela Fisk ; great-grandson of 
Nathan Hall and Martha Lyman ; gt^'-grandson of Barnabas Hall and 
Ann, his wife. 

682. ROSWELL LOCKWOOD HALLSTRAM. 7182. 

New York City. 
Artist and designer. Born, Boston, July 30, 1851. Member of So- 
ciety of Mayflower Descendants. Son of Jonas Hallstram and Mary 
Waterman Burrell ; grandson of Martin Burrell and Mary Waterman 
Stoddard ; great-grandson of Stephen Stoddard and Mary Waterman ; 
gt'-grandson of Thomas Il'ir/'c'rw/f?//,//-., and Lydia Lincoln ; gt'-grandson 
of Thotnas Waterman and Mary Beal ; gt*-grandson of Robert Waterman 
and Mrs. Sarah (Lewis) Lincoln. 

638. JOHN MORTON HALSTEAD. 7138. 

New York City. 
Building materials. Born, Brooklyn, N. Y., Aug. 15, 1871. Member 
of Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, and Irving Club. Son 
of Charles Halstead and Catherine Teed Morton ; grandson of John 
Morton and Adeline Eliza Clark ; great-grandson of Garrett Dyckman 
Clark and Aletta Owens ; gt^-grandson of Solomon Owens and Nancy 
Vermilyea, 3,x\AoiJolin Clark and Maria Dyckman. 

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750. CHARLES JOHN HALSTED. 8450. 

New York City. 

Lawyer. Born, Newark, N. J., Aug. 6, 1855. Degrees of A. B. and 
A. M. from Princeton University and LL. B. from Columbia. Son of 
Oliver Spencer Halsted, Jr., and Martha Adela Meeker; grandson of 
Oliver Spencer Halsted, Sr., and Mary Hatfield ; great-grandson of 
Caleb Halsted and Anna Spencer ; gt'-grandson of Oliver Spencer and 
Anna Ogden. 

674. CHARLES HADLEY HAMILTON. 7174. 

Milwaukee, Wis. 
Lawyer. Born, Rochester, N. Y., Aug. 5, 1850. Degree of M. E. 
from University of Michigan, i86g. Formerly member of Common 
Council and Legislature, and City Attorney ; now Corporation Counsel. 
Member of Milwaukee, Deutscher, Iroquois, and Country Clubs of 
Milwaukee ; and the Loyal Legion (by descent). Son of Charles Smith 
Hamilton and Sophia J. Shepard ; grandson of Zayne A. Hamilton and 
Sylvia Putnam; great-grandson of Hosea Haiiu7to?iVix\d Mary Symonds ; 
gt'-grandson of Samuel Hamilton and Mary Hamilton (his cousin) ; gt'- 
grandson of Benjamin Hamilton; gt'-grandson of William Hamilton, 
who was born in Scotland in 1647, married Lucy Berry of England, 
came to America in 1668, and settled at North Kingston, R. I. The 
latter was son of Gallatin Hamilton of Glasgow, who was a lineal de- 
scendant of James, Duke of Hamilton, and once heir to the Scottish 
crown. 

254. HUGH HAMILTON. 4254. 

Harrisburg, Pa. 
Physician. Born, Philadelphia, May 18, 1847. Degrees of M. Sc. 
from Pennsylvania State College, and M. D. from University of Penn- 
sylvania. For many years, up to Aug. 15, 1897, Examining Surgeon to 
the U. S. Army recruiting station at Harrisburg. Select Councilman 
of City of Harrisburg. Member of Dauphin Co., Pa., Historical So- 
ciety, Harrisburg Academy of Medicine, American Medical Association, 
and several international medical congresses. Son of Adam Boyd 
Hamilton and Catherine Louise Naudain ; grandson of Hugh Hamil- 
ton and Rosanna Boyd ; great-grandson of John Hamilton, Jr., and 
Margaret Alexander, and of Atiam Boyd and Janet McFarlane ; gt'- 
grandson of John Hamilton and Jane Allen, of John Boyd, Jr., and 
Elizabeth Young, and of Hugh Alexander and Martha Edmeston ; gt^- 
grandson of James Hamilton of Scotland and Katherine Potter, of 
John Boyd and Jane Craig, and of John Alexander of Scotland and 
Margaret Glasson. 

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191. WILLIAM REEVE HAMILTON. 4 191. 

United States Army. 
Captain Battery K., 7th Artillery, U. S. A. Degree of Master of 
Science by Indiana Asbury University. Highest rank, Lieutenant- 
Colonel and Chief of Artillery, Indiana Legion. In War with Spain, 
stationed at Forts Slocum and Totten, N. Y., and Tampa, Fla. Mem- 
ber of Third Regiment (Wis.) Volunteer Association, and Order of 
Foreign Wars (Pa.). Born in Fond du Lac, Wis., June 13, 1855. Son 
of Charles Smith Hamilton and Sophia J. Shepard, etc. See Charles 
Hadley Hamilton. 

1119. WILLIS L. HAMILTON. 10519. 

Campbell, N. Y. 
Tanner. Born, Campbell, N. Y., April 14, i860. Son of John D. 
Hamilton and Adelia Lovell ; grandson of Levi Lovell and Maria Das- 
kum ; great-grandson oijohn Daskum and Maria, his wife. 

175. ANDREW G. HAMMOND. 4175. 

United States Army. 
Captain, 8th Regiment Cavalry, U. S. A. Born, Hartford, Conn., 
May 26, 1857. Graduate of West Point. Member of Society of Colo- 
nial Wars (Conn.), Sons of Revolution (N. Y.), United Service Club 
(N. Y. City), Society of War of 1812 (Pa.), United States Cavalry 
Association, Regimental Club of Eighth Cavalry, Military Service Insti- 
tution, etc. Son of Andrew G. Hammond and Mary S. Ripley ; grandson 
of Franklin Ripley and Charlotte Barrett ; great-grandson of John 
Barrett, Jr., and Martha Dickinson ; gt'-grandson of Jo^in Barrett and 
Elizabeth Edwards. 

977. ORLANDO HAND. 9177. 

Bridgehampton, N. Y. 
Postmaster and farmer. Born, Amagansett, L. I., Nov. 11, 1826. 
Raised a company of 100 men, Co. E, of the nth New York Cavalry, 
at his personal expense, for the Civil War, and commanded same until 
incapacitated by service ; and was breveted Major by Gov. Fenton at 
the close of the war for meritorious services. Son of Capt. Thomas B. 
Hand and Harriet Hedges; grandson of Nathaniel Hand, Jr. and 
Betsy Baker; great-grandson of Nathmiiel Hand and Keziah Mulford; 
gt"-grandson of Capt. Samuel Hand and Elisabeth Rusco; gt'-grandson 
of James Hand, Jr., and (wife not given) ; gt*-grandson of James Hand, 
Sr., and (wife not given); gt'-grandson of John Hand and Alice Stanbop 
ough. John Hand came from Stanstede, county Kent, England, and 
was one of the founders of East Hampton, L. I., in 1648. 

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792. HENRY BENJAMIN HANSON. 8492. 

Saratoga Springs, N. Y. 

Contractor. Born in Stanstead, Can., Sept. 8, 1826. Member of 
Saratoga Club. Son of Benjamin Hanson and Patience Wood ; grand- 
son of diaries Hanson and Dorcas Mills. 

572. JAMES HOWARD HANSON. 5372. 

Amsterdam, N. Y. 

Lawyer. Born, Great Barrington, Mass., Sept. 27, 1867. Degree of 
B. A. from Union University. Member of Phi Beta Kappa and Alpha 
Delta Phi fraternities. Alpha Delta Phi Club of New York City, Altamont 
(Adirondack Club) and Amsterdam Library Association. Son of 
Andrew Tracy Hanson and Anna Johnson, etc. See Willis T. Hanson. 

1032. WILLIS T. HANSON. 9557. 

Schenectady, N. Y. 

Banker. Born, New York City, Jan. 27, 1858. Member of social 
clubs in Schenectady and New York City. Son of Andrew Tracy 
Hanson and Anna Johnson ; grandson of Jonathan Hoar — whose name 
was changed by the Legislature to Hanson — and Priscilla Shaw; great- 
grandson of Joseph Shaw and Azubah Benson, and of Jonathan Hoar 
and Anna Smith ; gt'-grandson of James Shaw and Lois Thomas, and 
of Jonathan Hoar and Mary Staples ; gt'-grandson of James Shaw and 
Fear, his wife, and of Nathaniel Hoar and Sarah Wilton; gt'-grandson 
of Jonathan Shaw and Meletabah, his wife, and of Hezekiah Hoar and 
Rebecca, his wife; gt'-grandson of Jonathan Shaw and Phebe Watson ; 
gt'-grandson of John Shaw and Alice, his wife, who came to Plymouth 
in 1627. Hezekiah Hoar was an Ensign in the Taunton company, of 
which Miles Standish was Captain. 

533. MARX EDWIN HARBY. 5333. 

New York City. 

Lawyer. Born, Galveston, Texas, March 13, 1871. Degrees of 
A. B. from University of New York and LL. B. from New York Law 
School. Member of Lawyers' and Narragansett Clubs. Son of Jacob 
de la Motta Harby and Lee Cohen ; grandson of Levi Charles Harby 
and Leonora Rebecca de Lyon, and of Marx E. Cohen and Armida 
Harby ; great-grandson of Levi Sheftall de Lyon and Rebecca de la 
Motta, and of Mordecai Cohen and Leah Lazarus ; gt^-grandson of 
Abraham de Lyon and Sarah Sheftall, and of Marks Lazarus and 
Rachel Doris ; gt^-grandson of Levi Sheftall and Sarah de la Motta, 

and of Benjamin Doris and Cardoza. 

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1288. GEORGE L. HARDING. 11213. 

Binghamton, N. Y. 

Manufacturer. Born, Binghamton, N. Y., Nov. 12, 1856. Corporal 
N. G. N. Y., 1880. Alderman, 1893-95. Member of Bingh.imton, 
Dobson, Broome County Country, Century, and Craftsman's Clubs. 
Son of Lowell Harding and Harriet Ells ; grandson of Jacob Ells and 
Mary Holiday : great-grandson of Moses Comstock Ells and Abigal 
Reed ; gt^-grandson of Rn\ John Ells and Abigal Comstock ; gt*- 
grandson of Col. Samuel Ells and Martha Whiting Bryant, and of 
Moses Comstock and (wife not given); gt'-grandson of Maj. Samuel 
Ells and Anna Lanthall. 

1 183. JAMES SMITH HARING. 10783. 

Crafton, Pa. 

Civil engineer. Born, Orangetown, N. Y., July 2, 1855. Clerk of 
the Board of Supervisors from 1878 to 1892. Member of American 
Society of Engineers and two water-works associations. Son of James 
Smith Haring and Rachel Bell; grandson of Daniel Johannis Haring 
and Annautye Smith, and of Johannis Bell and Hannah Graham ; great- 
grandson oi James Smith and Sarah Blauvelt, and of William Bell and 
Maria Smith ; gt^-grandson of John Peter Smith, who came from Eng- 
land, &nAoi Johannis Bell 2i.nA Maria Riker; gt^-grandson of Wilhelmus 
Bell, who came from Holland, and Lea Blauvelt. 

105. ORLANDO METCALF HARPER. 4105. 

New York City. 

Dry goods commission merchant. Born, Pittsburgh, Pa., Sept. r7, 
1846. Degree of M. A. from Yale. Member of Union League, Mer- 
chants' and Riding Clubs, American Geographical Society, Metro- 
politan Museum of Art, New York Historical Society, Pennsylvania 
Historical Society, and Noctes Ambrosiance. Son of John Harper and 
Lydia Electa Metcalf; grandson of Nathan Williams Metcalf and 
Jerusha Clark ; great-grandson of Arunah Metcalf and Eunice Williams, 
and of Simon Clark and Jerusha Chapin ; gt"-grandson of Zebulon Met- 
calf and (wife not given), of Veaeh Williams and Lucy Walsworth, and 
of Zadoc Chapin and Jerusha Hubbard; gt^-grandson of Benj. Metcalf 
and Sarah Abel, and of Ebenezer Williams and Mary Veach ; gt*- 
grandson of Ebenezer Metcalf and Hannah Abel, and of Isaac Williams, 
of Newton, Mass., and Elizabeth Hyde; gt'^-grandson of Jonathan 
Metcalf and Hannah Kennerick; gt'-grandson of Michael Metcalf, 
Jr., and Mary Fairbanks; gt'-grandson of Michael Metcalf, who was 
born in Tatterford, Eng. , 1586, and came to New England in 1637. 

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1289. CHARLES LANGDON HART. 11214. 

Elmira, N. Y. 
Bank teller. Born, Elmira, N. Y., April 10, 1845. Formerly member 
of iioth Battalion, N. G. N. Y., Co. D, private and Sergeant; Sergeant 
of 30th Separate Co. , and Captain on Gen. E. O. Beers' staff, 4th 
Brigade. Member of F. & A. M. Lodge, Chapter, Commandery, and 
Consistory, and Damascus Temple, A. A. O. U. Son of Erastus 
Langdon Hart and Harriet Hepburn ; grandson of William Hepburn 
and Elizabeth Huston. 

1316. CLIFFORD WAYNE HARTRIDGE. 11591. 

New York City. 

Lawyer. Born, Savannah, Ga., June i, 1866. Degrees of A. B. 
from Yale University, and LL. B. from Columbia University. Member 
of Yale, Manhattan, Democratic, and D. K. E. Clubs and Bar Associa- 
tion. Son of Alfred Lamar Hartridge and Julia Smythe Wayne ; grand- 
son of Thomas Smythe Wayne and Eliza C. Roe ; great-grandson of 
Richard Wayne and Julia A. Smythe ; gt^-grandson of T/umias Smythe, 
4th, and Mary Sudler; g\}-gr3.ndson oi T/iomas Smyf/ic,jd, ^.nd Sarah 
Gresham ; gt*-grandson of Thomas Smythe, 2d, and Mary Ann Ring- 
gold ; gt'-grandson of Thomas Smythe, ist, and Martha, his wife. 
Thomas, ist, was a member of Provincial Council and Provincial Judge 
of Maryland. Thomas, 2d, was member of Assembly. 
1103. DEVILLO WHITE HARRINGTON. 10503. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 

Physician. Born, Sherburne, N. Y., Oct. 23, 1844. Degree of M. D. 
from University of Buffalo. Private in 130th N. Y. Infantry and ist 
N. Y. Dragoons for three years. Son of Wm. Harrington and Harriet 
Brooks ; grandson of Stephen Harrington and Abagail Sheldon ; 
great-grandson of Isaac Sheldon and Esther Carpenter. 

967. EDWIN CLINTON HARVEY. 9167. 

New York City. 
Lawyer. Born, Camden, N. Y., Feb. 11, 1874. Son of Edwin A. 
Harvey and Carolyn Peck ; grandson of Ambrose Harvey and Sophronia 
Brace, and of Artemus Peck and Parthenia Caine ; great-grandson of 
Jonathan Ha>~i<ey and Fannah Burdick, and of John Caine and Sophia 
Frederick ; gt^'-grandson of Robert Harvey and Rachel, his wife ; gt°- 
grandson of Thomas Harvey and Jane Hungerford ; gt*-grandson of 
John Harvey and (wife not given). 

1145. RAYMOND DeLANCEY HASBROUCK. 10545. 

United States Navy. 
Assistant Engineer, U. S. N., relative rank of Ensign. Born, Boise 

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City, Idaho, July 20, 187 1. Graduate of U. S. Naval Academy, 1892. 
Member of Holland Society of New York, Army and Navy Club of Wash- 
ington, American Society of Naval Engineers, and Association 
Technique Maritime of Paris. Son of Solomon Hasbrouck and Ann 
Eliza Van VVagenen ; grandson of Alexander Hasbrouck and Rachel 
Elting; great-grandson of Solomon P. Hasbrouck and Magdalen 
Lefevre ; gt"-grandson of Petrus Hasbrouck and Sarah Bevier. 

405. HARRY LELAND HASKELL. 4505. 

United States Army. 
Captain U. S. A. Born, Clinton, Me., Sept. 24, 1840. Son of Hiram 
Haskell and Mary Eliza Reed ; grandson of William Ma.xwell Reed and 
Martha Rust; great-grandson of Fa ul Reed -and Marjory Beath ; gt"- 
grandson of Andrew Reed and Jane Murray. Col. Andrew Reed, of 
the English Army, and of English descent, came to Boothbay, Me., 
from County Antrim, Ireland, about 1730. William Maxwell Reed 
commanded the forces at Boothbay during the war of 1812. Also 
great-grandson of Joseph Rust and Mary Reed ; gt^-grandson of Joseph 
Rust and Mary Eveleth ; gt^-grandson of Joseph Rust and Rachel 
Choate ; gt'-grandson of Lieut. Nathaniel Rust and Joanna, his wife. 

649. WILLIAM HENRY HASKIN. 7149. 

New York City. 
Physician. Born, Fort Schuyler, N. Y., March 30, 1869. Degree of 
M. D. from University of California. Member of New York County 
Medical Society, New York Medical Union, and Quill Club. Son of 
Major Wm. L. Haskin and Annie Lydia Davis; grandson of Wm. 
Davis and Delia Ann Olmsted ; great-grandson of Charles Stewart 
Olmsted and Ann Johnson, etc. See Wm. Adams Olmsted. 

48. CHARLES WALDO HASKINS. 4048. 

New York City. 
Capitalist. Born, Brooklyn, N. Y., Jan. 11, 1852. Graduate of Sci- 
entific Course of Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn. Degree of Certified 
Public Accountant from University of the State of New York. Member 
of Society of Mayflower Descendants, Society of Colonial Wars, Man- 
hattan Club, County Club of Westchester, and Metropolitan Club of 
Washington. Son of Waldo Emerson Haskins and Amelia Rowan 
Cammeyer ; grandson of Thomas Haskins and Mary Soren ; great- 
grandson of Robert Haskins and Rebecca Emerson ; gt'-grandson 
of Johti Haskins and Hannah Upshaw, and of William Emerso?i and 
Phcebe Bliss ; gt'-grandson of Rev. Joseph Emerson ; gt'-grandson of 
Edward Emerson ; gt^-grandson of Rev. Joseph Emerson. 

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590. LUCIAN HAWLEY. 5390. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 
Lawyer. Born, Morean, N. Y., Nov. 18, 1818. Supervisor of Inter- 
nal Revenue under President Grant. Member of Y. M. C. A., Repub- 
lican League and Buffalo Library. Son of Seth Hawley and Lucy Sill ; 
grandson of Amos Hawley and Achsah Strong ; great-grandson of Ebe- 
nezer Hawley and Mary Hart ; gt"-grandson of Joseph Hawley and 
Elisabeth Wilcoxson ; gt'-grandson of Samuel Hawley and Mary 
Thompson ; gt-«-grandson of Joseph Hawley and Katharine Birdsey. 

751. DAVID OLIPHANT HAYNES. 8451. 

New York City. 
Publisher. Born, Detroit, Mich., Aug. 29, 1858. Son of Levi Has- 
brouck Haynes and Caroline Oliphant ; grandson of David Oliphant and 
Mary McDonald ; great-grandson of Jonathan Oliphant and Mary 
Shinn ; gt'-grandson of David Oliphant and Ann Lee ; gt'-grandson of 
Duncan Oliphant, who was born in Scotland and emigrated to America 
in the 17th century, and was one of the founders of West Jersey. 

668. DAVID ALEXANDER HAYS. 7168. 

Johnstown, N. Y. 
Born, Johnstown, N. Y., Feb. 27, 1869. Degree of Ph. B. from Yale 
University. Son of David Hays and Mary Yost ; grandson of Alexan- 
der Hay, Jr., and Elizabeth Walker ; great-grandson Alexander Hay 
and Elizabeth Haggart. 

695. RUSSELL HEADLEY. 7195. 

Newburgh, N. Y. 
Lawyer. Born, Stockbridge, Mass., Sept. 27, 1852. Degree of B. S. 
from Cornell University, 1872. Formerly Captain in 17th Battalion, 
N. G. N. Y. Corporation Counsel of Newburgh, 1880-16; District 
Attorney of Orange County, 1885-91 ; Trustee of Washington's Head- 
quarters at present. Member of Manhattan Club of New York, City 
Club, and Powelton Club of Newburgh, and the Historical Society of 
Newburgh Bay and the Highlands. Son of Joel T. Headley and Anna 
Allston Russell ; grandson of Isaac Headley and Eirene Benedict, and 
of William W. Russell and Lucy Channing ; great-grandson of Abncr 
Benedict and Lois Northrup, and of Wm. Channing and Lucy EUery ; 
gt'-grandson of Wm. Ellery and Ann Remington. 

966. JOB ELMER HEDGES. 9166. 

New York City. 
Lawyer. Born, Elizabeth, N. J., May 10, 1862. Degrees of A. B. 
and A. M. from Princeton University and LL. B. from Columbia Uni- 

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versity. Secretary to the Mayor of New York, 1895-97 ; City Magis- 
trate, 1897-98. Member of Princeton, University, and Union League 
Clubs. Son of Job Clark Hedges and Elizabeth \\'ood Elmer; grand- 
son of Apollos Elmer and Mary Brittin ; great-grandson of Col. Wm. 
Brittin, 3d, and Margaret Baker ; gt'-grandson of Jacob Brittin and 
Elizabeth Van Sickle ; gt^-grandson of William Brittin and Rachel, his 
wife. 

527. JOHN ROGERS HEGEMAN, Jr. 5327. 

Mamaroneck, N. Y. 
Life insurance. Born, Brooklyn, N. Y., Aug. 10, 1872. Corporal in 
Co. E, 7th Regt. N. G. N. Y. Member of New York Athletic Club, 
New York Yacht Club, Manhattan Harbor No. i, and Military Club. 
Son of John Rogers Hegeman and Evelyn Lyon ; grandson of John G. 
Hegeman and Charlotte Owen Rogers ; great-grandson of William 
Rogers and Polly Chapman ; gt'-grandson of James Chapman, yi, 
and Mary Holt ; gt'-grandson of James Chaptnan,//:, and Sarah Birch; 
gt'-grandson of James Chapman and Mary Wyatt. 

691. DAVID PATTERSON HENRY. 7191. 

New York City. 

Floor manager. Born, Brooklyn, N. Y., May 25, 1863. First Lieu- 
tenant Co. M., 14th Regt., New York Infantry, May 2, 1898; pro- 
moted to Captain, June 15, 1898. Was Special Deputy Collector of 
Customs at New-Berne, N. C, 1883-4. Son of Thomas Allison Henry 
and Emma Jane Patterson ; grandson of Thomas Lowrey Henry and 
Phebe Probasco ; great-grandson of George Henry and Mary Lowrey ; 
gt'-grandson of Tliomas Lowrey and Esther Mounier Fleming. Mary 
Lowrey was one of 13 young ladies who scattered floral treasures in 
W^ashington's pathway in Trenton, in April, 1789, e7i route to his 
inauguration. 

632. JAMES GORDON HENRY. 7132. 

New York City. 

Clerk. Born, Nyack, N. Y., Aug. 13, 1870. Member of Harlem 
Wheelmen, Royal Arcanum, and Buyers' Association. Son of Wm. 
Hamilton Henry and Alice Sarvent, etc. See Wm. H. Henry for 
paternal line. In maternal line, grandson of Garret Sarvent and Sarah 
Snedeker ; great-grandson of Garret Sarvent, Sr., and Mary Corwin ; 
gt'-grandson oi Philip Sarvent and Maria Knapp, and of Gilbert Corwin. 

329. JOHN F. HENRY. 4329. 

New York City. 
Born, Waterbury, Vt., Jan. 28, 1863. Appointed by President Har- 
rison, U. S. Assistant Appraiser, resigned 1894. Commissioned by 



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Gov. Flower Inspector of Rifle Practice, rank of Captain, 47th Regt. 
N. G. N. Y., 1894. Member of Sons of the Revolution, Union League 
Club of Brooklyn, Colonial Wars, War of 18 12, and Long Island His- 
torical Societies, Society of Vermonters and 23d Regt. Veteran Associ- 
ation. Son of John F. Henry and Josephine Barrett; grandson of 
James M. Henry and Matilda M. Gale : great-grandson of Peter Gale, Jr., 
and Hannah Tottingham ; gt'-grandson of Peter Gale and Prudence 
French ; gt'-grandson of Isaac Gale. Jr., and Mehetable Dwinel ; gtt- 
grandson of Isaac Gale and Judith Sawyer. 

II 10. RICHARD NUGENT HENRY. 105 10. 

New York City. 

Dry goods. Born, New York City, March 14, 1876. Member of Co. 
B, 71st Regt. N. Y. Vol. Inf., in the War with Spain, and participated 
in whole Santiago campaign. Son of Wm. Hamilton Henry and Mary 
Alice Sarvent, etc. See Wm. H. Henry for paternal line, and James G. 
Henry for maternal line. 

37. WILLIAM HAMILTON HENRY. 4037. 

New York City. 

Journalist. Born, New York City, Oct. 15,1845. Treasurer of New 
York Press Club. Member of Scotch-Irish Society of the United 
States. Son of Horatio Morris Henry and Sarah Ann Nugent; grand- 
son of William Hamilton Henry and Eliza Ann Neal ; great-grandson 
of Hugh Henry and PhcEbe Morris (daughter of Robert Morris of Phila- 
delphia), and gt--grandson of John Henry and Ann Hamilton of 
Scotland. 

631. WILLIAM MORRIS HENRY. 7131. 

New York City. 

Clerk. Born, Elizabeth, N.J. Dec. 11, 1871. Son of Wm. Hamilton 
Henry and Alice Sarvent, etc. See Wm. H. Henry for paternal line and 
James G. Henry for maternal line. 

707. WARREN SERENUS HERMAN. 8407. 

Poughkeepsie, N. Y. 

Teacher. Born, New Kingston, Pa., Feb. 23, 1863. Degree of 
Master of Accounts from Eastman College of Poughkeepsie. Member 
of Knights Templars, Mystic Shriners, Royal Arcanum, and I. O. O. F. 
Son of Manasseh Herman and Mary Emeline Miely ; grandson of John 
Herman and Rachel Beltzhoover; great-grandson of Christian Herman 
and Elizabeth Bowers ; gt^-grandson of Martin Herma?i and Anna 
Dorothea Boerst. 

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1317. FRANK JUDSON HESS. 12195. 

Rochester. N. Y. 
Cigar and tobacco manufacturer. Born, Wayland, N. Y., Jan. 13, 
1863. Studied at Cornell University. Commissioned Second Lieutenant 
Co. I, 202d Regt. N. Y. Vol. Inf., July 22, 1898; now Lieutenant- 
Colonel, N. G. N. Y. Member of Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity, Society 
of War of 1812, and Army and Navy Club of New York. Son of Solo- 
mon Francis Hess and Helen M. Chichister ; grandson of John Hess 
and Mary Brounson ; great-grandson of Denis Hess and Catherine 
Bower; gt^-grandson of Johmines (John) Hess and Margaret Fulmer. 

612. GEORGE S. HICKOK. 7112. 

New York City. 
Cashier. Born, New York City, Jan. 25, 1831. Member of Chamber 
of Commerce, Congregational Club, and Board of Managers of J. Hood 
Wright Memorial Hospital. Son of Pliny Hickok and Lucy Stevens; 
grandson of Daniel Hickok, Jr. , and Lucy Hoyt ; great-grandson of 
Daniel Hickok, Sr., and Lucy Starr, and of Nathaniel Hoyt, Jr., and 
Anna White; gt'-grandson of 7'/^o/«rt;5 ^'Ar/r and Mary Sherman. See 
Ralph W. Hoyt. 

875. JOHN D'AUBY HIGGINS. 8775. 

Oswego, N. Y. 
Lawyer and manufacturer. Born, Oswego, N. Y., June 9, 1858. 
Mayor of Oswego since 1894. Member of Oswego Historical Society. 
Son of John Bradley Higgins and Mary Ann D'Auby ; grandson of 
Alexander J. D'Auby and Elizabeth Englis; great-grandson of Alexan- 
der D'Auby and Mary Anna Sweeting; and of Andrew Englis and 
Rachael Moore ; gt^-grandson of Dr. Lewis Sweeting and Abiah Cobb ; 
gtJ-grandson of Lewis Sweeting and Zebiah Whiting. 

531. WARREN HIGLEY. 5331. 

New York City. 
Lawyer. Born, Genoa, N. Y., July i, 1833. Degrees of A. B. and 
A. 1\L from Hamilton College. Formerly Judge of County Court, by 
election. Member of Alpha Delta Phi, Ohio Society, Adirondack 
League, Patria and Republican Clubs of New York, American Forestry 
Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 
and several Masonic organizations. Son of Chester Higley and Pru- 
dence Miller; grandson of Warren Higley and Lucy Sawyer; great- 
grandson of Corporal Seth Higley and Mindwell Higley (a distant 
cousin) ; gt^-grandson of Ensign Brewster Higley, Jr., and Esther Hol- 
combe ; gt'-grandson of Ensign Brewster Higley, Sr., and Hester 
Holcombe ; gt^-grandson of Capt. John Higley and Hannah Drake. 

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Capt. John Higley, born in Finnley, Surrey, England, 1649, came to 
America in 1666, and died in Simsbury, Conn., 1714. Gov. Jonathan 
Trumbull was his grandson. 

816. CHARLES BENJAMIN HILL. 8716. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 

Lawyer. Born, Albany, N. Y., March i, 1857. Formerly First 
Lieutenant, 65th Regt. N. G. N. Y. Son of Thomas Hill and Mary 
E. Bullock ; grandson of Benjamin Ferris Bullock and Sarah Roberts ; 
great-grandson of Comfort Bullock and Bethiah Bowen. 

872. DAVID JAYNE HILL. 8772. 

Washington, D. C. 

Assistant Secretary of State of the United States. Born, Plainfield, 
N. J., June 10, 1850. Degrees of A. B. and A. M. from Bucknell Uni- 
versity and LL. D. from Colgate University. For many years prior to 
October, 1898, President of the University of Rochester, N. Y. Son of 
Daniel T. Hill and Lydia Ann Thompson ; grandson of Isaac Hill and 
Juliana Reader ; great-grandson of Jacob Reeder. 

266. WILLIAM LOWELL HILL. 4266, 

United States Navy. 

Boatswain, U. S. N. Born, Auburn, Iowa, Oct. 17, 1855. Awarded 
Congressional Medal of Honor, June 22, 1881, for gallant and merito- 
rious conduct. Served on U. S. S. " Brooklyn " throughout War with 
Spain, participating in three engagements against the forts at Santiago 
harbor, two bombardments of Santiago City, and the destruction of 
Cervera's fleet ; specially mentioned in official reports of Commodore 
Schley and Capt. Cook. Son of Henry Clay Hill and Margaret J. Ca- 
ter; grandson of James Hill and Betsey Blanchard, and of Denis Cater 
and Mary Messer; great-grandson of Samuel Hill and (wife not given), 
and of Ebenezer Messer, who descended from the Messers who settled in 
Methuen, Mass., early in the 17th century. 

491. WILLIAM HILLS, Jr. 4591. 

New York City. 
Secretary. Bora, Brooklyn, N. Y., Feb. 15, 1873. Son of William 
Hills and Ida A. Whitney; grandson of Ethan Whitney and Julia Ann 
Louisa Bosworth ; great-grandson of Ethan Whitney, Sr., and Betsey 
Miller Greene ; gt'-grandson of Hachaliah Whitney and Abigail Nel- 
son ; gt' -grandson oi Jesse Whitney and Mary Cheney, and of Gershom 
Nelson. 

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121. JEHIEL WEBB HIMES. 4121. 

Cohoes, N. Y. 
Manufacturer. Born, Wethersfield, Conn., Nov. 18, 1842. Went 
from Burr & Burton Seminary, Manchester, Vt., into the army. Ser- 
geant in 177th Regt. N. Y. State Volunteers; Captain 6th Regt. 
Corps d'Afrique in siege of Port Hudson and Banks' campaign in Lou- 
isiana. Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue. Member of Riverside 
Club, Masonic Fraternity, G. A. R., and several manufacturers' associa- 
tions and clubs. Son of Jehiel Webb Himes and Eliza Slocuni ; grand- 
son of John Slocum and Polly Parker; great-grandson oi Joshua Sloatm 
and Lucy Dunn. 

1290. VOLNEY A. HOARD. 112 15. 

Rochester, N. Y. 
Physician. Born, Dundee, Yates Co., N. Y., July 28, 1859. Degree 
of M. D. from New York Homeopathic College. Was City Physician 
for five years. Member of Rochester Historical Society. Son of Gideon 
P. Hoard and Sarah Baker ; grandson of Allan Hope and Emeline 
Baker ; great-grandson of Edward Baker and MoUie Hills Sherman ; 
gt^'-grandson of Thomas Marshall Baker and Susanna Whipple, and of 
Moses Sherman and (wife not given) ; gt'-grandson of Marshall Baher 
and (wife not given), and of Ephraim Sherman. 

672. ALVAH SABIN HOBART. 7172. 

Yonkers, N. Y. 
Clergyman. Born, Whitney, P. Q., March 7, 1847. Degrees of A .B. 
and A. M. from Colgate University and D. D. from Denison University. 
Was a private in Volunteer Militia of Vermont during Civil War. 
Member of Delta Upsilon Fraternity and Yonkers Historical Society, 
Son of Charles Hobart and Pathenia Sabin ; grandson of Jonas Ho- 
bart and Sarah Faxon ; great-grandson of Solomon Hobart and Abigail 
Brooks, and of Franeis Faxon ; gt^-grandson of Shebuel Hobart, Jr., 
and Esther Parker ; gl'-grandson of Shebuel Hobart, Sr., and Martha 
Prescott; gt*-grandson of Rev. Gershom Hobart; gts-grandson of Rev. 
Peter Hobart; gt'-grandson of Edmund Hobart, who came from Eng- 
land to Massachusetts in 1633, and who was descended from William 
the Conqueror. 

897. PIERRE VAN BUREN HOES. 8797. 

Yonkers, N. Y. 
Real estate. Born, Kinderhook, N. Y., April 14, 1844. Diploma 
from New York University. Commissioner for condemnation proceed- 
ings by appointment of Supreme Court. Member of Hollana Society 
and Yonkers Historical Society. Son of Peter Swart Hoes and Hen- 

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rietta Myers; grandson of Major Mordecai Myers, U. S. A., and Char- 
lotte Bailey; great-grandson of Judge William Bailey and Hannah 
Hegeman ; gt'^-grandson of CoL John Bailey and Altie Van VVyck ; gt^- 
grandson of John Bailey and Mary Ter Bush. 

738. FRANCIS LESLIE HOFF. 8438. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 
Real estate and investments. Born, Savannah, N. Y., Dec. 27, 1862. 
Son of John Drurri Hoff and Harriet Louise Watts ; grandson of John 
Hoff and Eva Cornue ; great-grandson of Cornelius Hoff and Margaret 
Pruyn ; gt^-grandson of Richard Hoff. 

830. HENRY OSGOOD HOLLAND. 8730. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 
Architect. Born, Washington, Ind., July 8, 1865. Son of John Hol- 
land and Elizabeth Phillips; grandson of Samuel May Holland and 
Laura Peirce ; great-grandson of Joseph Hardy Peirce and Frances 
Temple Cordis ; gt'-grandson of Joseph Peirce and Ann Dawes ; gt'- 
grandson of Isaac Peine and Mary Hardy, and of Thomas Dawes and 
Hannah Blake. 

12 1 2. CLAYTON WOOD HOLMES. 109 12. 

Elmira, N. Y. 
Manufacturer of drug specialties and President Hygeia Refrigerating 
Co. Born, Leroysville, Pa., Sept. 26, 1848. Degrees of A. B. and A. M. 
from Lafayette College. Member of Elmira City Council, 1884-5-6. 
Member of Loyal Legion, Century Club, Elmira City Club, Theta Delta 
Chi Fraternity, State and American Pharmaceutical Associations, Pro- 
prietors' Association of the U. S., and F. & A. M., 32°. Son of 
Daniel Holmes and Lois Wood ; grandson of Moses Wood and Peggy 
Newell ; great-grandson of Samuel Wood and Anna Califf. 

1233. DANIEL HOLMES. 10933. 

Brockport, N. Y. 
Lawyer. Born, West Bloomfield, N. Y. , Sept. 11, 1828. Degree of 
A. B. from Yale University and A. M. from University of Rochester. 
Son of Daniel Holmes and Susan Hale ; grandson of Thomas Hale and 
Elizabeth Wilder ; great-grandson of Oliver Hale and Catherine Bou- 
tell, and of Thomas Wilder, Jr., ^.nd Abigail Carter; gt^-grandson of 
Thomas Wilder, Sr., and Mary White. Oliver Hale was in the fifth 
generation from Thomas Hale, " the glover " of old Newbury, 1635. 

1253. LOUIS HOWELL HOOD. 11 103. 

Seneca Falls, N. Y. 
Wholesale coal shipper. Born, Seneca Falls, N. Y., April 19, 

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1876. Degree of B. S. from Cornell University. Member of Phi 
Gamma Delta Fraternity. Son of Cornelius S. Hood and Alice Howell ; 
grandson of Lewis B. Howell and Georgianna Callender ; great-grand- 
son of Jared Howell and Mary, his wife ; gt^-grandson of Jeremiah 
Howell and Mary, his wife ; gt'-grandson of Samuel Howell ; gt'-grand- 
son of Josiah Howell ; gt°-grandson of Jeremiah Howell. 

741. CHARLES COMSTOCK HOPKINS. 8441. 

Rome, N. Y. 
Civil engineer. Born, Jersey City, N. J., Jan. 22, i860. Degrees of 
B. Sc. and C. E. from Lehigh University. City Engineer of Rome 
since 1892. Member of Rome Club, American Society of Civil 
Engineers and New England Water Works Association. Son of 
Stephen Hopkins and Henrietta Louisa Comstock ; grandson of Chas. 
Lindsley Hopkins and Amanda Shepard, and of Charles Comstock and 
Almira Kingsbury ; great-grandson of Stephen Hopkins and Jemima 
Lindsley, of Joseph Kingsbury and Anna Spalding, and of John 
Shepard and Anna Gore ; gt^'-grandson of IViniam Hopkins and 
Eunice, his wife, of Simon Spalding and Ruth Shepard, and of Obadiah 
Gore, Jr.; gt^-grandson of Obadiah Gore, Sr. 

921. LEWIS CHEESMAN HOPKINS. 8871. 

New York City. 

Broker. Born, Albion, N. Y., July 5, 1828. Colonel, State of Il- 
linois, serving on Gov. Yates' staff. Member of the first Board of 
Healtii of Cincinnati. Member of Ohio Society of New York, Foun- 
ders and Patriots of America, New England Society of Brooklyn and 
Long Island Historical Library Association. Son of Milton William 
Hopkins and Almina Adkins ; grandson of Hezekiah Hopkins and 
Eunice Hubbell ; great-grandson of Hezekiah Hopkins, Sr., and Sarah 
Davis ; gt'-grandson of Ebenezer Hopkins and Mary Butler ; gt'-grand- 
son of Stephen Hopkins and Dorcas Bronson ; gt'-grandson of John 
Hopkins, who came from England with Rev. Mr. Hooker, in 1633, was 
admitted a freeman at Cambridge, Mass., in 1635, and went to Hartford, 
Conn., in 1636. 

520. TIEMANN NEWELL HORN. 5320. 

United States Army. 

Second Lieutenant, U. S. Artillery. Born, Brooklyn, N. Y., Jan. 18, 
1868. Member of Society of War of 181 2, Fort Monroe Club, and 
Audubon Society. Son of Daniel Tiemann Horn and Frances Capron 
Young ; grandson of Albert Horn and Elizabeth Anna Gertrude Tiemann ; 
great-grandson of Anthony Tiemann and Mary F. Newell ; gt^-grandson 
of Andrew Newell and Elizabeth Wyeth ; gt'-grandson of Noah Wyeth 

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and Betty Fitch ; gt' -grandson of Ebenezer Wyeth, Sr., and Susannah 
Hancock. 

123 STEPHEN D. HORTON. 10934. 

Peekskill, N. Y. 

Stove-lining manufacturer. Born, Peekskill, N. Y., Feb. 17, 1837. 
Son of Frost Horton and Phebe Tompkins ; grandson of Wright Hor- 
ton and Ann Qureau ; great-grandson of Stephen Horton and Elizabeth 
Frost. 

1343. WILLIAM EDWARD HORTON. 2016. 

New York City. 

Lawyer. Born, Washington, D. C, June 28, 1868. Degrees of 
LL.B. and LL.M. from Georgetown University, Washington, D. C. 
Was Captain in 2d Regt. D. C. Militia, one year ; Captain and A. 
D. C. to Commanding General, seven and one-half years ; served four 
years in office of Adjutant-General of U. S. Army, and four years in U. S. 
Geological Survey. Mustered into service for Spanish War as First 
Lieutenant and Adjutant of ist Regt. D. C. Vol. Inf. ; assigned to duty 
as Adjutant-General of ist Brigade, istDiv., 5th Corps; participated 
in battles at and around San Juan. Member of Society of Colonial 
Wars, War of 181 2, Loyal Legion, Foreign Wars, Society of Santiago, 
and Grand Officer of Order of St. Catherina of Armenia. Son of Maj. 
Wm. Edward Horton, U. S. A. and U. S. V. and Josephine Julia Clarke ; 
grandson of Otis N. Horton and Caroline Elizabeth Spicer, and of 
Joseph Clarke and Julia Ann Eddy ; great-grandson of William Clarke 
and Sally Hamilton, and of Benjamin Spicer and Elizabeth Betsey 
Spicer ; gt^-grandson of Thomas Clarke and Sarah Case, of Oliver 
Spicer, and Alithea Allyn, and of Edward Spicer and Abigail Allyn ; 
gt3-grandson of John Spicer and Mary Geer ; gt' -grandson of Robert 
Geer and Martha Tyler. 

588. WILLIAM HORACE HOTCHKISS. 5388. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 
Lawyer. Born, Whitehall, N. Y., Sept. 7, 1864. Degrees of A. B. 
from Hamilton College, 1886, and A. M., 1889. Clerk of Surrogate of 
Cayuga County, 1887-89. Member of Independent and Liberal Clubs 
of Buffalo. Son of Mason K. Hotchkiss and Rachel A. Merriam ; 
grandson of Horace Hotchkiss and Diadama Pearce ; great-grandson 
of Mason Pearce ; gt^-grandson of Shubael Pearce. 

598. CHARLES FREDERICK HOUGHTON. 5398. 

Corning, N. Y. 
Glass manufacturer. Born, Cambridge, Mass., June i, 1846. Died, 
Corning, N. Y., March 29, 1897. Member of the New York Legisla- 
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ture, 1874. Son of Amory Houghton and Sophronia M. Oakes ; grand- 
son of Rufus Houghton and Abigail Barnard ; great-grandson of 
Jonathan Houghton and Susannah Moore; gt'grandson of Jonathan 
Houghton, Sr., and Mary Houghton; gt^-grandson of Benjamin Hough- 
ton and Zermiah Moore ; gt^-grandson of John Hoghton (born Lan- 
caster, Eng., 1631 ; died Lancaster, Mass., 1684,) and Beatrix, his wife. 
John Hoghton, the immigrant, was twentieth in lineal descent through 
a line of Knights and other nobles from Roger de Busti (or Bussell) of 
the time of William the Conqueror. \\'hen Roger's granddaughter was 
married, her father gave her a portion of land in Hoton (Hocton) and 
her son was called Willus de Hocton, with whom the family name, now 
spelled " Houghton," came into existence. 

906. ADELBERT D. HOUSTON. 8856. 

New York City. 
Merchant. Born, Logan, O., Sept. 18, 1856. Son of William 
Houston and Eliza Eaton ; grandson of Benjamin Eaton and Mary 
Coony-Scott ; great-grandson oi Joseph Eatton and Jeanet Ramsay. 

524, LUCIUS WALLACE HOW. 5324. 

New York City. 
Stenographer. Born, Buffalo, N. Y., June 16, 1850. Degree of 
M. D. from College of Physicians and Surgeons. For several years 
Official Stenographer of Twelfth District Court. Member of New York 
Botanical Society and Secretary of Williamsbridge Improvement 
League. Son of Thomas Palmer How and Susan M. Thompson ; 
grandson of Isaac How and Elizabeth Treat; great-grandson of yi'sse 
How and Mary How ; and gt'^-grandson of Jesse How, Sr. 

777. EDWARD TASKER HOWARD. 8477. 

New York City. 
Advertising broker. Born, Brooklyn, Oct. 27, 1843. Son of John 
Tasker Howard and Susan Taylor Raymond ; grandson of Joseph 
Howard and Anstiss Smith, and of Eliakim Raymond and Mary 
Carrington ; great-grandson oi John Howard and Jemima Ashby, and 
ol Nathaniel Raymond 2i.x\A Dorotiiy Wood. 

537. EDWIN DEWEY HOWE. 5337. 

Valatie, N. Y. 
Lawyer. Born, Albany, N. Y., July 1 1, 1865. Degrees of A. B., from 
Middlebury College, 1887, and LL. B. , from Union University, 1889. 
Son of Jolin Alonzo Howe and Delia Ann Rice ; grandson of .A.lonzo 
Howe and Elizabeth Horr; great-grandson of John Hoive ; gt''-grand- 
son oi Nehemiah Hov'e ; gts-grandson of Peter Howe and Grace, his 
wife ; gf-grandson of John Howe. 

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550. ROBERT E. L. HOWE. 5350. 

New York City. 
Real estate. Born, Brooklyn, N. Y. , May 6, 1864. Formerly member 
of Appraiser's staff, port of New York, and City Assessor of Brooklyn. 
Member of Crescent Athletic Club. Son of Alexander H. Howe and 
Abigail C. Seaman ; grandson of Robert A. How and Amy Horsner ; 
great-grandson of Lebeus How and Anna Austin ; gt'-grandson of John 
How and Martha, his wife. 

11S4. LORENZO HOWES. 10784. 

Elmira, N. Y. 
Banking. Born, Fenner, N. Y., May 23, 1836. Son of Orison Howes 
and Abigail Hill ; grandson of Daniel Hill and Alice De Gross. 

226. RICHARD L. HOXIE. 4226. 

. United States Army. 

Major of Engineers. Born, New York City, Aug. 7, 1844. Non- 
commissioned officer in Co. F, First Iowa Volunteer Cavalry; served 
June 13, 1861, to June 10, 1864, when appointed Cadet at West Point; 
engaged in various skirmishes and battles in Missouri and Arkansas. 
Graduated from West Point, 1868. Member of Loyal Legion, Metro- 
politan Club of Washington, Duquesne Club of Pittsburgh, Pa., Cum- 
berland Club of Portland, Me., American Society of Civil Engineers, and 
American Geographical Society. Son of Joseph Hoxie and Jacqueline 
Barry; grandson of Ichabod Hoxie and Electa Norton ; great-grandson 
Peleg Hoxie and Lucy Babcock ; gt'-grandson of Gideon Hoxie and Dorcas, 
his wife ; gt^-grandson of Joseph Hoxie, Jr., and Deborah Babcock ; 
gt'-grandson of Joseph Hoxie and Sarah Tucker; gt''-grandson of Lodo- 
wick Hauksie, who came from Wales and settled in Sandwich, Mass., 
in 1650, and Mary Presbery. 

399. ALBERT SHERMAN HOYT. 4399. 

New York City. 

Treasurer Brooklyn Investment Company. Born, Burlington, Vt., 
Sept. 15, 1863. Son of Charles Albert Hoyt and Julia Sherman, etc. 
See Charles Albert Hoyt. 

260. CHARLES ALBERT HOYT. 4260. 

New York City. 

Merchant. Born, Burlington, Vt., July 27, 1839. Degrees of A. B. 
and A. M. from University of Vermont and Georgetown College, D. C. 
Member of the Cincinnati, Founders and Patriots of America, Long 
Island Historical Society, New England Society, Chamber of Com- 
merce, Union League Club, and Hamilton Club of Brooklyn. Son of 
William Henry Hoyt and Anne Deming ; grandson of Daniel Hoyt and 

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Sarah Flanders, and of Eleazer Hubbell Deming and Fanny Follett ; 
great-grandson oi Joseph /Tti^/ and Betsey Folsom, oi Pcncna/ Denting a.nd 
Abigail Hubbell, and of Timothy Follett and Susanna Fay; gt'-grand- 
son oi John Fay and Mary Fiske. 

416. COLGATE HOYT. 4516. 

New York City. 
President of American Steel Barge Co. Born, Cleveland, O., March 
2, 1849. Degree of M. A. from Rochester University. Veteran of 
Troop A, Ohio National Guard, in which he was Quartermaster-Ser- 
geant. Government Director of Union Pacific Railroad during Presi- 
dent Arthur's administration. Member of Ohio Society, Metropolitan, 
Union League, Oyster Bay Yacht, Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht, New 
York Yacht, Lawyers', Riding, Country, and Baptist Clubs, and Ameri- 
can Geographical Society. Son of James M. Hoyt and Mary Ella 
Beebe ; grandson of David Picket Hoyt and Mary Barnum ; great- 
grandson of Noah Hoyt and Abigail Curtis ; gt^'-grandson of Drake 
Hoyt and Hannah Knapp ; gt'-grandson of John Hoyt and Hannah 
Drake ; gt'-grandson of John Hoyt, Sr., and Mary Lindall. 

568. EDWARD VINCENT HOYT. 5368. 

New York City. 
Insurance adjuster. Born, St. Albans, Vt., Oct. 12, 1S54. Diplo- 
mas from Burlington, Vt., High School and St. Mary's College, Mon- 
treal, Canada. Member of Crescent Athletic Club, Press Club, Founders 
and Patriots of America, and Society of Vermonters. Son of Wm. 
Henry Hoyt and Anne Deming, etc. See Charles A. Hoyt. 

193. RALPH WILSON HOYT. 4193. 

United States Army. 

Captain of Co. C, nth U. S. Infantry. Born, Milo, N. Y., Oct. 9, 
1849. In War with Spain served in Porto Rico campaign, participating 
in actions at Hormigueros and Las Marias. Member of Army and 
Navy Union. Son of Benjamin Levi Hoyt and Celestia U. Mariner ; 
grandson of Levi Hoyt and Anna Bissell ; great-grandson of Nathaniel 
Hoyt, Jr., and Anna White; gt^-grandson of Nathaniel Hoyt and Ruth, 
his wife ; gt^-grandson of Benj. Hoyt and Mary, his wife ; gt'-grandson 
of John Hoyt and Mary Lindall ; gt'-grandson of Walter Hoyt ; gt'- 
grandson of Simon Hoyt, who came from England and settled in Charles- 
town, Mass., 1629. 

394. DWIGHT L. HUBBARD. 4394. 

New York City. 

Physician. Born, Natural Bridge, N. Y., Aug. 28, i860. Member of 
New England Society. Son of George Northrop Hubbard and Amelia 

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Ellen Osborn ; grandson of Jonathan Osborn and Amelia Van Deursen ; 
great-grandson oi John B. Osborn and Mary Darby. 

1 105. CHARLES HUBBELL. 10505. 

New York City. 
Assistant manager. Born, Norwalk, Conn., Feb. 2, 1858. Memberof 
Commercial Club and Albany Society of the City of New York. Son 
of John C. Hubbell and Julia Ann Wheeler; grandson of Uriah Hubbell 
and Sally Sterling; great-grandson of Moses Hubbell and Susannah 
Silliman; gt'-grandson Gershom Hubbell and Sarah St. John (third 
wife) ; gt'-grandson of Nathan Hubbell and Martha Finch ; gt*-grand- 
son of Samuel Hubbell and Elizabeth, his wife ; gt°-grandson of Richard 
Hubbell and E. H. (initials on tombstone ; surname unknown). Richard 
Hubbell came from England and joined the New Haven colony, 
1645-7 ; and was one of the eleven grantees of Fairfield, Conn., 1685. 

372. CLIFFORD HUBBELL. 4372. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 
Banker. Born, Keokuk, la., Dec. 12, 1867. Member of Buffalo 
Historical Society. Son of Charles Hubbell and Anna M. Sage ; grand- 
son of Hiram Hubbell and Mary Gilman, and of Oren Sage and Marilda 
Alcott;^ great-grandson of Abijah Hubbell and Clarissa Fitch, of Giles 
Sage and Ann Wright, and of Asa Akott (Alcox) and Sabra Plumb ; 
gt'^-grandson of Gershom Hubbell and Sarah Wakeman ; gt'-grandson 
of Nathan Hubbell and Martha Finch ; gt'-grandson of Samuel Hubbell 
and Elizabeth, his wife ; gt'-grandson of Richard Hubbell and his wife, 
E. H. (initials on tombstone; surname not known). Richard Hubbell, 
born in England 1627-8, joined New Haven Colony, 1645-7, and was 
one of eleven grantees of Fairfield, Conn., 1675. The Fitch line above 
mentioned runs back to Major James Fitch, the Indian fighter of Nor- 
wich, who gave Yale College the glass and nails at its establishment 
and endowed it with money and 637 acres of land. Six generations 
back from Clifford Hubbell, the Fitch line joins the Bradford line, from 
Deputy Gov. Wm. Bradford of Plymouth. 

240. HENRY WILSON HUBBELL. 4240. 

United States Army. 
Captain, Battery C, ist Artillery, U. S. A. Born, New York, Feb. 8, 
1842. In Civil War was Lieutenant, 40th New York Volunteers ; on 
General Wright's staff at investment of Fort Pulaski, Ga. ; in battles of 
Secessionville, James Island, S. C, and Gettysburg, Pa. In War with 
Spain, participated in preparation of defences of Charleston Harbor, 
S. C, till appointed Colonel of 201st New York Vol. Inf. Member of 
Military Historical Society of Massachusetts, Society of Colonial Wars, 

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Loyal Legion, and Military Service Institution. Son of Henry Wilson 
Hubbell and Jane Maria Bostwick ; grandson of Ezekiel Hubbell and 
Catherine Hubbell (daughter of Amos Hubbell), and of Charles Bost- 
wick and Catherine Peet ; great-grandson of /a/ui Hubbell and Eleanor 
Burr, and of Wm. Peet, 2d, and Jemima Tomlinson ; gt'-grandson of 
Nathan Hubbell and Martha Finch, and of William Feet, \st ; gt'- 
grandson of Samuel Hubbell and Elizabeth, his wife ; gt'-grandson of 
Richard Hubbell and E. H. (initials on tombstone). Richard Hubbell 
came from England to New Haven, 1645-7. 

954. CHARLES FRANCIS HUBBS. 9154. 

New York City. 

Paper merchant. Born, Brooklyn, Feb. 18, 1867. Member of Order of 
Foreign Wars and Union League Club of Brooklyn. Son of Lieut.- 
Col. Chas. Hubbs and Elizabeth Townsend ; grandson of Daniel Hubbs 
and Nancy Conyne ; great-grandson Charles Hiibbs and Eve Lutz. 

831. WILLIAM S. HUGHES. 8731. 

New York City. 
Clerk. Born, Brooklyn, N. Y., Dec. 30, 1867. Son of James C. 
Hughes and Sarah S. Tilton ; grandson of Ezekiel Tilton and Lydia 
Morris; great-grandson of Joseph B. Morris and Patient Herbert; gt^- 
grandson oi James Herbert and Deranter. 

1198. WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON HULL. 10798. 

Keene Valley, N. Y. 
Farmer. Born, Keene, N. Y., Feb. i, 1813. Son of Eli Hull and 
Sally Beckwith. 

953. VIRGIL PETTIBONE HUMASON. 6153. 

Yonkers, N. Y. 
Treasurer, etc. Born, Simsbury, Conn., Feb. 14, 1847. Degree of 
LL. B. from the University of the City of New York. Member of the 
Society of Colonial Wars, St. Andrew's Golf Club, Amakassin Club, 
etc. Son of Wm. L. Humason and Eunetia Eno ; grandson of Jonathan 
Eno and Orpha Adams ; great-grandson of Abel Adams and Rosene' 
Cossett, etc. For continuation, see Adams line under Louis H. 
Cornish. 

994. WILLIAM SUMNER HUNGERFORD. 9194. 

Jersey City, N. J. 

Mining engineer. Born, East Haddam, Conn., Aug. 3, 1854. Degree 

of B. A. from Yale University. Member of American Institute of 

Mining Engineers and American Association for the Advancement of 

Science. Son of Wm. Ezekiel Hungerford and Ellen Frances Sumner; 

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grandson of Zachariah Hungerford, Jr., and Anna Lord ; great-grandson 
of Zachariah Hutigerford and Lydia Bigelow ; gt'-grandson of Robert 
Hungerford. 

981. WILLIAM RANDALL HUNTINGTON. 9181. 

Rome, N. Y. 

Born, Rome, N. Y., Oct. i, 1854. Son of Edward Huntington and 
Antoinette Randall ; grandson of George Huntington and Hannah 
Thomas ; great-grandson of Benjamin Huntington and Anne, his wife ; 
gt'-grandson of Daniel Huntington and Rachael Wolcott ; gt'-grandson 
of Simon Huntington and Sarah Clark ; gt'-grandson of Simon Hunt- 
ington, Sr., and Margaret Baret. 

235. TEUNIS DIMON HUNTTING. 4235. 

New York City. 

Salesman. Born, East Hampton, L. I., Sept. 22, 1848. Member of 
New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, Long Island 
Historical Society, Founders and Patriots of America, Society of 
Colonial Wars, all York and Scottish Rite Masonic bodies, Kismet 
Temple, Mystic Shrine and Brooklyn Masonic Veterans. Son of J. 
Madison Huntting and Mary E. Dimon ; grandson of Abraham 
Huntting and Mary Mulford, and of John Dimon, Jr., and Hannah 
Hicks ; great-grandson of Nathaniel Huntting, 3d, and Mary Murdoch, 
of John Dimon and Esther Filer, and of Zachariah Hicks and Rebecca 
Sheriell ; gt'-grandson of Nathaniel Huntting, 2d, and Mary Hedges, 
of Abraham Dimon and Hannah Foster, of Joseph Hicks and Hannah 
Schellinger, and of Thotnas Filer and Esther Osborn ; gt'-grandson of 
Nathaniel Huntting, ist; gf-grandson of John Huntting; gt'-grandson 
of John Huntting of England, who settled in Massachusetts in 1638. 

1042. EDWARD FOWLER HURD. 9567. 

New York City. 
Physician. Born, New York City, Dec. 13, 1861. Degree of M. D. 
from College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University. Son 
of Ellison Hurd and Mary Jane Fowler; grandson of Gideon Harvey 
Hurd and Ruth Gee; great-grandson of Isaiah Hurd and Eunice 
Minor ; gt'-grandson of Gideon Hurd and Sarah Graham ; gt'-grandson 
of Nathan Hurd and Eunice Hinman. 

482. JESSE LYMAN HURLBUT. 4482. 

New York City. 
Clergyman. Born, New York City, Feb. 15, 1843. Degrees of B. A. 
and M. A. from Wesleyan University, and D. D. from Syracuse Univer- 
sity. Member of Board of Education of Plainfield, N. J., from 1883 to 
1893. Son of Samuel Hurlbut and Evelina Proal ; grandson ot Abiram 

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Htirlbiit and Sarah Clark ; great-grandson of Samud Hurlbut and 
Prudence Hinman ; gt'-grandson of Salmon Hurlbut and Abigail 
Hickox ; gt'-grandson of John Hurlbut and Mercy Salmon; gt->-grand- 
son of Joseph Hurlbut and Rebecca, his wife ; gt' grandson of Thomas 
Hurlbut (believed to have been born in Scotland), who came to New 
England in 1635, and had a great reputation in Connecticut as an Indian 
fighter. He also held several civil offices. 

1318. ANSON ISAAC HUTTON. 11593. 

Albion, N. Y. 
Commercial traveler. Born, Cobleskill, Schoharie Co., N. Y., Oct. 
12, 1849. Son of Levi Hutton and Ellen Hutton ; grandson of John 
Hutton and Elizabeth Smith ; great-grandson of Timothy Hutton and 
Jane McChesney ; gt^-grandson of George Hutton. 

108. FREDERICK WILLIAM HYDE. 4108. 

Jamestown, N. Y. 
Editor. Born, Dunkirk, N. Y., Feb. 21, 1858. Captain 13th Sep- 
arate Co., N. G. N. Y. In war with Spain was Commissary of Sub- 
sistence with 1st Brigade, ist Division, 2d Army Corps, at Camp Alger, 
Va., May 3I-July9; Assistant Depot Commissary at Camp Dunn, 
Loring, Va., till Aug. 20, when ordered to Camp Meade, Pa., as Depot 
Commissary. Member of United Service Club of New York. Son of 
William Lyman Hyde and Frances Elizabeth Rice ; grandson of Henry 
Hyde and Maria Hyde (a relative) ; great-grandson of Zabdkl Hytk 
and Mary Lyman ; gt^-grandson of Elijah Hyde and Mary Clark. 

457. HARRY E. HYDE. 4557. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 
Marine interests. Born, Detroit, Mich., July 15, i860. Son of Ben- 
jamin F. Hyda and Frances Louise Allen ; grandson of Jabez Perkins 
Hyde and Martha Edgerton, and great-grandson of Jedediah Hyde and 
Elizabeth Brown Parker. 

749. GEORGE ELMORE IDE. 8449. 

United States Navy. 
Commander, U. S. N. Born, Zanesville, O., Dec. 6, 1S45. Son of 
Wm. Elmore Ide and Angelina Sullivan ; grandson of Wm. Ide and 
Diadama Wilcox ; great-grandson of Ichabod Ide and Phoebe Jones. 

352. CHARLES S. ILSLEY. 4352. 

United States Army. 

Major, 9th Cavalry, U. S. A. Born, Portland, Me., Aug. 4, 1837. 

Captain of Volunteers in Civil War, engaged at Sabine Cross Roads, 

Tex., Pleasant Hill, La., Cain River, La., Fort Esperanza, Tex., and 

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Mustang Island, Tex. Subsequently engaged at Wounded Knee and 
White Clay Creek, S. D. Member of Reform Club and Army and 
Navy Club of New York City, Loyal Legion, and G. A. R. Son of 
Nathan Ilsley and Betty Pettingell ; grandson of Daniel Pettingell and 
Mehitable Carle ; great-grandson of Samuel Carle and Betty Berry ; gt^- 
grandson of Samuel Carle and Mary Mellikin ; gt^-grandson of John 
Meliikin and Elizabeth Alger ; gt*-grandson of John Alger and Mary 
Wilmott. 

1 146. ALFRED WALKER IRELAND. 10546. 

New York City. 
Stained glass windows. Born, New York City, Sept. 21, 1875. At- 
tended university at Kiel, Germany, and Columbia University. In War 
with Spain was member of .\stor Battery and was present at the capture 
of Manila. Member of Plii Gamma Delta Fraternity. Son of John 
Henry Ireland and Ann VoUentine Walker; grandson of David \^'alker 
and Ann Brown VoUentine ; great-grandson of Thomas VoUentine, Jr., 
and Ann Brown; gt'-grandson of Gawen Brown, Jr. ; gt^-grandson of 
Gawen Brown, Sr., the famous Boston clockmaker, who made the 
clock for the old South Church. 

346. SAIMUEL A. M. IVES. 4346. 

Mount Vernon, N. Y. 
Clerk. Born, Bedford, N. Y. , July 13, 1863. Was private, promoted 
to Corporal, in 71st Regt. N. Y. Vol. Inf. in Spanish War; participat- 
ing in battles of La Guasimas, San Juan Hill and Santiago. Son of 
Angus M. Ives and Marian Jones ; grandson of Bradford Jones and 
Elizabeth Elms ; great-grandson of Samuel Jones and Deborah Brad- 
ford ; gt^'-grandson of Samuel Bradford and Mary Flint. 

814. ARTHUR HUMPHREVILL ISBELL. 8714. 

Silver City, New Mexico. 

Manufacturer of gas works machinery. Born, New York City, Oct. 5, 
1864. Son of Charles Woodruff Isbell and Sarah Cummings Harris; 
grandson of Charles Bela Isbell and Harriett Belden Woodruff ; great- 
grandson of Chauncey Isbell and Lura Humphrevill and of Ichabod 
Woodruff and Sarah Belden; gt'-grandson of Chaimcey Isbell, Sr., and 
of Enoch Woodruff ■s.wA Mary Treat ; gt^-grandson of Capt. John Wood- 
ruff and Sarah Baldwin ; gt*-grandson of Matthew Woodruff and Mary 
Plumb. 

231. JAMES JACKSON. 4231. 

United States Army. 

Lieutenant-Colonel ist Cavalry. Born, Deckerton, N. J., Nov. 21, 
1833. Graduate of Philadelphia High School. In battles of Antietam, 

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Fredericksburg, Chancellorville, Mine Run, Gettysburg, Wilderness, 
Spottsylvania, Betliesda Ciiurch, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Meldon 
Railroad, Peeble's Farm, and Hatcher's Run; wounded at Petersburg 
and Peeble's Farm ; breveted Captain and Major for gallantry ; 
received brevet of Lieutenant-Colonel and Medal of Honor from 
Congress for special gallantry in affairs with Indians (Canvas Meadows, 
Idaho). Member of New York Club of New York, Arlington and 
Commercial Clubs of Portland, Ore., Loyal Legion, G. A. R., and 
Portland Historical Society. Son of Timothy Jackson and Mary A. 
Rhees ; grandson of Morgan John Rhees and Ann Loxley ; great-grand- 
son of Col. Benjamin Loxley and Catherine Cox ; gt^-grandson of Ben- 
jamin Loxley and Elizabeth Barrett. 

443. JAINIES ARTHUR JACKSON. 4543. 

Dansville, N. Y. 
Physician and surgeon. Born, Dansville, N. Y., May 4, 1868. 
Degree of M. D. from University of Buffalo. First Lieutenant and 
Commissary of 63d Regt. N. G. N. Y. Son of James H. Jackson 
and Kate Johnson ; grandson of James Caleb Jackson and Lucretia 
Edgerton Brewster, etc. See James Caleb Jackson. 

448. JAMES CALEB JACKSON . 4548. 

North Adams, Mass. 
Physician. Born, Manlius, N. Y., March 28, 1181. Died July 11, 
1895. Founder of the Jackson Sanatorium at Dansville, N. Y. Son of 
James Jackson and Mary Ann Elderkin Clark (widow) ; grandson of 
Giles Jackson and Anna Thomas; great-grandson of Deacon John Jack- 
son and Mercy Chadwick ; gt'"-grandson of John Jackson and Deborah, 
his wife. 

444. JAMES H. JACKSON. 4544. 

Dansville, N. Y. 
Physician and surgeon. Born, Peterborough, N. Y., June 11, 1841. 
Graduated from Bellevue Hospital Medical College, 1876. Mayor of 
Dansville, N. Y., 1895. Member of Societies of Mayflower Descend- 
ants and Colonial Wars. Son of James Caleb Jackson and Lucretia 
Edgerton Brewster, etc. See James Caleb Jackson. 

514. RICHARD CONOVER JACKSON. 5314. 

New York City. 
Born, New York City, July 9, 1829. For j,:^, years in the United 
States Postal Service, 21 years of which as Superintendent of Railway 
Mail Service. Member of Founders and Patriots of America. Son of 
William VVickham Jackson and Catherine Conover ; grandson of Richard 
Jackson and Mary Jackson (his wife), and oi Jacob Conover and Rachel 

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Bergen ; great-grandson of William /ackson (a), (father of Richard), 
and Abigail, his wife, and of William Jackson (d), (father of Mary), 
and Mary Van Vechten, his wife ; gt'-grandson of Michael Jackson 
(father of William b), and Eleanor McDowell. 

67. THEODORE F. JACKSON. 4067. 

New York City. 
Lawyer. Born, Rockaway, N. J., Nov. 16, 1830. Appointed Registrar 
of Arrears by Mayor Seth Low of Brooklyn, 1882-86 ; elected Comp- 
troller of Brooklyn, 1889, to fill vacancy ; re-elected for two years, 1890. 
Member of Hamilton, Brooklyn, and Hanover Clubs of Brooklyn, 
Racquet and Tennis Club of New York, Long Island Historical Society, 
New York Historical Society, and Order of Founders and Patriots. 
Son of William Jackson and Susan D. Halsey ; grandson of Stephen 
Jackson and Mary Burwell, and of Abraham Halsey and Nancy Beach ; 
great-grandson of Joseph Jackson and of Enoch Beach and Susan Day ; 
gt^-grandson of James Jackson and Rebecca Hallett and of Noah Beach ; 
gt^-grandson of John Jackson and Elizabeth Seaman ; gt'-grandson of 
Robert Jackson, one of the original settlers of Hempstead, L. I. 

890. GEORGE M. JARVIS 8790. 

Cooperstown, N. Y. 

Bank cashier. Born, Cooperstown, N. Y. , April 26, 1847. Son of 
George Jarvis and Catherine Williams ; grandson of Melancthon Jarvis 
and Clarissa Jennings ; great-grandson of Jacob Jennings and Grace 
Park. 

39. E. FELLOWS JENKINS. 4039. 

New York City. 

Superintendent, New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to 
Children. Born, Weedsport, N. Y., July 28, 1844. Second Sergeant, 
Old Guard of New York. First Lieutenant, 126th U. S. Vols., par- 
ticipating in battles at Fort Macon, N. C, Washington, N. C. , King- 
ston, N. C, Whitehall, N. C, Goldsboro, N. C, Newbern, N. C, as 
Sergeant in 3d Artillery and 19th Infantry. Wounded on duty at 
Williamsburg, Va. Member of New England Society, Larchmont 
Yacht Club, Society of Colonial Wars, Military Order of Foreign Wars, 
Sons of the Revolution and Old Guard. Son of John Stilwell Jenkins 
and Minerva Porter Fellows ; grandson of Edmund B. Fellows and Polly 
Kellogg ; great-grandson oi John Felloios and Mary Ashley. 

1 185. ISAAC JENNINGS. 10785. 

Elmira, N. Y. 
Clergyman. Born, Stamford, Conn., April 30, 1848. Degrees of A. 
B. and A. M., from Williams College, and S. T. D., from Hamilton. 

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Son of Rev. Isaac Jennings and Sophia Day ; grandson of Dr. Isaac 
Jennings and Anne (Nancy) Beach, and of Matthew Day and Sophia 
Loomis ; great-grandson of Lieut. Isaac Jennings and Abigail Gould, of 
Moses Day and Johanna Bonnel, of Eliakim Beach, and of Beriak 
Loomis; gt'-grandson of Isaac Jennings, of Abraham Gould, and of 
Paul Day ; gt'-grandson of Isaac Jennings; gt'-grandson of Joshua 
Jennings, who settled in Fairfield, Conn., about 1656. 

113. MORRIS KETCHUIM JESUP. 41 13. 

New York City. 
Banker. Born, Westport, Conn., June 21, 1830. Son of Charles 
Jesup and Abigail Sherwood ; grandson of Ebenezer Jesup and Sarah 
Wright ; great-grandson of Ebenezer Jesup, Sr. , and Eleanor Andrews. 

485. CARLTON R. JEVVETT. 4585. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 

Physician. Born, Moravia, N. Y., March 5, 1852. Degrees of B. A. 
from Yale University and M. D. from Medical Department of Columbia 
College. Son of Guernsey Jewett and Eliza Carter ; grandson of Jo- 
siah Jewett and Elizabeth Smith (first wife) ; great-grandson of Joseph 
Jewett and Lucretia Rogers ; gt'-grandson of Nathan Jewett and Debora 
Lord; gt'-grandson of Joseph Jewett and Mary Hibbart; gt'-grandson 
of Joseph Jewett and Ruth Wood. 

335. EDGAR B. JEWETT. 4335. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 

Manufacturer. Born, Ann Arbor, Mich., Dec. 14, 1843. Elected 
Brigadier-General, 8th Brigade, N. G. N. Y. March 29, 1884 ; re- 
signed Dec. 7, 1885. Appointed Commissioner of Police, March i, 
1894. Elected Mayor for three years, Nov. 6, 1894. Son of John C. 
Jewett and Priscilla Boardman ; grandson of Josiah Jewett and Sophia 
Skinner (his second wife) ; great-grandson oi Joseph Jewett and Lucretia 
Rogers ; gt'-grandson of Nathan Jewett and Debora Lord ; gt'-grand- 
son of Joseph Jewett and Mary Hibbart; gt*-grandson of Joseph 
Jewett and Ruth Wood. 

410. FREDERICK A. JEWETT. 4510. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 

Manufacturer. Born, Buffalo, N. Y., Nov. 10, 1855. Major and 
Ordnance Oflncer, 4th Regt. N. G. N. Y. Son of John C. Jewett and 
Priscilla Boardman, etc. See Edgar B. Jewett. 

1364. HARRY BURKE JEWETT. 11989. 

West Orange, N. J. 
Dry goods. Born, Beloit, Wis., July 2, 1851. Ex-member of 7th 

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Regt. N. G. N. Y. Son of Nathan Jewett and Matilda Williams Bat- 
tia ; grandson of Thaddeus Jewett and Flora Baldwin ; great-grandson 
of David Baldwin and Hannah Brooks ; gt^-grandson of Caleb Baldwin 
and Naomi Hard. 

621. JOHN EDGAR JEWETT. 7121. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 
Manufacturer. Born, Buffalo, N. Y., Sept. 2, 1871. Son of Edgar 
B. Jewett and Elizabeth Foster Danforth ; grandson of George Dan- 
forth and May Foster ; great-grandson of Keyes Danforth and (wife 
not given), and of Daniel Foster, Jr., and Charry Tullar; gt^-grandson 
of Jonathan Da}ifofth and (wife not given), and of Daniel Foster and 
Elizabeth Pingrey. For Jewett line see Edgar B. Jewett. 

441. JOSIAH JEWETT. 454,. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 
Banker. Born, Buffalo, N. Y., Oct. 4, 1842. Degrees of B. A. and 
M. A. from Yale University. Member of Buffalo, Acacia, and Buffalo 
Yacht Clubs, Orpheus, Liedertaefel, and Buffalo Historical Societies, 
Buffalo Fine .Arts Academy, and Grosvenor Library. Son of Sherman 
Skinner Jewett, ist, and Deborah Dusenberry, etc. See Sherman 
Skinner Jewett, 1st. 

449. NATHAN HALL JEWETT. 4549. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 
Stove manufacturer. Born, Buffalo, N. Y., June 6, 1871. Degree of 
B. A. from Yale, 1894. Son of Josiah Jewett and Grace Hall ; grand- 
son of Sherman Skinner Jewett, ist, and Deborah Dusenberry, etc. 
See Sherman Skinner Jewett, ist. 

480. SHERMAN SKINNER JEWETT, ist. 4508. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 
Manufacturer. Born, Moravia, N. Y., Jan. 17, 1818. Died, Feb. 28, 
1897. Son of Josiah Jewett and Sophia Skinner (second wife) ; grand- 
son of Joseph Jewett and Lucretia Rogers ; great-grandson of Nathan 
Jewett and Deborah Lord ; gt^-grandson of Joseph Jewett, 3d, and 
MaryHibbart; gt'-grandson of Joseph Jewett, 2d, and Ruth ^^'ood ; 
gt*-grandson of Joseph Jewett, 1st, and Ann Allen ; gt°-grandson of 
Edward Jewett and Mary Taylor, of Bradford, Yorkshire, England. 

450. SHERMAN SKINNER JEWETT, 2D. 4556. 

New York City. 
Lawyer. Born, Buffalo, N. Y., March 15, 1870. Degrees of B. A. 
from Yale University, 1891, M. A. from Columbia, 1893, ^nd LL. B. 
from Columbia, 1894. First Lieutenant Co. E, 74th Regt. N. G. N. Y. 

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United States Commissioner for Northern District of New York. Son 
of Josiah Jewett and Grace Hall; grandson of Sherman Skinner 
Jewett, I St, and Deborah Dusenberry, etc. See Sherman Skinner 
Jewett, 1st. 

902. ELDRED JOHNSON. 8852. 

New York City. 
Real estate broker. Born, Newmarket, Md., May i, 1858. Son of 
James Thomas Johnson and Anne Mobberly; grandson of James 
Thomas Johnson and Emily Newman, and of Eldred Walker Mobberlv 
and Louisa Brashear ; great-grandson of Hoger Jo/uison and Elizabeth 
Thomas, and of Belt Brashear and Nancy Cook ; gt^-grandson of 
George Cook and Elizabeth Johnson. 

983. EMMET T. JOHNSON. 9183. 

Glens Falls, N. Y. 
Banker. Born, Fort Edward, N. Y., Aug. 22, 1836. Gon of Fred- 
erick Avery Johnson and Clara B. Hawkins; grandson of David Johii- 
son and Eunice Avery. 

194. EVAN MALBONE JOHNSON, Jr. 4194. 

United States Army. 

First Lieutenant and Quartermaster, 19th Infantry, LT. S. A. Mem- 
ber of Loyal Legion (inheritance). Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity, 
Masonic Fraternity, and Descendants of Colonial Governors. Degree of 
Master of Science from Mount Union College, Alliance, O. Born, 
Brooklyn, N. Y., Sept. 26, 186 1. Son of Capt. Evan M. Johnson and 
Amy Grant ; grandson of Rev. Evan M. Johnson and Maria Purdy ; 
great-grandson of Samue/ Johnson, 2d, and Lydia Bull ; gt^-grandson of 
Samuel Johnson, \st, and Ann Malbone ; gt'-grandson of Thomas John- 
son and Elizabeth Pillsbury ; gt'-grandson of John Johnson, 2d, and 
Mabel Grannis ; gt'-grandson of John Johnson, ist, and Hannah Par- 
malee. Robert Johnson, the emigrant ancestor, settled in Salem, 
Mass., about 1630, and moved in 1636 to New Haven, of which 
he was one of the founders. Five generations of this family have 
served their country in a military capacity : the two Samuels ; Thomas, 
who was a Captain of Colonial Militia; Capt. E. M. Johnson, of the 
23d Brooklyn Regiment, in the Civil War, and Lieut. E. M. Johnson, Jr., 
U. S. A. 

447. J. AUGUSTUS JOHNSON. 4547. 

New York City. 

Lawyer. Born, Boston, Mass., June 3, 1836. U. S. Consul for nine 
years, and Consul-General for three years, 1858-70, at Beirut, Syria. 
Member of Union League, Lawyers, City, and Good Government 

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Clubs, Civil Service Reform Association, New England Society, Society 
of Colonial Wars, P. E. Church Missionary Society for Seamen, Com- 
mittee of Seventy, Citizens' Union, etc. Son of Lorenzo Dow Johnson 
and Mary Burges, and grandson of Je>-emiah Johnson and Thomazin 
Blanchard. Through his grandmother, Mr. Johnson is descended from 
John Alden and Priscilla Mullins, and other distinguished pioneer 
settlers of New England. 

274. JULIUS A. JOHNSON. 4274. 

Auburn, N. Y. 

Editor. Born, New York City, April 18, 1826. Aide-de-camp on 
staff of Gov. Hicks, of Maryland, with rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, 
1861. Candidate of minority party for Maryland House of Delegates, 
1855 ; for convention to form new Constitution, 1863, and for House of 
Delegates, 1864. Member of City Club of Auburn, Knights of Pythias, 
and I. O. O. F. Son of Julius C. Johnson and Anna Rockwell ; grand- 
son of Christopher Johnson and Mary Austin, and of Noah Rockwell 
and Anna Birge ; great-grandson of Daniel Rockwell and Esther Bing- 
ham, and oi Jonathan Birge. The pioneer Johnson ancestor was Capt. 
Edward, who came to Massachusetts in 1630, and was one of the 
founders of Woburn. The pioneer Rockwell was William, who came 
to Massachusetts in 1630, and was a prominent member of the colony. 
229. STEPHEN ALBERT JOHNSON. 4229. 

Booneville, N. Y. 

Banker. Born, Constableville, N. Y., May 23, 1840. Captain of 
Militia of Indiana in 1863, and served throughout the Morgan cam- 
paign. Member of Society of Colonial Wars and G. A. R. Son of 
Horace Johnson and Eliza Pratt ; grandson of Belcher Johnson and 
Hannah Cahoon, and of Stephen Pratt and Elizabeth Rice ; great- 
grandson of Hezekiah Johnson and Ruth Merriman, and of Nathaniel 
Fratt and Zipporah Smith ; gt'-grandson of Abner Johnson and Charity 
Dayton, and of Peter Pratt and Mary Lincoln ; gt'-grandson of Jacob 
Johnson and Abigail Hitchcock, and of Samuel Pratt and Patience, his 
wife ; gt*-grandson of William Johnson and Sarah Hall, and of Samuel 
Pratt and Hannah Rogers ; gt-'grandson of Thomas Johnson and 
Helena, his wife, who came from Kingston, England, in 1638, and 
settled in New Haven, Conn. 

504. JAMES ANSON MELROSE JOHNSTON. 5304. 

Cooperstown, N. Y. 

Agent for estate. Born, Cooperstown, N. Y., Sept. 25, 1856. Son 
of Thomas Johnston and Betsey Brand Spencer ; grandson of Anson 
Spencer and Clarissa Mack ; great-grandson of Ebenezer Mack and 
Betsey Brand ; gt^-grandson oi Abner Mack and Anna Gilbert. 

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148. JOHN H. JOHNSTON. 4148. 

New York City. 

Jeweler. Born in Sidney, N. Y., May 25, 1837. Son of Wm. S. 
Johnston and Fanny Dickerman, and grandson oi John Dickerman and 
Thankful Smith. 

893. EDWARD FRANC JONES. 8793. 

Binghamton, N. Y. 

Manufacturer. Born, Utica, N. Y., June 3, 1828. Brevet Brigadier- 
General, U. S. V. Ex-Lieutenant Governor of the State of New York. 
Son of Lorenzo Baldwin Jones and Sophronia Chapman ; grandson 
of Phineas Jones and Lucy Baldwin ; great-grandson of Dea. Nathaniel 
Jones and Eleanor Woodward ; gt^-grandson of Capt. Nathaniel Jones 
and Mary Cook ; gt'-grandson of Josiah Jones and Lydia Treadway; 
gt'-grandson of Lewis Jones and Ann, his wife. 

1002. GERRY JONES. 9402. 

Binghamton, N. Y. 
Manufacturer of scales. Born, Pepperell, Mass., May 3, 1864. Mem- 
ber of F. & A. M., 32°, the Order of Elks, and local social clubs. Son 
of ex-Lieut. -Gov. Edward Franc Jones and Susan Annie Brown, etc. 
See Edward Franc Jones. 

1 186. LODOWICK HOLMES JONES. 10786. 

Bufifalo, N. Y. 
Lawyer. Born, Buffalo, N. Y., July 7, 1876. Member of Buffalo 
Historical Society. Son of Wm. Lodowick Jones and Asenath Chan- 
dler Holmes, etc. See Wm. L. Jones. 

1291. WILLIAM LODOWICK JONES. 11216. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 
Lawyer. Born, Newfield, Tompkins Co., N. Y., Aug. 26, 1840. 
Diploma from Albany Law School. Private in Co. G., 50th N. Y. 
Engineers, 1861-62 ; served through Peninsula campaign under 
McClellan ; discharged on account of sickness. Son of George Jones 
and Frances Eliza Fosdick ; grandson of AUcoU Fosdick and Abigail 
Eldridge; great-grandson of Thomas Updike Fosdick and Anna Havens ; 
gt'-grandson of Thomas Fosdick and Esther Updike ; gt^-grandson of 
Samuel Fosdick and Mercy Picket ; gt'-grandson of John Fosdick and 
Anna Shapley. 

834. WALTER IRVING JOYCE. 8734. 

New York City. 
Merchant. Born, Duxbury, Mass., Dec. 6, 1856. In War with Spain, 
was Captain of Co. H, 71st New York Vol. Inf., participating in the 

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Santiago campaign. Member of Army and Navy Club and various 
Masonic bodies. Son of Edward Joyce and Sarah Davis Weston ; 
grandson of Tliomas Kent Weston and Mary Simmons ; great-grandson 
of Asa Weston and Abigail Kent. 

488. CHAMPION H. JUDSON. 4588. 

Dobbs' Ferry, N. Y. 

Physician. Born, Canajoharie, N. Y., May 28, 1843. Son of John 
Burritt Judson and Olive Spalding Chase ; grandson of Clement Chase 
and Olive Spalding ; great-grandson of Moses Chase and Hannah 
Brown, and of Champion Spalding and Ruth Stevens ; gt^-grandson of 
Daniel Chase and Sarah March, and of Philip Spalding and Parnell 

Champion ; gt^-grandson of Moses Chase and Moody, and of 

Jonathan Spalding and Judah Billings; and gt<-grandson of Aguilla 
Chase and Esther Bond, and of John Spalding and Ann Ballard. 
866. FREDERICK D. KALLEY. 8766. 

New York City. 

Broker. Born, Brooklyn, N. Y., Aug. 13,1863. Son of Julius Nelson 
Kalley (or Kelley) and Malvina Sherman ; grandson of Nelson Kelley 
and Eliza Baker; great-grandson of Arvin Kelley and Eleanor Lewis; 
gt'-grandson of Levi Kelley and Abigail Kelley (daughter of Jeremiah 
Kelley) ; gt^-grandson of David Kelley and Mercy Nickerson ; gt'- 
grandson of John O'Kelley (born in Yarmouth) and Elizabeth Cron. 

38. JULIAN HALSTED KEAN. 4038. 

Elizabeth, N. J. 

Lawyer. Born in Union, N. J., April 24, 1854. Son of John Kean 
and Lucy Halsted ; grandson of Peter Philip James Kean and Sarah 
Sabina Morris ; great-grandson of Jacob Morris and Mary Cox ; gt'- 
grandson of Lewis Morris and Mary Walton ; gt^-grandson of Lewis 
Morris (1698-1762); gt'-grandson of Lewis Morris (1671-1746); gts- 
grandson of Richard Morris, an officer in Cromwell's army, who migrated 
to New York about 1650. 

126. FRANK R. KEEPER. 4126. 

United States Army. 

Captain, Medical Department, U. S. A. Born, Venango Co., Pa., 
Oct. 10, 1865. Degrees of Ph.B. from Dickinson College, and M. D. 
from University of Pennsylvania. In War with Spain, organized and 
commanded Ambulance Company in assault on Manila; subsequently 
established and given charge of Convalescent Hospital at Manila. 
Son of John B. Keefer and Caroline R. Royer ; grandson of Andrew 
Keefer and Catherine Brua ; great-grandson of Frederick Keefer and 
Ann Maria Krause. 

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1019. frp:derick m. keeler. 9419. 

New York City. 
Clerk, general postoffice. Born, Joliet, 111., Feb. i, 1864. Member 
of Junior Order of United American Mechanics. Son of Chas. E. 
Keeler and Alice Enora Burns ; grandson of Albert Keeler and Harriet 
Myers, etc. See John H. Keeler. 

1025. JOHN H. KEELER. 9425. 

Yonkers, N. Y. 
Bank cashier. Born, Yonkers, N. Y., May 26, 1840. Private in 17th 
Regt. N. G. S. N. Y. ; mustered into United States service, 1863. 
Member of G. A. R. Son of Albert Keeler and Harriet Myers ; grand- 
son of Abram Gray Keeler and Sally Dam ; great-grandson of Nehemiah 
Keeler and Eleanor Rockwell ; gt"-grandson of Samuel Keeler 2.nd Mary 
Kendrick. 

1024. JOHN H. KEELER, Jr. 9424. 

Yonkers, N. Y. 

Superintendent. Born, New York City, July 17, 1866. Son of John 
H. Keeler and Adeline M., his wife. See John H. Keeler. 
120. GEORGE POMEROY KEESE. 4120. 

Cooperstown, N. Y. 

Banker and farmer. Born, New York, Jan. 14, 1828. Appointed 
Commissioner of Northern Pacific Railroad by President Arthur. Son 
of Theodore Keese and Georgiana Pomeroy ; grandson of /olin Keese 
and Rhoda Appleby, and of George Pomeroy; great-grandson of 
Quartus Pomeroy; gt'-grandson of Scth Pomeroy and Mary Hunt. 
434. JAMES HENRY KELLY. 4534- 

Rochester, N. Y. 

Manufacturer. Born, Ballston Spa, N. Y., Oct. 10, 1844. Degrees 
of A. B. and A. M. from University of Rochester. Member of Society 
of Colonial Wars. Son of Lorenzo Kelly and Sarah M. Westcot ; 
grandson of John Kelly and Mary Doolittle, and of Reuben Westcot 
and Phebe Hart Howard ; great-grandson of Reuben Doolittle and Mary 
Keeler, of Joseph Westcot and Priscilla Hewit, and of John Howard and 
Sarah Wallbridge ; gt'-grandson of Reuben Hewit and Hannah Hakes, 
and of Edward Howard and Phebe Hart. 

453. WILLIAM H. KELLY. 4553- 

Newburgh, N. Y. 

Teacher. Born, Glens Falls, N. Y., June 13, 1839. Degree of A. M. 
from Syracuse University. Assessor for ten years, Alderman eight 
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River Lodge, F. & A. M. Son of James Folsom Kelly and Catharine 
A. Johnson ; grandson of David Johnson and Catharine Martin ; great- 
grandson of David Johnson and Eunice Avery. 

878. DAVID M. KELSEY. 8778. 

Saratoga Springs, N. Y. 
Teacher and lecturer. Born, Killingworth. Conn., Jan. 8, 1862. 
Graduate of New England Conservatory of Music. Member of F. & 
A. M., R. A. M., and John Stone Historic Association (New Haven, 
1639). Son of Charles D. Ktlsey and Olive A. Stone ; grandson of 
Seth Stone, Jr., and Abigail Bradley ; great-grandson of Gilead Bradley 
and Abigail Harding, and of Scfh Stone, Sr., and Rachel Leete. Seth 
Stone, Sr., was great-grandson of John Stone (1610-1687) who, with 
his brother William, joined the Rev. Henry Whitfield's '' Guilford 
Company," arriving in Connecticut in 1639. Rachel Leete was a great- 
granddaughter of Gov. Wm. Leete. 

181. FREDERICK M. H. KENDRICK. 4181. 

United States Army. 

Captain of 7th Infantry, U. S. A. Born, Albany, N. Y., Oct. 26, 
1838. In Civil War was at capture of Forts Jackson and St. Philip, 
La ; engaged at B. Island, Irish Bend, New Town, Vermillionville, 
Opelousas, and Cane River ; siege and assault at Port Hudson ; action 
at Donaldsonville, La., 1863 ; defense of Washington, D. C, at Fort 
Stevens during Early's raid, 1864 ; in Sioux campaign, Montana, 1876 ; 
Nez Perces campaign, 1877; Sioux campaign, 1890-91; wounded at 
Port Hudson, La. In War with Spain, served in 3d Brigade, 2d Divi- 
sion, 5th Corps, Army of Santiago de Cuba. Member of Society of 
19th Army Corps, Loyal Legion, G. A. R., and Founders and Patriots. 
Son of Edward E. Kendrick and his wife Caroline E. H.; grandson of 
Samuel Kendrick and Nancy Hawkins, great-grandson of Samuel Ken- 
drick, Sr., and Anna Smith ; gt^-grandson of Nathaniel Kendrick and 
Judith Ells ; gt^-grandson of Ebenezer Kendrick and Hannah, his wife; 
gt'-grandson of Elijah Kendrick and Hannah Jackson ; gt^-grand- 
son of John Kendrick of England who came to Boston in 1639. 
623. WILLIAM WATKINS KENLY. 7123. 

New York City. 

General Manager, United States Mortar Supply Co. Born, Baltimore, 
Md., July 7th, 1856. Member of American Society of Civil Engineers, 
Builders' League, Building Trades Club and Maryland Society of New 
York. Son of George Tyson Kenly and Priscilla Agnes Watkins ; 
grandson of Edward Kenly and Maria Keener Reese, and of Colonel 
Gassaway Watkins and Ellenora Bowie Claggett ; great-grandson of 

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Richard Kenly and Avis Ward, and of Nicholas Watkins, 2d, and 
Ariana Worthington ; gt"-grandson of Daniel Kenly and Frances Wells, 
of Nicholas Watkins, ist, and Mary Warman, and of Thomas Worth- 
ington and Elizabeth Ridgely ; gt'-grandson of John Watkins and Ann 
Gassaway, of Colonel George Wells and Blanche Goldsmith, and of 
Captain John Worthington and Sarah Howard ; gt'-grandson of Colonel 
Nicholas Gassaway and Anne, his wife, of Richard Wells and Sophia, 
his wife, of Major Samuel Goldsmith and Joanna, his wife, and of 
Captain Thomas Claggett and Sarah, his wife. Through Colonel Gas- 
saway Watkins Mr. Kenly is descended from five commissioned officers 
of the Provincial Troops of Maryland : namely, Colonel Nicholas Gas- 
saway, Member of the General Assembly and one of the Justices of the 
Provincial (Superior) Court ; Colonel Nicholas Greenberry, who was 
President of the Provincial Council and acting Governor of the Prov- 
ince ; Colonel Edward Dorsey, who was one of the Founders and 
Original Trustees of King William's College ; Colonel Henry Ridgely, 
Member of the General Assembly, and also of the Provincial Council ; 
and Captain John Worthington. Thomas Worthington above men- 
tioned was a Member of the General Assembly and Magistrate under 
under the Crown. George Wells was a Member of the General 
Assembly and Colonel of the Provincial Troops. Richard Wells, his 
father, was a Member of the General Assembly, and was appointed by 
Oliver Cromwell, in 1654, one of the Commissioners to administer the 
Government of the Province. Samuel Goldsmith was a Major of Pro- 
vincial Troops ; and Thomas Claggett was Captain of Provincial 
Troops. Through Ellenora Bowie Claggett, Mr. Kenly is able to trace 
his ancestry back through forty-one intermediate generations, includ- 
ing William the Conqueror, Alfred the Great, Charles I., Louis I., Char- 
lemagne, Pippin le Bref, Charles Martel, Pippin of Heristal to Pippin 
of Landen, Mayor of the Palace, born about A. D. 570. 

285. HENRY SAYLES KILBOURNE. 4285. 

United States Army. 
Major and Surgeon, U. S. A. Born, Vernon, N. Y., Aug. 14, 1840. 
Acting Assistant Surgeon, U. S. A. during Civil War; in action with 
the regular brigade at Stone River, Tenn., Chickamauga Ga., and 
Missionary, Ridge, Tenn. In War with Spain, was Chief Surgeon, 2d 
Division, 5th Corps, Army of Santiago de Cuba. Member of Society 
of Army of the Cumberland, G. A. R. and Association of Military Sur- 
geons of the United States. Son of Charles Kilbourne and Margaret 
Sergeant Sayles ; grandson of Giles Kilbourne and Abigail Doane, and 
of Welcome Sayles and Harriet Sergeant ; great-grandson of Johi Kil- 
bourn and Anna Smith, and of Thomas Sayles and Prudence, his wife ; gt'- 

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grandson of Samuel Kilbourn and Mary Garrett ; gt'-grandson of 
Abraham Kilbourn and Sarah Goodrich ; gt'"-grandson of John 
Kilbourn and Susannah Hills. 

722. LLOYD ALONZO KIMBALL. 8422. 

New York City. 
Machinery merchant. Born, Randolph, Vt., Feb. 14,1852. Commis- 
sioner from New South Wales to Melbourne E.xposition, 1888-89; 
Australian Commissioner from New South Wales to Chicago Exposition 
1892-93, appointed by Queen Victoria, through Governor of New South 
Wales. Member of Engineers and Hardware Clubs of New York, 
National Union Council No. 375 of Brooklyn, Northwestern Commer- 
cial Travelers' Association of Chicago, and Concatenated Order of 
Hoo Hoo, of Nashville, Tenn. Son of Hiram Kimball and Jerusha 
Bradish ; grandson of Richard Kinihall and Susannah Holden ; great- 
grandson of John Kimball and Jerusha Mecham ; gt^'-grandson of 
Richard Kimball and Sarah Burley ; gt'-grandson of Richard Kimball 
and Lydia Wells ; gt'-grandson of John Kimball and Mary Bradstreet ; 
gt'-grandson of Richard Kimball and Ursula Scott, who came from 
England in 1634 and landed in Ipswich, Mass. 

5S4. WILLIAM SMITH KIMBALL. 4354. 

Rochester, N. Y. 
Manufacturer. Born, Boscawen, N. H., March 30, 1837. Died in 
December, 1895. Son of Wm. Moody Kimball and Lucy Jane Johnson ; 
grandson of Reuben Johnson aud Judith Hall Chandler ; great-grand- 
sou of Capt. John Chandler and Naomi Farnum ; gt^-grandson of Lieut. 
John Chandler and Mary Carter ; gt'-grandson of John Chandler and 
Tabitha Abbot ; gt^-grandson of Ensign John Chandler and Hannah 
Frye. 

1005. C. VOLNEY KING. 9405. 

New York City. 
Manufacturer. Born, Wilton, N. Y., Aug 6, 1834. Son of Jerome 
B. King and Eliza Cassein, etc. See Vincent C. King, Sr. 

804. HENRY IRVING KING. 8704. 

New York City. 
Journalist. Born, Apponaug, R. I., Sept. 13, 1858. Member of 
Founders and Patriots of America, and Providence Athletic Association. 
Son of Dr. Henry King and Waite Holden Low ; grandson of Dr. 
Dan King and Cynthia Pride ; great-grandson of John King and Jane 
Knight. 

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619. HORATIO COLLINS KING. 7119. 

New York City. 

Lawyer. Born, Portland, Me., Dec. 23, 1837. Degrees of A. B. and 
A. M. from Dickinson College and LL. D. from Allegheny College. 
Served three years in Army of the Potomac and Army of the Shenan- 
doah ; in campaigns in Shenandoah and battles from Five Forks to 
Appomattox Court House; breveted Major, Lieutenant-Colonel and 
Colonel United States Volunteers ; awarded Medal of Honor by Con- 
gress for gallantry at Five Forks. Judge Advocate-General of New York 
State, 1883-86; member of Brooklyn Board of Education 1883-94; 
Trustee of New York Soldiers and Sailors' Home, 1 894 to present. Mem- 
ber of Brooklyn Club, Brooklyn Historical Society. Brooklyn Institute of 
Arts and Sciences, Writers' Club, New York Press Club, Loyal Legion, 
G. A. R., Army of the Potomac, Elks, and 33d degree Masons. Son of 
Horatio King and Ann Collins ; grandson of Samuel King and Sally, 
his wife, and of Joseph Warren Collins and Hannah, his wife ; great- 
grandson of George King and Elizabeth, his wife, and of Cyreiiius Collins 
and Hannah Williams; gt--grandson of Be?ijatnin King and Abiah, his 
wife, and of Benjamin Collins and Hannah Swift ; gt^-grandson of 
Capt. John King and Alice Dean, and of Benjamin Collins and Eliza- 
beth, his wife ; gt' -grandson of Capt. Philip King and Judith Whitman. 
Capt. Philip King came from England in 1680 and settled in Massa- 
chusetts. Joseph Warren Collins was enrolled for the defense of Balti- 
more in the War of 1812. 

1069. JAMES MARCUS KING. 9719. 

New York City. 

Clergyman, and General Secretary of the National League for the 
Protection of American Institutions. Born, Girard, Pa., March 18, 
1839. Degrees of D. D., LL. D. and A. M. from Wesleyan University. 
Member of Phi Beta Kappa and Quill Clubs. Son of Rev. Elijah 
King and Catherine Olmstead ; grandson of Elijah King and (wife not 
mentioned), and of Z>(777(/ C>/OTy/('(7^/ and Sarah Waller; great-grandson 
of /o/m King and Elizabeth Fenner, and of Duncan Nathan Olmstead 
and Millicent Goodrich ; gt^'-grandson of Hezekiah King and Sarah 
Read, and of Capt. Daniel Olmstead and Hannah Ketchum ; gt"-grand- 
son of John Olmstead and Mary Benedict ; gt'-grandson of Richard 
Olmstead who emigrated from England in 1632, first settled in Cam- 
bridge, Mass., and in 1636 became one of the founders of Hartford, 
Conn. 

196. JOHN S. KING. 4196. 

New York City. 

Manager of " The Iron Age." Born, Middletown, N. Y., Oct. i, 

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1 84 1. First Lieutenant Co. D, Eighteenth N. Y. Vols, and First 
Lieutenant Co. K., 124th N. Y. Vols. Engaged at first Bull Run, 
Peninsula campaign (seven days battles), Crampton Pass, Antietam, 
Fredericksburg, Chancellorville, and siege of Petersburg; wounded 
March 31, 1865, wound unhealed. Member of Loyal Legion, Society 
of Army of the Potomac and G. A. R. Son of Hiram V. King and 
Charlotte Sawyer ; grandson of Jonathan King and Mary Vail, and of 
Moses Sawyer and Eleanor Holly ; great-grandson of William Vail 
and Phoebe, his wife, and oi James Sawyer and Elizabeth Bradner. 
923. VINCENT C. KING, Sr. 8873. 

New York City. 
Manufacturer. Born, Wilton, N. Y., Feb. 6, 1832. Died July 2, 

1896. Son of Jerome B. King and Eliza Cassien ; grandson of Stephen 
King and Elizabeth Dakin ; great-grandson of Ebenezer King, Jr., 
and Deliverance, his wife ; gt^-grandson of Ebenezer King and Han- 
nah, his wife; gt^-grandson of Clement King, Jr., and Elizabeth, his 
wife ; gt't-grandson of Clement King and (wife not given). 

919. VINCENT C. KING, Jr. 8869. 

New York City. 

Manufacturer. Born, New York City, Jan. 17, 1868. Son of Vin- 
cent C. King, Sr., q. v. 

1061. WALTER GRANT KING. 971 1. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 

Chemical engineer. Born, New York City, Nov. 12, 1871. Degrees 
of B. S. and M.S., from Cornell University. Member of American 
Society of Mechanical Engineers and Saturn Club. Son of Joseph 
Lyman King and Elizabeth Potter Grant ; grandson of Ezeck Clark 
King and Sarah Coe McCullen, and of Abraham Phineas Grant and 
Elizabeth Miller Porter ; great-grandson of Ezeck King and Lucy 
Clark, and of Joseph Grant and Minerva Bradley ; gt^-grandson of 
Samuel King and Freelove "PhWW^^s, oi Al»-a/tam Bradley d^nd Hannah 
Baldwin, and of Eleazer Grant and Mary Lathrop. 
979. FREDERICK WILLIAM KINGSBURY. 9179. 

United States Army. 
Captain, U. S. A. Born, Mentor, O., Sept. 7, 1847 ; died June 13, 

1897. Son of Henry Delos Kingsbury and Malvina Antoinette Corn- 
ing; grandson of Solomon Kingsbury and Caroline Fobes ; great- 
grandson of Lemuel Kingsbury and Alice Terry ; gt^-grandson of Joseph 
Kingsbury and Mary Loomis ; gt^-grandson of Nathaniel Kingsbury 
and Hannah Denison , gt'-grandson of Joseph Kingsbury and Love 
Ay res. 

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925. ELBERT HALL KINGSLAND. 8875. 

New York City. 
Tax searcher for New York City. Born, Mount Vernon, N. Y., Jan. 
16, 1870. Son of Abram Kingsland and Carrie A. Martin ; grandson 
of David B. Kingsland and Emeline Vanderpool ; great-grandson of 
John I. Vanderpool and Rachel Magee ; gt^-grandson oi John Vander- 
pool i^nA Isabella Douglass. 

760. CHARLES LA RUE KINGSLEY. 8460. 

New York City. 

Lawyer. Born, Bath, N. Y., Aug. 29, 1867. Degree of LL. B. ,from 
New York Law School. Studied at West Point 1886-1888, but left to 
study law. Member of Bar Association of City of New York and 
Harbor Hill Golf Club. Son of Charles Freeman Kingsley and Mary 
Robie ; grandson of Reuben Robie and Nancy Whiting, etc. See 
Reuben E. Robie. 

1120. LEWIS J. KINGSLEY. 10520. 

Binghamton, N. Y. 

Born, Norwich, N. Y., May 4, 1859. Son of Lewis Kingsley and 
Julia A. Kingman ; grandson of Oliver Kingman and Betsey Brown ; 
great-grandson of David Brown and Mercy Jackson ; gt°-grandson of 
Giles Jackson and Anna Thomas; gt'-grandson of John Jackson and 
Mercy Chadwick ; gt*-grandson of John Jackson, Sr., and Deborah, his 
wife. 

1014. OLIVER CLARK KINGSLEY. 9414. 

Binghamton, N. Y. 

Merchant. Born, Norwich, N. Y., Oct. 17, 1865. Member of Bing- 
hamton Club and Masonic bodies. Son of Lewis Kingsley and Julia 
Abigail Kingman ; grandson of Oliver Kingman and Betsey Brown ; 
great-grandson of David Brown and Mercy Jackson ; gt'-grandson of 
Giles Jackson and Anna Thomas. 

999. GUSTAVUS TOWN KIRBY. 9199. 

New York City. 

Born, Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 22, 1874. Degree of Electrical Engi- 
neer, from Columbia University. Son of Thomas E. Kirby and Isa- 
belle Catharine Town ; grandson of Gustavus V. Town and Mary 
Anna Hart ; great-grandson of Thomas V. Town and Elizabeth Nevel- 
ling ; gt'-grandson of John Wesley Gilbert Ncvelling and Catharine 
Steinmetz. 

1099. THOMAS E. KIRBY. 9899. 

New York City. 

Fine arts, American Art Galleries. Born, Philadelphia, Pa., Nov. 

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14, 1846. Formerly First Lieutenant, Co. I, First Regt. National 
Guard of Pennsylvania. Member of Union League and New 
York Athletic Clubs, Uptown Association, F. & A. M., etc. Son of Wm. 
Kitts Kirby and Mary Sothern ; grandson of Capt Chas. Kirby and 
Elizabeth Kitts ; great-grandson of Jacob Kitts and Elizabeth, his wife. 

1213. FRANK WHEAT KIRKLAND. 10913. 

Rome, N. Y. 
Architect. Born, Rome, N. Y., Sept. 11, 1867. Son of Henry 
Lucius Kirkland and Henrietta H. Wheat ; grandson of Joseph Kirk- 
land and Olive Denio ; great-grandson of Israel Denio and Esther Rob- 
bins ; gt'-grandson of Aaron Denio 2d and Rebecca Barnard ; gt^-grand- 
son of Aaron Denio, ist, and Anna Coombs; gt''-grandson of James 
(Jacques) Denio and Abagail Stebbins. 

376. SUMNER ELY WETMORE KITTELLE. 4376. 

United States Navy. 
Lieutenant, U. S. N. Born, Peekskill, N. Y., June 14, 1867. In 
War with Spain, served on U.S.S. " Dolphin " in blockades of Havana, 
Bahia Honda, Cardenas and Santiago, bombardments of Santiago, and 
capture of Guantanamo. Son of George Wetmore Kittelle and Marie 
Louise Geer ; grandson of Simon Douwe Kittel and Lucy Elizabeth 
Wetmore, and of Nathan Deyo Geer and Elizabeth Wolfe ; great-grand- 
son of Douwe Kittel and Jane, his wife, and, of Peter Geer ; gt"-grandson 
of William Kittel and Annake Toll, and of Rcziti Geer and Mary Van- 
derburgh, gt'-grandson of Douwe Kittle and Nelletje Brouwer, and of 
Oliver Geer ; gt't-grandson of Daniel Kittel and Debora Viele, and of 
Jeremiah Geer ; gt'-grandson of Joachem Kittel, who came from Pom- 
erania and settled in Albany in 1642, and of George Geer and Sarah 
Allyn. George Geer came from England to Massachusetts in 1635, 
and participated in extermination of the Pequots under John Mason. 
The Kittelle line comes from a family of Pomeranian nobles. 

700. ABBOTT E. KITTREDGE. 7200. 

New York City. 
Clergyman. Born, Roxbury, Mass., July 20, 1834. Degrees of 
B. A., M. A., and D. D. from Williams College. Pastor of Madison 
Avenue Reformed Church. Member of University and Union Clubs, 
Alpha Delta Phi Society and Society of Colonial Wars. Son of Alvah 
Kittredge and Mehitable Grozier ; grandson of Josiah Kittredge and 
Mary Baker; great-grandson of Solomon Kittredge and Tabitha Ingalls ; 
gt^'-grandson of Francis Kittredge and Abigail, his wife ; gt'-grandson of 
Francis Kittredge and Susannah Snow ; gt'-grandson of John Kittredge 
and Hannah French. 

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232. JACOB KLINE. 4232. 

United States Army. 

Colonel 2ist Infantry. Born, Lebanon, Pa., Nov. 5, 1840. Par- 
ticipated in battle of Shiloh, campaigns of Buel and Rosecrans to 
Anderson, Atlanta campaign from Chattanooga to Atlanta, March to the 
Sea, campaign ending with Johnson's surrender. Member of Masonic 
Fraternity, Loyal Legion, and G. A. R. Son of Levi Kline and Belle 
Mina Ebert ; grandson of George Ebert ; great-grandson of Martin 
Ebert and Anna Maria Smyser ; gt^'-grandson of Michael Smyser ; gX.i- 
grandson of Mathias Smyser ; gt'-grandson of Martin Smyser and 
Anna Barbara. 

746. GEORGE S. KLOCK. 8446. 

Utica, N. Y. 

Lawyer. Born, St. Johnsville, N. Y., Jan. 6, 1859. Son of Morris 
Klock and Evaline Sillenbeck; grandson of Cornelius Klock and Eliza- 
beth Fox, and oi John Sillenbeck and Eva Kilts ; great-grandson oi Jacob 
G. Klock, and of Peter Kilts. 

534. LOUIS HENRY KNAPP. 5334. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 

Civil engineer. Born, Buffalo, N. Y., Nov. 17, 1848. Degree of 
C. E. from Union College, 1869. Colonel and Engineer since 1881 in 
National Guard of New York. Chief Engineer of Bufifalo Water Works. 
Member of American Society of Civil Engineers, New England Water 
Works Association, Buffalo Historical Society, Alpha Delta Phi, Hugh 
de Paget Commandery and Scottish Rite Masons. Son of Stephen 
Lockwood Knapp and Hannah Elizabeth Bates ; grandson of Gershom 
Bates and Hannah Bucknam ; great-grandson of Nat/ian £iickna?n and 
Elizabeth Stowers. 

1009. STILLMAN FO.STER KNEELAND. 9409. 

New York City. 

Lawyer. Born, South Stukeley, Province of Quebec, May 17, 1845. 
Degree of LL. D. from McGill University. Served over two years in 
the Vermont Brigade during the Civil War ; First Lieutenant in loth Ver- 
mont Regt. After the war. Lieutenant in 9th New York and Captain 
and Inspector of Rifle Practice in nth Regt. N. G. N. Y. Appointed 
Judge Advocate-General with rank of Brigadier-General by Gov. Black. 
Member of Founders and Patriots of America, Long Island Historical 
Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Union 
League, Montauk, Brooklyn Art, and Arkwright Clubs, Brooklyn Insti- 
tute of Arts and Sciences, and G. A. R. Son of Gardner Kneeland 
and Julia Castle ; grandson of Asa Kneeland and Hannah Cheney ; 
great-grandson of Timothy Kneeland and Maria Stone. 

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1274. HUGH McCLELLAN KNICKERBOCKER. 11124. 

New York City. 
Clerk. Born, Hudson, N. Y., April 15, 1870. Son of Philip Henry 
Knickerbocker and Lucy McClellan ; grandson of Philip Henry Knick- 
erbocker and Jane Mulford, and of Hugh McClelland and Lucy Wood- 
worth ; great-grandson of John Knickerbocker and Mary Benner, of 
John McClellan and Sara Jones, and of David Mulford and Mar- 
geret Van Hoevenberg ; gt'-grandson of Philip Knickerbocker and Cath- 
erine Van Wagenen, of Hugh McClellan and Sara Wilson, of Job Mul- 
ford and Hannah Uhl, and of Hemicus Van Hoevenberg and Esther Du 
Mond. 

754. BENJAMIN KNOWER. 8454. 

Scarborough, N. Y. 
Retired merchant. Born, Oswego, N. Y., Aug. 20, 1839. Son of 
Edmund Knower and Harriet Strong; grandson of Benjamin Knower 
and Sarah Van Kleek ; great-grandson of Benjamin Knower, Sr., and 
Elizabeth Weld. 

417. EUGENE KOOP. 4517. 

Abroad. 
Born, New York City, March 3, 1869. Son of Johannes Koop and 
Marie Elizabeth Jackson, etc. See G. P. Koop. 

271. GODFREY PHELPS KOOP. 4271. 

New York City. 
Born, New York, Aug. 9, 1867. Member of St. Nicholas Society and 
Society of Colonial Wars. Son of Johannes Koop and Marie Elizabeth 
Jackson ; grandson of Oliver Phelps Jackson and Antonine Hugon des 
Demaines ; great-grandson of Amasa Jackson and Mary Phelps ; gt"- 
grandson of Gen. Michael Jackson and Ruth Parker ; gt^-grandson of 
Michael Jackson, Sr. , and Phebe Patten ; gf" -grandson of Edward Jack- 
son and Mary Newton ; gt'-grandson of Sebas Jackson and Sarah Baker ; 
gt'-grandson of Edward Jackson and Elizabeth Oliver. Edward Jack- 
son came from London to Newton, Mass., about 1642. Also gt'-grand 
son of Oliver Phelps and Mary Seymour. 

718. HARRY GAYLORD LAKE. 8418. 

Rome, N. Y. 
Merchant. Born, Cooperstown, N. Y., June 2, 1.858. Son of Na- 
thaniel Henry Lake and Clara M. Crumb ; grandson of Henry Lake 
and Polly Crumb ; great-grandson of Henry Lake, Sr., and Jemima 
Waldo ; gt'^-grandson of Thomas Lake. 

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606. ISAAC REMSEN LANE. 7106. 

New York City. 

President, Hanover Fire Ins. Co. Born, New York City, July 19. 
1840. Private in 7th Regt. N. Y. N. G., in United States service, 
1861, 1862, and 1863. Member of Seventii Regiment Veteran Associa- 
tion, G. A. R., Army of the Potomac, New York Historical Society, 
American Historical Association, Prince Society of Boston, and Grolier 
Club of New York. Son of William Lane and Adelia A. F. Remsen; 
grandson of John Lane and Lydia Van Cleaf ; great-grandson of 
Joseph Van C/fa/and Ellen Schanck. 

423. ANDREW LANDGON. 4523. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 

Banker. Born, New Marlboro, Mass., April 2, 1835. Park Com- 
missioner by appointment of Mayor Jewett. President of Buffalo His- 
torical Society, President of Buffalo Chapter of Colonial Wars Society, 
Vice-President of Buffalo Chapter, S. A. R., Treasurer of Buffalo Fine 
Arts Academy, Chairman of Buffalo Committee on Tennessee Centen- 
nial Celebration, member of Buffalo Library, Yacht Club, Society of 
Artists, Natural Sciences Liberal Club, Ellicott Club, and Folk Lore 
Society. Son of John Le Droict Langdon and Jerusha Stillman ; grand- 
son of Andrew Langdon and and Emma King ; great-grandson of John 
I.angdon and Lucy Morehouse ; gt'-grandson of Andrew Morehouse and 
Phoebe Hurd. 

437. JOHN Le DROIT LANGDON. 4537. 

Schenectady, N. Y. 

Electrician. Born, Brooklyn, N. Y., Sept. 13, 1867. Member of St. 
George's Lodge No. 6, F. & A. M., and League of American Wheel- 
men. Son of Andrew Langdon and Alice Woodward, grandson of John 
Le Droict Langdon and Jerusha Stillman, etc. See Andrew Langdon. 

896. EDWARD TEN EYCK LANSING. 8796. 

Little Falls, N. Y. 
Civil engineer. Born, Manheim, N. Y., March 18, 1861. Degree of 
A. B., in course from Union University, '81, and A. M., honorary. 
Justice of the Peace, 1882-1894. City Engineer, 1886-1895. Member 
of Sigma Phi Society, Sigma Phi Club, Odd Fellows, Elks, and New 
England Water Works Association. Son of Samuel Stewart Lansing 
and Catharine Fox, etc. See Wm. Frederick Lansing. 

157. WILLIAM FREDERICK LANSING. 4157. 

Little Falls, N. Y. 
Lawyer. Born, Manheim, N. Y., July 29, 1856. Degrees of A. B. 
and A. M., from Union University ; LL. B., from Hamilton College. 

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Member of Herkimer Co. Historical Society, Order of Founders and 
Patriots, and Sigma Phi Society. Son of Samuel Stewart Lansing and 
Catharine Fox ; grandson of Abraham Ten Eyck Lansing and Jane Ann 
Stewart, and of Jacob Backer Fox and Ann Maria Van Home ; great- 
grandson of Sam/ers Lansing and Catharine Ten Eyck, Samuel Stewart 
and Content Douglas, Jacob William Fox and Elizabeth Eacker, and 
Richard Van Home and Cornelia Ten Eyck ; gt^-grandson of Gerrit 
Jacob Lansing and Jane Waters, Abraliam Jacob Ten Eyck and Frances 
Anna Lansing, his \v\te,Jo/in Ste7varta.vi<\ Ruth Smith, U'heeler Douglas 
and Martha Rathbone, JFi//iam Lox and Catharine Zimmerman, /(zc^;^ 
Eacker and Margaret Finck, Abraham Van Jiortie and Hannah Hoff, 
and Jacob Ten j5'_>v/' and Ann Cownhoven; and gt'-grandson oi Jacob 
Coenradt Ten Eyck (father of Abraham J.) and Catherine Cw^X&x, Jacob 
Lansing (father of Frances Anna) and Marytje Egberts, Asa Douglas 
and Rebecca Wheeler, George Eacker, Jr., 3.\-\d Eliza Snell, and Ayidreas 
Finck and Catherine Elizabeth Foncks ; and gt*-grandson of Andreas 
Finck, Sr. (born in Germany) and Margaret Eacker or Acker. 

805. ROBERT R. LAW. 8705. 

Cambridge, N. Y. 
Stenographer. Born, Jackson, N. Y., Nov. 30, 1854. Official sten- 
ographer of the Supreme Court, Fourth Judicial District of New York, 
Member of the Board of Education. Son of George R. Law and 
Margaret Scrimger ; grandson of Robert R. Law and Elizabeth Gilmore ; 
great-grandson of George Gilmore and Nancy, his wife. 

764. GEORGE ALFRED LAWRENCE. 8464. 

New York City. 
Physician. Born, San Jos^, Cal., June 6, 1869. Degrees of A. B. 
from Leland Stanford, Jr., University, A. M., from Columbia University, 
and M. D., from Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons. Mem- 
ber of Nu Sigma Nu Fraternity. Son of Wm. Howard Lawrence and 
Ellener Sleeper ; grandson of Albert Chester Lawrence (born Bull) and 
Rhoda Ann Fessenden ; great-grandson of Epaphros Bull and Esther 
Wales ; gt'^-grandson of Ephraim Wales and Elizabeth Trott ; gts-grand- 
son of Joseph Wales and Elizabeth, his wife ; gt*-grandson of Jerijah 
Wales and Sarah Parsons. 

1292. WILLIAM HALLAM LEARNED. 11217. 

Rochester, N. Y. 
Mileage accountant, " Blue Line." Born, Norwich, Conn., Oct. 6, 
1853. Member of F. & A. M. Lodge, Chapter, Commandery and Con- 
sistory, 32°, Mystic Shrine, M. O. V. P., Knights of Pythias, A. O. U. 
W., and Columbia Rifle Club. Son of Edward Hallam Learned and 

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R. Jeannette Redfield ; grandson of Ebenezer Redfield and Chloe 
Barrett; great-grandson of Constant Redfield and Amanda Buell ; gt'- 
grandson of Theophilus Redfield and Martha Gray ; gt'-grandson of 
Theophilus Redfield, Sr., and Priscilla Greenel (or Grinnell) ; gt'-grand- 
son of James Redfield and Elizabeth How. 

30. FRANK McDowell leavitt. 4030. 

Brooklyn, N. Y. 
Born, Athens, Ohio, March 3, 1856. Son of John McDowell Leavitt 
and Bithia Brooks ; grandson of Moses Brooks and Lydia Ransom ; 
great-grandson of Samuel Ransom and Mary Nesbitt ; gt'-grandson of 
Samuel Ransom and Esther Lawrence. 

827. HOMER LEE. 8727. 

New York City. 
Bank note engraver. Born, Mansfield, O., May 18, 1851. Member 
of Ohio Society, Lotos, Colonial and Salmagundi Clubs, F. & A. M. 
(32d degree) and L O. O. F. Son of John Lee and Elizabeth McCul- 
lough ; grandson of James McCullough and Margaret Dobbins ; great- 
grandson of Samuel McCullough and Margaret Petigrew. 

592. HORATIO SHUMWAY LEE. 5392. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 
Lumber merchant. Born, Buffalo, N. Y., Aug. i, 1868. Son of 
George Frederick Lee and Mary Heywood Shumway ; grandson of 
Horatio Shumway and Mary Heywood ; great-grandson of Daniel 
Heywood and Sarah Hubbard ; gt'-grandson of Jonas Hubbard and 
Molly, his wife. 

1341. WILLIAM ELDERKIN LEFFINGWELL. 11 741. 

Watkins, N. Y. 
Treasurer and manager of the Glen Springs Sanitarium Co. Born, 
Aurora, N. Y., July 10, 1855. Son of Dr. Elisha Leffingwell and Jane 
Elizabeth Jackson ; grandson of Dyer Leffingwell and Hannah Water- 
man, and of Dr. James Jackson and Mary Ann Elderkin-Clark ; great- 
grandson of Elisha Leffingwell and Alice Tracy, of Giles Jackson and 
Sarah Ann Thomas, of Aninnah Waterman and Hannah Leffingwell, 
and of Vine Elderkin and Lydia White ; gt^-grandson oi John Lejfingtc'ell 
(father of Hannah) and Hannah Edgerton, and of Jedediah Elderkin 
and Anne Wood. 

1293. OGDEN PEARL LETCHWORTH. 11218. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 
Manufacturer. Born, Auburn, N. Y., Aug. 23, 1851. Trustee of 
Collins State Homeopathic Hospital, by appointment of Governor. 

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Member of Buffalo, Ellicott and Liberal Clubs of Buffalo, Republican 
I.eague of Buffalo, and Transportation Club of New York. Son of 
George J. Letchworth and Charlotte Pearl ; grandson of Denison R. 
Pearl and Maria Ogden ; great-grandson of David Ogden and Polly 
Quigley ; gt'-grandson of Thomas Quiglcy and Anna, his wife. 
439. JEFFERSON M. LEVY. 4539. 

New York City. 
Lawyer. Born, New York City, April 15, 1862. Son of Jonas Phillips 
Levy and Fanny Mitchell ; grandson of Michael Levy and Rachel Phil- 
lips ; great-grandson of Jonas Phillips and Rachel Mendez Machado. 
Benjamin Levy, father of Michael, was a signer of the non-importation 
agreement, and in 1776 was chosen by the Continental Congress as 
one of the signers of Continental bills. 
1368. HAROLD AUGUSTUS LEWIS. 11993. 

New York City. 
Lawyer. Born, Cobleskill, N. Y., Oct. 13, 1870. Degree of A. B., 
from Williams College. Son of Morgan D. Lewis and Flora Agnes 
Smith ; grandson of Augustus C. Smith and Nancy Cross ; great-grand- 
son of William Smith and Eliza Stimpson ; gt'-grandson of David 
Smith ; gt^-grandson of Jonathan Smith ; gt-i-grandson of John Sviith 
and Anna Scudder ; gt'-grandson of John Smith, Sr. 

1 187. THEODORE G. LEWIS. 10787. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 
President of manufacturing company. Born, Burlington, Vt., Dec. 
14, 1836. Degree of D. D. S. from Pennsylvania College of Dental Sur- 
gery. Son of John Lewis and Mary Josselyn ; grandson of Amasa 
Josselyn and Mary Hooker ; great-grandson of Simeon Hooker and 
Lydia, his wife. 

88. JAMES MINOR LINCOLN. 4088. 

New York City. 

Born, Lewisburgh, Pa., Sept. i, 1854. Member of New York His- 
torical Society, American Society of Naval Engineers, American Soci- 
ety of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, and Metropolitan 
Museum of Art. Son of Preston Shepard Lincoln and Annie Eliza 
Moore ; grandson of Minor Sprague Lincoln and Almira Shepard, and 
of James Moore, 3d, and Mary Ann Ludwig ; great-grandson of Rufus 
Lincoln and Lydia Sprague, and of James Moore, 2d, and Mary Ott ; 
gt'^-grandson of Ichabod Lincoln and Hannah Codding, of Minor 
Sprague and Deborah Godfrey, and oi James Moore, ist, and Mary Wil- 
kinson ; gt'-grandson of Nathaniel Lincoln and Alice Andrews, and of 
George Godfrey and Lydia Hodges ; gf'-grandson of Thomas Lincoln 

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and Mary Stacey, and of John Godfrey and Johanna Gooding; gt^- 
grandson of Thomas Lincoln and Mary Austin, and of Richard God- 
frey, 2d, and Mary Richmond; gt'-grandson of Thomas Lincoln, "the 
Miller," who came to America with his family from Norfolk Co., Eng- 
land, in 1635, and settled in Taunton, Mass., and of Richard Godfrey, 

TSt. 

1026. SAMUEL GRISWOLD LINDENSTEIN. 9551. 

New York City. 
Born, New York City, Nov. 26, 1875. Son of Simon M. Linden- 
stein and Josephine Frankau ; grandson of Nathan Frankau and Delia 
Clark Griswold, etc. See Louis G. Frankau. 

616. PHILIP LINDSLEY. 71 16. 

Dallas, Texas. 
Lawyer. Born, Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 2, 1842. Class of 1861, Law 
Department, Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tenn., but war broke 
up the college and prevented graduation. Member of Tennessee Leg- 
islature, 1872-3. Member of F. & A. M. and Knights of Pythias. Son 
of Nathaniel Lawrence Lindsley and Julia M., his wife; grandson of 
Philip Lindsley and Margaret Lawrence; great-grandson of N'athanid 
Lawrence and Elizabeth, his wife. 

1294. CLARENCE MANSFIELD LINES. 112 19. 

New York City. 
Clerk. Born, Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 7, 1876. Son of Theodore 
Truesdale Lines and Annie Melnor Klapp, etc. See Theodore T. 
Lines. 

1295. THEODORE TRUESDALE LINES. 11220. 

New York City. 
Manufacturer. Born, New York City, Sept. 13, 1844. Son of Major 
Lines and Martha Truesdale ; grandson of Ezekiel Truesdale and 
Rachel Out ; great-grandson of William Truesdale and Eunice Thomas. 

1090. HERBERT MONTAGUE LINNELL. 9890. 

Catskill, N. Y. 
Manufacturer's agent. Born, Worcester, Mass., April 12, i860. Son 
of Dr. J. E. Linnell and Fanny Graves ; grandson of Horatio Graves 
and Fanny Gunn ; great-grandson of Nathaniel Gunn and Hannah 
Montague; gt^-grandson of Richard Montague and Lucy Cooley. 

1381. EVERETT WALTON LITTLE. 12281. 

New York City. 
Stock broker. Born, New York City, March 29, 1867. Son of James 
Lawrence Little and Elsie A. Charlotte ; grandson of John Charlotte 

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and Rosamore Davis Eslick ; great-grandson of Samuel Eslick and 
Ruth Hawkins ; gt^-grandson of Ezcriah Hawkins. 

596. HANFORD NICHOLS LOCKWOOD. 5396. 

Asheville, N. C. 
Lawyer. Born, Troy, N. Y., Oct. 2, 1859. Degree of LL.B. from 
Union University. Member of Order of Founders and Patriots of 
America. Son of Tiiomas Wildman Lockwood and Mary Scott 
Tfiomas ; grandson of Hanford Nichols Lockwood and Rachel Wild- 
man ; great-grandson of Isaac Lockivood, Jr., etc. See Homer Nichols 
Lockwood. 

342. HOMER NICHOLS LOCKWOOD. 4342. 

New York City. 
Retired. Born, Victoria, N. Y. , June 23, 1833. Member of Assem- 
bly from Cayuga County two terms, 1866-67. Member of New Eng- 
land Society, Congregational Club, and American Geographical Society. 
Son of Homer Lockwood and Sally Benedict ; grandson of Isaac 
Lockwood, Jr., and Aner Nichols ; great-grandson of Isaac Lockwood 
and Ruth Whitney ; gt'-grandson of Joseph Lockwood and Mary 
Wood ; gt3-grandson of Ephraim Lockwood and Mercy St. John. 
Ephraim Lockwood was probably born in Watertown, Mass., where the 
ancestor from England settled in 1630. 

601. THOMAS WILDMAN LOCKWOOD, Jr. 7101. 

Washington, D. C. 
Merchant. Born, Troy, N. Y., April 19, 1855. Formerly Corporal, 
Troy Citizens' Corps, 6th Separate Co., 3d Division, N. G. N. Y. 
Member of Troy Club. Son of Thomas Wildman Lockwood and Mary 
Scott Thomas ; grandson of Hanford Nichols Lockwood and Rachel 
Wildman, and great-grandson of Isaac Lockwood, Jr., etc. See Homer 
Nichols Lockwood. 

761. ALBERT LOENING. 8461. 

New York City. 
Real estate dealer. Born, New Orleans, La., Dec. 6, 1858. Private 
in Houston, Tex., Light Guards, 1874-76. United States Consul at Bre- 
men, Germany, 1 885-1889. Member of Colonial Club, Democratic 
Club, and Liederkranz. Son of George Michael Loening, of Bremen, 
Germany, and Lucy Palmer ; grandson of Eugene Palmer and Jane 
Lacey Smith ; great-grandson of Wm. Lovett Smith and Eliza Lacey ; 
gt^-grandson of John Lacey and Anastasia Reynolds ; gt'-grandson of 
Thomas Reynolds. 

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138. WALTER SETH LOGAN. 4138 

New York City. 

Lawyer. Born, Washington, Conn., April 15, 1847. Bachelor of 
Arts and Master of Arts, by Yale ; Bachelor of Laws, by Harvard Law 
School ; Bachelor of Laws, by Columbia Law School ; member of 
Order of Founders and Patriots, Society of Colonial Wars. New 
England, New York Historical, New York Geographical, American 
Geographical and National Sculpture Societies; Hundred Year, 
Patria, Lawyers, Lotos, Colonial, Democratic, Reform, New York 
Yacht, New York Athletic, and Marine and Field Clubs ; Metropolitan 
Museum of Art, Society of Psychical Research, Academy of Sciences, 
American Association for the Advancement of Science, Architectural 
League ; American Medical, American Social Science, American Bar, 
N. Y. State Bar, and Brooklyn Ethical Associations, Cosmos Club of 
Washington, Hamilton Club of Brooklyn, Fort Orange Club of Albany, 
ct al. Son of Seth S. Logan and Abigail Hollister ; grandson of 
Matthew Logan, Jr., and Laura Sanford, and of Sherman Hollister and 
Polly Nettleton ; great-grandson of Strong Sanford and Temperance 
Hotchkiss, and of Sherman Preston Hollister; gt^-grandson of Gideon 
HoUster; gt^-grandson of John Holister and Rebecca Sherman ; gt*- 
grandson of John Holister who came from Scotland and settled in Water- 
town, Mass. The HoUisters (formerly the McAllisters of Scotland), 
anciently spelled their name with one " 1." 

512. ANDREW THEODORE LONG. 5312. 

United States Navy. 

Lieutenant, U. S. N. Born, Iredell Co., N. C, April 6, 1866. Gradu- 
ated from U. S. Naval .A.cademy with honor, 1887. In war with Spain, 
served on U. S. S. " Minneapolis " on scouting duty. Son of Thomas 
Simpson Long and Rosana Camilla Neill ; grandson of John Neill 
and ^[yra Stevenson ; great-grandson of Joseph Stevenson and Jane 
Brevard ; gt'-grandson of Hugh Bnt^ard^nd Jane Young; gt'-grandson 
oi John Brevard, Jr. ^ and Agnes McWhorter ; gt*-grandson of Jolin 
Brevard, Sr. 

1 148. JOSEPH MACKEY ROSEBERRY LONG. 10548. 

New York City. 

Born, Bangor, Pa., August 19, 1875. Degree of A. B. from Prince- 
ton College. Member of Loyal Legion. Son of Jacob Emery Long 
and Henrietta Roseberry ; grandson of Joseph Mackey Roseberry and 
Sally Depue ; great-grandson of Michael Roseberry and Margaret 
McKay, and of Abram Depue and Susan Hoffman; gt"-grandson of Joseph 
Mackey and (wife not given), and of Benjamin Depue and Catharine 
Van Campen ; gt'-grandson of Benjamin Depue, Sr., and Elizabeth 

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Schoon maker ; gt'-grandson of Moses Depuis (or Depue) and Marie (or 
Margaret) Wynkoop ; gt^-grandson of Nicholas Depuis and Catalina 
Renard. Nicholas Depuis came to New York from Artois, France, in 
1662, and was listed in 1674 as one of the wealthiest citizens of New York. 
1268. GEORGE WELCH LOOMIS. imS. 

Rochester, N. Y. 

Born, Wilmington, Del., Nov. 24, 1852. Son of George Loomis and 
Evaline Prole Smith ; grandson of Asahel Smith and Betsy Adams ; 
great-grandson of Abel Adams and Rosene Cossett. (See L. H. 
Cornish.) 

829. THOMAS LOOMIS. 8729. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 

Coal merchant. Born, Brownville, N. Y., Oct. i, 1839. Member of 
Young Men's Library, Orpheus Club, Liberal Club. Buffalo Club, 
Buffalo Yacht Club, and the Masonic Order. Son of Charles Knap 
Loomis and Maria Williams Brown ; grandson of Thomas Loomis, Jr., 
and Silvia Lusk ; great-grandson of Thomas Loomis and Mary Williams. 
763. OZRO T. LOVE. 8463. 

Bayonne, N. J. 

Accountant. Born, Avery, Mich., Dec. 11, 1858. Member of F. & 
A. M., Knight Templar, 32d degree Scottish Rite, and Mystic Shrine ; 
also member of Church Club. Son of Thomas Love and Harriet M. 
Morgan; grandson of Joseph Huntington Morgan and Mary Avery ; 
great-grandson of Peter Morgan and Hannah Leach : gt^-grandson of 
Darias Morgan and Sarah Hawkins, and Elijah Leach and Elizabeth 
Tracy ; gt'-grandson of Peter Morgan and Elizabeth Whitmore, and 
Perez Tracy and Elizabeth Hyde ; gt'-grandson of John Rose Morgan 
and Ann Da.rt, and of Winslow Tracy and Rachel Ripley ; gt'-grandson of 
Richard Rose Morgan and Hope Still, his wife, and of John Tracy and 
Mary Winslow ; gt^-grandson of Thomas Tracy and Mrs. Edward 
]Mason. Richard Rose Morgan, of Welch descent, came to New Lon- 
don, Conn., about 1679. Thomas Tracy came to New England in 
1636 ; he traces his lineage back to Henry Traci, Baron of Barnstaple, 
a companion-in-arms of William the Conqueror. Rachel Ripley is 
third in descent from Gov. Wm. Bradford. 

815. FREDERICK WARREN LOVEJOY. 8715. 

New York City. 

Baker and yeast manufacturer. Born, Boston, Mass., Nov. 14, 
1844. Son of Charles Warren Lovejoy and Eliza Maria Jones ; grand- 
son of Warren Lovejoy and Sarah G. Hutchins ; great-grandson of 
Joshua Lovejoy and Sarah Perkins. 

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1121. HERBERT MARLOW LOVELL. 10521. 

Elmira, N. Y. 
Lawyer. Born, Marathon, N. Y., Feb. 16, 1858. Degree of B. A. 
from Cornell University. Member of Tioga Point Historical Society. 
Phi Beta Kappa Fraternity, Knights Templars, and Scottish Rite 
Masons ; Secretary of Elmira City Republican Committee. Son of 
Ransom Marlow Lovell and Dorcas Eliza Meacham ; grandson of 
Joseph Allen Lovell and Lucy Carpenter ; great-grandson of Cephas 
Carpenter. 

84. LEANDER NEWTON LOVELL. 4084. 

Plainfield, N. J. 

Merchant. Born, Fall River, Mass., Nov. 15, 1835. Trustee of 
Board of Education of Plainfield. Member of New York Chamber of 
Commerce, New Jersey Society of Colonial Wars, Union County (N. J.) 
Country Club, New England Society of New York, and Society of May- 
flower Descendants. Son of Leander Perkins Lovell and Ariadne 
Borden ; grandson of Isaac Hathaway Borden and Lucy Durfee ; great- 
grandson of Thomas Borden and Mary Hathaway and of Richard 
Durfee and Patience Borden ; gt^-grandson of Richard Borden and Hope 
Cook. Mr. Lovell is also descended from John Rowland and Richard 
Warren, of the " Mayflower." 

1013. WILLIAM H. LOVELL. 9413. 

Elmira, N. Y. 

Dealer in leaf tobacco. Born, Big Flats, N. Y., Oct. 4, 1845. 
Formerly Supervisor of Chemung Co. Member of F. & A. M., and 
Century Club of Elmira. Son of Reuben Lovell and Rebecca, his wife; 
grandson of Levi Lovell and Maria Daskum ; great-grandson oi /oh>i 
Daskiim and Maria, his wife. 

197. EDWARD RUTLEDGE LOWNDES. 4197. 

United States Navy. 

First Lieutenant, U. S. Marines. Born, Charleston, S. C, Jan. 18, 
i868. Son of Edward Lowndes and Celestine Fuller; grandson of 
Edward Rutledge Lowndes and Mary Lucia Guerard ; great-grandson 
of James Lowndes and Catherine Osborne ; gt^-grandson of Rawlins 
Zfww(/« and Mary Cartwright; gt^-grandson of Charles Lowndes, Jr., 
and Ruth Rawlins ; gt'-grandson of Charles Lowndes, Sr.. and Sarah, 
his wife. Charles Lowndes, Jr., emigrated from England in early life 
to St. Christopher's, W. I., and in 1730 sailed for Charleston, S. C. 
1020. HIRAM LOZIER. 9420. 

Newburgh, N. Y. 

Bookkeeper. Born, Newburgh, N. Y., June 4, 1852. Formerly Ex- 

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cise Commissioner ; at present member of Board of Education. Mem- 
ber of Holland Society of New York City, Newburgh Historical 
Society, Newburgh Academy Alumni Association, F. & A. M., and 
Newburgh Masonic Veterans' Association. Son of Isaac Van Duzer 
Lozier and Margaret Jane Shay ; grandson of Nicholas Lozier and 
Sarah Barton ; great-grandson of Peter Lozier, Jr., and Miss Brouwer ; 
gt^-grandson of FetrLozier and Rebecca Pek. 

I02I. ISAAC B. LOZIER. 9421. 

Newburgh, N. Y. 
Druggist. Born, Haverstraw, N. Y., Sept. 12, 1854. Son of Isaac 
Van Duzer Lozier and Margaret Jane Shay, etc. See Hiram Lozier. 

312. JAMES LORING LUSK. 4312. 

United States Army. 
Captain, Engineers' Corps, U. S. A. Born, Pittsburg, Pa., Feb. 19, 
1855. Member of American Society of Civil Engineers, New England 
Water Works Association and Military Service Institution of the United 
States. Son of Amos Lusk and Agnes Sterrett Clow, grandson of 
Loring Lusk and Mary Smith, great-grandson of Amos Lusk and Mary 
Adams ; gt^-grandson of Thomas Lusk and Elizabeth, his wife, and of 
John Adams. 

1296. HOWARD LYON. 11221. 

Oneonta, N. Y. 
Department of Science, State Normal School. Born, York, Living- 
ston Co., N. Y., May 21, i860. Degrees of M. S. from Lafayette 
College, and A. B. from Harvard University. Member of various scien- 
tific and educational societies. Son of Ira Goddard Lyon and Henrietta 
Powers; grandson of Cyrus Lyon. Jr., and Polly Goddard, and of Wm. 
Dwight Powers and Eliza Wyman ; great-grandson of Cyrus Lyon, Sr., 
and Mary Abell, of Ephraim Poivers and Abigail Caldwell, and of 
Elisha Goddard and Sarah Whitmore ; gt^-grandson of Caleb Lyon and 
Margarette, his wife, and of Nathaniel Goddard. 

94. CORNELIUS WESLEY LUYSTER. 4094. 

New York City. 
Builder. Born in New York, August 6, 1836. Member of Colonial 
Club, Director of Real Estate Exchange and the Mutual Bank. Son 
of Cornelius Luyster and Hannah Totten ; grandson of Elbert Luyster 
and Catharine Lawrence ; great-grandson oi Daniel Lawrence and Eve 
Van Horn ; gt^-grandson of John Lawrence and Patience Sacket ; gt^- 
grandson of John Lawrence and Deborah Woodhull ; gt*-grandson of 
Thomas Lawrence and Mary, his wife. 

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459. CHESTER WOLCOTT LYMAN. 4559. 

New York City. 
Manufacturer. Born, New Haven, Conn., May 25, 1861. Degrees 
of B. A. and M. A. from Yale University. Member of Herkimer County 
Historical Society, Herkimer Literary Club, University and Yale Clubs 
of New York, Fort Schuyler and Sadequada Golf Clubs of Utica, and 
American Institute of Electrical Engineers. Son of Chester Lyman and 
Delia Williams Wood, grandson of Joseph Wood and Frances Ellsworth, 
and great-grandson of Oliver E/hicort/i and Abagail Wolcott. 

24. HART LYMAN. 4024. 

New York City. 
Editor, staff of New York Tribune. Born, Plymouth, Conn., Dec. 8, 
185 1. B. A., Yale University. Member of University Club of New 
York. Son of Ephraim Lyman and Hannah Dolbeare Richards ; grand- 
son of Erastus Lyman and Abigail Starr, and of Peter Richards and 
Ann Huntington; great-grandson of Moses Lyman and Mary Buell 
Judd, and of Jedediah Huntington and Ann Moore ; gt'-grandson of 
Jabez Huntington and Hannah Williams ; gt^-grandson of Joshua 
Huntington and Hannah Perkins ; gt'-grandson of Simon Huntington 
and Lydia Gager. 

905. GEORGE MACPHERSON.* 8855. 

Zermatt, Pa. 
Cashier, in service of Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Born, Mid- 
dletown. Conn., Jan. 4, 1843. Member of the Clan Chattan Society of 
Scotland, and the Gaelic Society of Inverness, Scotland. Son of Rev. 
Edwin Wilson Wiltbank and Elizabeth White Macpherson ; grandson of 
Major IVilliajn Macplierson and Elizabeth White ; great-grandson of 
John Macpherson and Margaret Rodgers, and of William White and 
Mary Harrison ; gt'^-grandson of W'm. Macpherson and Jean Adamson ; 
gt3-grandson of Wm. Macpherson and Isabel Macintosh. Bishop Wm. 
White's sister Mary married Robert Morris. Major Wm. Macpherson's 
brother, Capt. John Macpherson, fell with Montgomery before Quebec. 

357. ELIAS PLUM MANN. 4357 

Troy, N. Y. 

Civil engineer. Born, Troy, N. Y., March 12, 1852. Degree of 

C. E. from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1872. First Lieutenant, 

6th Separate Co. N. G. N. Y., from Dec, 1888, to April, 189 1 ; 

Alderman of Troy, 1880-83 ; Fire Commissioner, 1884-93. Member of 

* Born George Wiltbank. Name changed June 11, 1873, to George Macpherson 
by Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, Pa. 

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Society of Colonial Wars. Son of Francis Norton Mann and Mary 
Jeannette Hooker, etc. See Francis Norton Mann, Jr. 

356. FRANCIS NORTON MANN, Jr. 4356. 

Troy, N. Y. 
Lawyer. Born, Troy, Aug. 2, 1849. Degrees of A. B. from Yale 
University, 1870, and LL.B. from Albany Law School, 1872. Colonel 
and Aide-de-Camp on Governor CorneH's staff, Jan. i, 1880, to Jan. i, 
1883 ; Member of Assembly, 1879 ; Postmaster of Troy, by appoint- 
ment of President Harrison. Member of Society of Colonial Wars, 
and University Club of New York. Son of Francis Norton Mann and 
Mary Jeannette Hooker; grandson of Marquis de Lafayette Hooker 
and Lucinda Batclielder ; great-grandson of Ja7nes Hooker, Jr., and 
Lucina Christy ; gt'-grandson of James Hooker, Sr. ; gt'-grandson of 
Hezekiah Hooker; gt^-grandson of John Hooker; gt'-grandson of 
Samuel Hooker; gt'-grandson of Rev. Thomas Hooker, founder of 
the city of Hartford. 

539. WILLIAM ALLEN MARBLE. 5339. 

New York City. 
Manufacturer. Born, Smithfield, R. I., March 4, 1849. Member of 
New England Society, Founders and Patriots of America, Harlem Club 
and Lenox Republican Club. Son of Russel Marble and Phebe Almy ; 
grandson of Aaron Alarhle and Rebecca Putnam ; great-grandson of 
Enoch Marble and Abigal Holland ; gt^-grandson of Freegrace Marble 
and Mary Sibley ; gt^-grandson of Samuel Marble and Rebecca An- 
drews. Samuel Marble was the first of the family to be found in the 
records of New England, his name appearing in the Rhode Island 
archives in 1648. Rebecca Putnam, above mentioned, was a cousin of 
Israel Putnam. 

1350. WILLIAM EDWARD MARBLE. 11750. 

New York City. 
Salesman. Born, New York City, Aug. 15, 1877. Member of the 
New England Society and the Patria Club. Son of Wm. Allen Marble 
and Catharine Alice, his wife. See Wm. A. Marble. 

724. WILLIAM LAKE MARCY. 8424. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 
Lawyer. Born, Peterborough, N. Y., Aug. 26, 1858. Son of William 
T. Marcy and Ann E. Feeter ; grandson of William Feeter, Jr., and 
Harriet McKeuster ; great-grandson of WiUiam Feeter and Elizabeth 
Bellinger ; gt^-grandson of the emigrant Veeder who came from Wur- 
temburg. 

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1372. HAROLD WYMAN MARTIN. 11997. 

Plattsburgh, N. Y. 
Clerk. Born, Plattsburgh, N. Y., JMay 4, 1876. Son of John Martin 
and Adelia Wyman ; grandson of Nahum Rodney Wyman and Emily 
Esther Hall ; great-grandson of Luman Hall and Katherine Schiere ; 
gt'-grandson oijohn Hall z.n.d Phebe Benedict. 

699. JAMES MARTIN. 7199. 

Philadelphia, Pa. 
Superintendent, Pullman Palace Car Company. Born, near Bedford 
Pa., June 7, 1848. Appointed Colonel in Kentucky State Guard, 
1879, and served as aide on Gov. Blackburn's staff nearly four years. 
Member of Union League Club of Philadelphia, Sons of the Revolution 
of Pennsylvania and Historical and Genealogical Society of Pennsyl- 
vania. Son of John Martin and Mary McCauslin ; grandson of Samuel 
McCauslin, 2d, and Rachel Cessna ; great-grandson of Samuel Mc- 
Causlin, isf, "of America" and Hester Sides ; gt"-grandson of Samuel 
McCauslin, "of Ireland;" gt'-grandson of Samuel McCauslin "of 
Scotland. " 

1214. LOUIS GAGE MASON. 10914. 

Geneva, Switzerland. 
Artist. Born, Boston, Mass., June 6, 1858. Son of Dr. Henry 
Wainwright Mason and Marian Gage ; grandson of Ephraim Barker 
Mason (born McLaughlin) and Mary Spear ; great-grandson of Thomas 
McLaughlin and Ayers. 

976. DENNIS McCarthy. 9176. 

Syracuse, N. Y. 
Merchant. Born, Syracuse, N. Y., June 27, 1854. Son of Dennis 
McCarthy and Elizabeth Millicent Cartter (or Carter) : grandson of 
David Kellogg Carter and Elizabeth Hollister ; great-grandson of 
Nathaniel Carter and Mary Kellogg : gt^-grandson of Nathaniel Carter, 
Sr., and Thankful Sawyer ; gt'-grandson of Samuel Carter and Dorothy 
Wilder; gt'-grandson of Samuel Carter, Sr., and Eunice Brooks. 

868. MARTIN E. McCLARY. 8768. 

Malone, N. Y. 
Lawyer. Born, Albany, Vt., Feb. 15, 1854. Degree of A. B. from 
Dartmouth College, 1876 ; admitted to Bar in same year. School 
Commissioner of Twelfth District of Franklin Co., N. Y., by elec- 
tion. Member of Board of Education. President of Malone Club. 
Son of Orson R. McClary and Lucy P. Smith ; grandson of Capt. An- 
drew McClary (1812) and Abigal Ricker ; great-grandson of Capt. 

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Andrew McClary (U. S. A. 1797) and Polly Allen; gt'-grandson of 
Andrew McClary and Elizabeth McCrillis. 

952. JOHN McCLINTOCK. 9152. 

New York City. 

Manufacturer. Born, Milwaukee, Wis., March 26, 1872. Formerly 
Captain and regimental Adjutant, 69th Regt., N. G. N. Y. ; Inspector of 
5th Brigade, March 31, 1898; Major, 171st Regt. N. Y. Vol. Inf., June 
3, 1898; Major, 203d N. Y. Vol. Inf., July 6, 1898 ; resigned Aug. 26, 
1898. Member of Calumet, New York Yacht, Racquet and Tennis, and 
Zeta Psi Clubs. Son of Emory McClintock and Zoe Elizabeth Anna 
Darlington ; grandson of John McClintock and Caroline Augusta 
Wakeman ; great-grandson of Jabez VVakeman and Sarah Betts ; gt'- 
grandson of Jabez Wakeman and Clarissa Banks ; gt'-grandson of 
Wm. Wakeman and Sarah Hill ; gt'-grandson of Jabez Wakeman and 
Ruth Treadwell. 

536. ARCHIBALD JERMAIN McCLURE. 5336. 

Albany, N. Y. 

Born, Albany, N. Y., April 21, 1873. Member of Society of Colonial 
Wars, Founders and Patriots of America and F. & A. M. Son of Wm. 
Henry RlcClure and Catharine Germain ; grandson of .Archibald Mc- 
Clure and Susan Tracy Rice ; great-grandson of William Rice and 
Wealthean Cottrell ; gt'-grandson oi Joseph Rice and Mary Green. 

535. WILLIAM HENRY McCLURE. 5335. 

Albany, N. Y. 
Born, Albany, Sept. 25, 1844. Member of Order of Founders and 
Patriots of America. Son of Archibald McClure and Susan Tracy 
Rice ; grandson of William Rice and Wealthean Cottrell ; great-grand 
son oi Joseph Rice and Mary Green. 

1336. FRANK VICTOR McDOWELL. 11736. 

Rochester, N. Y. 

Clerk. Born, Rochester, N. Y., Dec. 30, 1872. Member of 2d Sep- 
arate Division, Naval Reserve ; served on U.S. S. " Glacier " throughout 
Spanish War, but in no battles. Member of Sons of Veterans and 
Exempt Firemen's Association of Rochester. Son of Simon Victor 
McDowell and Emma Elizabeth Woollard ; grandson of Alexander 
McDowell and Laura Hess ; great-grandson of Denis Hess and Cathe- 
rine Bower ; gt"-grandson of Johannes {John) Hess and Margaret Ful- 
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i^cjf. iRoll of Members. 



1149. GEORGE HENRY McFARLAND. 10549. 

Cambridge, N. Y. 
Retired merchant. Born, Cambridge, N. Y., March 30, 1837. Mem- 
ber of Co. G, 24th Regt., New York. Militia, 1862-65 ! '" service in 
Troy, N. Y., during draft riots. Formerly E.xcise Commissioner of 
Jackson, N. Y. Now member of Board of Education of Cambridge. 
Member of Village Improvement Association and Woodlands Cemetery 
Association. Son of Samuel McFarland and Martha Hill ; grandson 
of James Hill and Nancy Thomas; great-grandson oi Alexander Thomas 
and Ursula Oldridge ; gt^-grandson of Joseph Thomas and Sarah Estes ; 
gt^-grandson of Joseph Thomas, Sr., and Ruth Fish. 

1 188. JOHN SCOTT McFARLAND. 10788. 

Baltimore, Md. 
Medical student, Johns Hopkins University. Born, Petrolia, Pa., 
June I, 1875. Degree of Ph. B. from Yale University. Son of Thomas 
Scott McFarland and Frances Otterstatter ; grandson of Conrad Otter- 
statter and Rebecca Baldwin; great-grandson of Jesse Baldwin and 
Elizabeth, his wife ; gt^-grandson of Moses Baldwin and Elizabeth Ann, 
his wife. 

862. MITCHELL McFARLAND. 8762. 

Cambridge, N. Y. 
Clerk in State Treasury Department. Born, Salem, N. Y., April 18, 
1842. Sergeant of Volunteers in the Civil War, wounded at Chancel- 
lorsville. Postmaster of Cambridge, N. Y., from 1882 to 1886. Member 
of G. A. R. Son of Col. John McFarland and Nancy McMurray ; 
grandson of John McMurray and Margaret Savage ; great-grandson of 
Robert McMurray and Susanna Cowan. 

1323. HORACE McGUIRE. 11598. 

Rochester, N. Y. 
Lawyer. Born, Syracuse, N. Y., Dec. 23, 1841. Degree of A. B. 
from University of Rochester. Enlisted in 1862, in iSth New York 
Battery, engaged with the 19th Corps in the vicinity of New Orleans 
and the Gulf until 1866, rising through grades of First Lieutenant and 
Captain to brevet Major. Son of Thomas McGuire and Andelutia 
Odell ; grandson of Levi Odell and Cynthia Allen ; great-grandson of 
Joseph Allen and Mary Spaulding. 

1297. WILLIAM DOLPHIN McGUIRE. 11222. 

Rochester, N. Y. 
Merchant tailor. Born, Syracuse, N. Y., July 30, 1844. Served four 
years in the U. S. Army in the Civil War; principal engagement Port 

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Hudson ; commissioned 2d Lieutenant ; breveted ist Lieutenant. Son 
of Thomas McGuire and Andelutia Odell, etc. See Horace McGuire. 

970. JOSEPH JEANES McKEE. 9170. 

Betiilehem, Pa. 
Mechanical engineer. Born, Jersey City, N. J., Jan. 17, 1851. 
Member of Engineers' Club of New York, American Society of Mechan- 
ical Engineers, and the Loyal Legion. Son of James H. McKee and 
Mary Thomas ; grandson of Thomas McKee and Sarah Smith ; great- 
grandson oijohri McKce and Mary Hogg. 

74. JAMES LAWRENCE McKEEVER. 4074. 

New York City. 
Banker. Born in Baltimore, Md., Oct. 4, 1831. Son of Isaac 
McKeever and Mary Flower Gamble, grandson of Joseph Gamble and 
Mary Thomson, and great-grandson of Thomas Thomson and Mary 
Jane Hale. Josepli Gamble was a Lieutenant in the United States Navy 
in 181 2, and Isaac INIcKeever a Commodore, United States Navy. 
Mary Thomson Gamble, who died in 188?, at the age of 98 years, was 
probably the last surviving person who had spoken to Gen. Wash- 
ington. She had been presented to him at the time of his last visit 
to Philadelphia, and although but a child, entertained a perfect recol- 
lection of the event all her life. 

75. ROBERT TOWNSEND McKEEVER. 4075. 

Gloversville, N. Y. 

Railroad superintendent. Born, Lake Mahopac, N. Y., July 20, 1866. 
Member of Calumet, Reform and Transportation Clubs of New York, 
Masonic Fraternity, and Order of Elks. Son of James Lawrence Mc- 
Keever and Mary Augusta Townsend ; grandson of Robert C. Town- 
send and Mary A. Whittemore, and of Isaac McKeever and Mary 
Flower Gamble ; great-grandson of Peter Townsend and Alice Cornell, 
of Joseph Gamble and Mary Thomson, and of Samuel Whittemore and 
Jane Tileston ; gt'-grandson of Peter Townsend, Sr., and Anna Hawks- 
hurst, of Thomas Thomson and Mary Jane Hale, and of Thomas Whit- 
temore and Ann Cutler ; gt°-grandson of Samuel Whittemore and Esther 
Prentice. 

574. WILLIAM JAMES McKELVEY. 5374. 

Rochester, N. Y. 

Manufacturer of tobacco. Born, Rochester, N. Y., May 11, 1844. 
Member of Board of Education and President of same in 1892. Mem- 
ber of Society of War of 1812. Son of John McKelvey and Louisa 
Susan Scofield ; grandson of Jacob Smith Scofield and Cynthia Phillips ; 
great-grandaon of Smith Scofield and Susannah Wood. 

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839. CHARLES HEDGES McKINSTRY. 8739. 

United States Army. 
First Lieutenant, Engineers' Corps, U. S. A. Born, San Francisco, 
Cal., Dec. 9, 1866. Degree of A. B. from St. Ignatius College, San 
Francisco, 1884; diploma from West Point Military Academy, 1888. 
Member of Society of Mayflower Descendants, and Society of Colonial 
Wars. Son of Elisha Williams McKinstry and Annie Livingston 
Hedges ; grandson of David Charles McKinstry and Nancy Whiting 
Backus ; great-grandson of Charles McKinstry and Tabitha Patterson. 

1215. CHARLES HAMILTON McKNIGHT. 10915. 

Rye, N. Y. 
Clergyman. Born, Springfield, Mass., Aug. 30, 1864. Degree of 
LL. B. from Cornell University. Member of Kappa Alpha and Delta 
Kappa Epsilon Fraternities, Brotherhood of St. Andrews, and the 
Chancery. Son of George Hamilton !\IcKnight and Julia Elizabeth 
Pitkin ; grandson of William Pitkin and Eliza Smith Morgan ; great- 
grandson of Theodore Pitkin and Elizabeth Pitkin, and of Dwell Mor- 
gan and Elizabeth Smith Phelps ; gt'-grandson of Col. IVm. Pitkin and 
Abigail Church, of Elisha Pitkin and Hannah Pitkin, and of Isaac 
Morgan and (wife not given) ; gt'-grandson of Gov. Wm. Pitkin (father 
of Col. Wm.) and of Col. Joseph Pitkin (father of Elisha and brother of 
the Governor). 

727. CORNELIUS McLEAN. 8427. 

Mount Vernon, N. Y. 
Retired. Born, New York City, June 10, 1841. Lieutenant in 42d 
N. Y. Vols. ; private. Sergeant and Lieutenant in command of a com- 
pany in 39th N. Y. Vols. ; Lieutenant-Colonel on staff of Gov. Geo. 
Stoneman of California ; Lieutenant-Colonel on Department Staff, G. 
A. R. of New York under Commander Atkinson ; rank of Colonel on 
national staff, G. A. R. 1896-97. Member of Old Guard, Army of the 
Potomac, Larchmont Yacht Club, American Yacht Club and Indian 
Harbor Yacht Club. Son of James Monroe McLean and Louisa T. 
Williams ; grandson of Cornelius McLean and Hannah Hammond ; 
great-grandson of James Hammond. 

744. DONALD McLEAN. 8444. 

New York City. 
Lawyer. Born, Rahway, N. J., Sept. 19, 1852. Degree of LL. B. 
from Columbia College. Alderman of New York City, 1881 ; United 
States General Appraiser, 1889. Member of the Harlem, Church and 
Republican Clubs ; the American, New York State, and New York 
City Bar Associations ; the Veteran Corps of Artillery ; and the Society 

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of the War of 1812. Son of George Washington McLean and Rebecca 
J. McCormick; grandson of John McLean (or McClean) and Ann 
Burnett. 

141. GEORGE HAMMOND McLEAN. 4141. 

New York City. 
Insurance. Born, New York, Nov. 24, 1849. Freshman and sopho- 
more in Columbia College ; ill-health prevented completion of course. 
Ordnance Officer with rank of Captain on Staff of Old Guard. Member 
of Metropolitan, Calumet, St. Nicholas, Country, Players, Lambs, and 
New York Athletic Clubs; Metropolitan Museum of Art; Museum of 
Natural History ; S. P. C. A., and Delta Psi Clubs. Son of James 
Monroe McLean and Louisa Williams, grandson of Cornelius McLean 
and Hannah Hammond, and great-grandson oi James Hammond. 

743. WALTER McLEAN. 8443. 

United States Navy. 
Lieutenant, U. S. N. Born, Elizabeth, N. J., July 30, 1855. In War 
with Spain, served on U. S. Flagship " Olympia " and commanded de- 
spatch vessel " Zafiro " in the Philippines. Member of United Service 
Club of Washington, D. C. Son of George Washington McLean and 
Rebecca J. McCormick ; grandson of John McLean and Ann Burnett. 

370. GEORGE HUNTER McMASTER. 4370. 

United States Army. 

Second Lieutenant, U. S. A. Born, Columbia, S. C, May 30, 1869. 
Member of Society of War of 1812. Son of Fitz W. McMaster and 
Mary Jane Macfie ; grandson of John McMaster and Rachel Buchanan, 
and great-grandson of Hugh McMaster and Margaret Killoch. Rachel 
Buchanan, above mentioned, had two uncles — John Buchanan, who 
was a Captain in the Continental army, afterwards a member of the 
Cincinnati, and who died at Winsboro, S. C, 1826 ; and Lieut. Robert 
Buchanan, who was captured at the fall of Charleston, and died on a 
British prison ship in Charleston harbor. 

506. HUMPHREY McMASTER. 5306. 

Bath, N. Y. 

Lawyer. Born, Bath, Steuben Co., N. Y., July 30, 1854. Degree of 
A. B. from Hamilton College, '76. Register of United States Land 
Office, Salt Lake City, 1880-1886 ; appointed referee in bankruptcy for 
Steuben and Livingston Counties, N. Y., 1898. Member of Steuben 
Club, Steuben County Bar Association and Sigma Phi. Son of Guy 
Humphreys McMaster and Amanda P. Church ; grandson of David 
McMaster and Adeline Humphreys ; great-grandson of David McMaster, 
Sr., and Abigail Smith ; gt^-grandson of Lsrael Smith. 

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124. EBEN O. McNAIR. 4124. 

Warsaw, N. Y. 
Banker. Born, Kalamazoo, Mich., Jan. i, 1850. Son of David A. 
McNair and Julia Ann Trumbull Willco.\ ; grandson of Charles Willcox 
and Almira Rood ; great-grandson of " Capt." John Willcox and Margaret 
Kelsey ; gt"-grandson of Joseph Willcox ; gt'-grandson of William Will- 
coxson ; gt'-grandson of John Willcoxson of England. William Will- 
coxson came to Massachusetts from London in the ship "Planter" and 
was a freeman in 1636. Most of the family dropped the "son " from 
their name. Some 60 persons named Willcox and Rood, all more or 
less connected, participated in the War of the Revolution. 

1 150. WILLIAM A. McQUAID. 10550. 

New York City. 
Lawyer. Born, Webster, Mass., Oct. 3, 1865. Degrees of A. B. and 
LL. B. from Yale University. Was member of 2d Regt., Con- 
necticut National Guard, prior to removal to New York in 1892. Mem- 
ber of Reform, Yale and D. K. E. Clubs. Son of Peter McQuaid and 
Ellen S. Carney; grandson of John S. Carney and Sophonia Lamb; 
great-grandson of Charles Lamb and Luly Hooker; gt'-grandson of 
Samuel Lamb and (wife not given) and of Samuel Hooker and Mary 
Pierce. 

667. SHIRRELL NORTON McWILLIAMS. 7167. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 
With Coal Dept., D. L. & W. R. R. Born, Buffalo, N. Y., March 17, 
1871. Degree of B. A. from Princeton University, 1894. Member of 
Buffalo Historical Society, University Club of Buffalo, Players' Club of 
New York and others. Son of John James McWilliams and Esther 
Keeler Norton ; grandson of John A. Mc\\'illiams and Susan Ann 
Wilkin ; great-grandson of Andrew McWilliams and Mary Jaggar ; 
gt^'-grandson oi John McWilliams and Sally Haffee. 

ii8q. S. STANWOOD MENKEN. 10789. 

New York City. 
Lawyer. Born, Memphis, Tenn., July 29, 1870. Degrees of B. L. 
from Cornell University and M. A. and LL. B. from Columbia. Mem- 
ber of Bar Association, Reform, Chi Phi, Cornell, Knickerbocker 
Athletic and Harmonic Clubs. Son of Nathan D. Menken and Sallie 
Andrews ; grandson of Joseph I. Andrews and Miriam J. Nones ; 
great-grandson of Joseph Andrews and Sally Salomon, and of Joseph 
B. Nones and Evelyn, his wife ; gt--grandson Hay7n Salotnon and 
Rachel Frank, and of Benjamin Nones. 

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323. WILLIAM ALLEN MERCER. 4323. 

United States Army. 

Captain, Stli U. S. Infantry. Born, Buffalo, N. Y. March 19, 1855. 
Son of William Mercer and Eleanor Caroline Allen ; grandson of 
Archibal Mercer and Harriet Wheat, and of Lewis Allen and Mary 
Dennison Smith ; great-grandson of Samuel Wheat and Sarah Deshon, 
and of Dennison Smith and Waity Burrows ; gt'-grandson of John 
DesJum and Sarah Starr, and of Oliver Synith and Mary Dennison ; 
gt'-grandson of Daniel Deshon and Ruth Christopher. The Deshons 
are of French Huguenot extraction. Oliver Smith was descended from 
Nehemiah Smith who came to Connecticut from England about 1639. 
935. WALTER HIPPEAU MERRIAM. 8885. 

New York City. 

Lawyer. Born, Crown Point, N. Y., July 9, 1867. Degree of B. A. 
from Columbia College and LL. B. by the Regents of the State of N. Y. 
Son of James Sheldon Merriam and Herminie Hippeau ; grandson 
of Gen. Ela Merriam and Lydia Sheldon ; great-grandson of James 
Sheldon and Mary Cheeseborough Lord ; gt"-grandson of Rev. James 
Sheldon and Diadema Perry ; gt'-grandson of Timothy Sheldon, Jr., 
and Rebecca, his wife ; gt*-grandson of Timothy Sheldon and Sarah 
Balcomb. 

880. JOSIAH LEVERETT MERRILL. 8780. 

New Orleans, La. 
With General Electric Co. Born, Mankato, Minn., June 7, 1871. 
Degree of A. B. from Dartmouth College. Member of American Asso- 
ciation of Electrical Engineers. Son of Charles Henry Merrill and Laura 
Bartlett Merrill ; grandson of Abel Kimball Merrill (father of Charles 
Henry Merrill) and Mary Leverett, and of Daniel Ford Merrill (father 
of Laura Bartlett Merrill) and Luella Bell ; great-grandson of Benjamin 
Merrill and Sarah Warner, and of Jacob Bell and Laura Bartlett ; gt^- 
grandson of Abel Merrill and Tamar Kimball, and of Ezra Bartlett and 
Hannah Gale; gV-gxiynAsan oi Benjamin Kimball a.r\d Sarah Little, and 
oijosiah Bartlett 3.nd Mary, his wife; gt*-grandson of Stephen Bartlett 
and Hannah, his wife ; gts-grandson of Richard Bartlett, Jr. ; gt'-grand- 
son of Richard Bartlett, Sr. 

653. NELSON APPLETON MILES. 7153. 

United States Army. 
Major-General, commanding the United States Army. Born, West- 
minster, Mass., Aug. 8, 1839. Degree of LL. D. from Harvard Uni- 
versity. Entered volunteer service in 1861 as Lieutenant in 22d Massa- 
chusetts Infantry ; commissioned Lieutenant-Colonel of 6ist N. Y. 

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Vols, in 1862 ; soon promoted to Colonel ; participated in following 
battles : Yorktown, Va. ; W'illiamsburg ; Seven Pines ; Fair Oaks ; 
Peach Orchard ; Savage Station ; White Oak Swamp ; Nelson's Farm 
or Glendale ; Malvern Hill ; Antietam ; Snicker's Gap ; Fredericks- 
burg ; Chancellorsville ; Bristow Station ; Auburn ; Mine Run ; The 
Wilderness ; Po River ; Spottsylvania ; Totopotamy ; North Anna ; Cold 
Harbor ; Petersburg; Deep Bottom ; Petersburg Mine ; Ream's Station ; 
Hatcher's Run ; Five Forks ; Sutherland Station ; Amelia Springs ; Sail- 
or's Creek ; High Bridge ; Farmville ; Appomattox Court House ; 
besides more than a hundred serious engagements in which artillery, cav- 
alry, and infantry were engaged; was wounded at Fair Oaks, Fred- 
ericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Petersburg ; breveted Brigadier-Gen- 
eral of Volunteers for bravery at Chancellorsville ; advanced to full rank 
in 1 864 for services in The Wilderness and at Spottsylvania ; Major-Gen- 
eral of Volunteers in 1865 ; appointed Colonel in Regular Army, 1866 ; 
breveted Brigadier-General and Major-General, U. S. A., in 1867 for 
bravery at Chancellorsville and Spottsylvania; engaged in 1875 with 
Indians of the Staked Plains ; 1876 with the Sioux ; 1878, the Bannocks ; 
commissioned Brigadier-General in 1880; in 1886 subjugated the 
Apaches ; later quelled the Sioux of the Dakotas ; commissioned Major- 
General in 1890, and in 1894 succeeded Maj.-Gen. O. O. Howard in 
command of Department of the East. In the War with Spain, ar- 
rived at Santiago, July 11, 1898, four days after which the enemy capitu- 
lated ; left Guantanamo, July 21, with army of invasion for Porto Rico 
and captured that island. Member of Merchants', Union League, and 
St. Nicholas Clubs of New York ; Union League, Union, and Illinois 
Clubs of Chicago ; Union Pacific Club, San Francisco ; Army and Navy 
Club, Washington, D. C. ; Loyal Legion ; Grand Army of the Repub- 
lic, and Society of the Cincinnati. Son of Daniel Miles and Mary 
Curtis ; grandson of Joab Miles, and great-grandson of Daniel Miles. 

379. CARLTON SILAS MILLER. 4379. 

Miller's Corners, N. Y. 
Born, Miller's Corners, N. Y., Aug. 10, 1833. Thirty-second degree 
Mason, Rochester, N. Y. Consistory. Son of Silas Miller and Almira 
Wilcox; grandson of Samuel Miller, Jr., and Susannah Cleveland; 
great-grandson of Samuel Miller and Zilpha Hayes. 
373. CRAIG CARLTON MILLER. 4373. 

Canandaigua, N. Y. 
Born, Miller's Corners, N. Y., Sept. 6, 1870. Degrees of A. B. from 
Williams College, and LL. B. from University of Michigan, 1898. 
Member of Chi Phi Fraternity. Son of Carlton Silas Miller (q. v.) and 
Harriot L. Vary, etc. 

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199. MARCUS P. MILLER. 4199. 

United States Army. 

Colonel, 3d Artillery, U. S. A. Graduated from West Point, 
1858. Engaged in bombardment of Yorktown, Va. ; seven days bat- 
tles Jiear Richmond, Va. ; Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Antietam, 
Waynesborough, Dunwooddie Court House, Scott Cross Roads, Sailor's 
Creek and Appomattox. Commanded artillery against Modoc Indians, 
Lava Bed, Col., 1873, ^f"! ^^^ Perces in 1877. Member of Loyal 
Legion, Army and Navy Club of New York, and Union League of San 
Francisco. Born in Stockbridge, Mass., March 27, 1835. Son of 
Marcus L. Miller and Eliza Caroline Van Bramer; grandson of Calvin 
Miller and Arabella Leonard; great-grandson of Asa Miller and Tabitha 
Severance. 

1151. MILLS MILLER. 10626. 

New York City. 

Collector and clerk. Born, Baltimore, Md., July 11, 1874. Son of 
\Vm. De Vere Miller and Mathilda Fotier Dimitry ; grandson of Alex- 
ander Dimitry and Mary Powell Mills ; great-grandson of Robert Mills 
and Eliza Barnwell Smith; gt'^-grandson of /(Vz/z Smith, yi, and Animus 
Bull ; gt'-grandson John Smith, 2d, and Mary Jaquelin, and of John 
Bull z-w^ (wife not given); gf-grandson of John Smith, ist, and Mary 
Warner. 

1053. SAMUEL C. MILLER. 9703. 

White Plains, N. Y. 
Deputy Treasurer of Westchester Co. Born, Cincinnati, Ohio, Aug. 
I, 1848. Postmaster of White Plains, 1878-86; elected Village Trus- 
tee in i8gi for two years ; President of Village, 1895, for two years; 
appointed Deputy Register of Westchester Co., 1896, and Deputy 
Treasurer, 1897. Member of F. & A. M. Son of John G. Miller and 
Sarah Houghton Corwine ; grandson of Elijah Miller and Aletta Miller; 
great-grandson of William Miller and Martha Miller; gt"" grandson of 
Elijah Miller (father of Martha) and Ann, his wife. 

304. STEPHEN CROSLEY MILLS. 4304. 

United States Army. 

Captain, 12th U. S. Infantry. Born, New Hartford, N. Y., May 8, 
1854. Member of Society of War 1812. Son of Henry Abiram Mills 
and Julia Crosley ; grandson of Abiram Mills and Grace de Berard ; 
great-grandson of Elkanah Mills and Rhoda Case ; gt^-grandson of 
Benjamin Mills and Hannah Humphrey. 
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733. ALFRED AUGUSTUS MITCHELL. 8433, 

New York City. 

Physician. Born, New York City, Jan. 12, 1864. Degree of 
M. D. from University of Colorado. Formerly First Lieutenant, ist 
Brigade, N. G. N. Y. ; and sergeant of Troop C, 2d. Brigade, 
N. G. N. Y., Captain, etc., in 8th Regt. N. Y. Vol. Inf. in War 
with Spain. County Physician of Jefferson Co., Colo., 1884-85 ; 
City Physician of Colorado City, 1886. Member of Knights of Pythias, 
National Benevolent Legion, Royal Arcanum, Improved Order of Hep- 
tasophs, and State Pharmaceutical Association. Son of Samuel Augus- 
tus Mitchell and Clara Sarah Le Moyne ; grandson of Samuel Augustus 
Mitchell and Rhoda Ann Fuller ; great-grandson of William Mitchell 
and Mary Alton, and of Thomas Fuller and Nancy Lee ; gt^-grandson 
William Lee and Elizabeth Gilbert ; gt'-grandson of John Lee and 
Lydia Porter ; gt'-grandson of Thomas Lee and Mary Camp ; gt'- 
grandson of John Lee and (wife not given). John Lee, the immigrant, 
came from England in 1634, and was one of the first settlers of Farm- 
ington. Conn. ; his branch of the family dates back to the fourteenth 
century. The immigrant Mitchell came from Halifax, Eng., in 1635. 
1216. EDWIN B. MITCHELL. 10916. 

Herkimer, N. Y. 

Lawyer. Born, Lee, N. Y., Jan. 4, 1850. Has been Justice of the 
Peace one term, and Police Justice of the Village of Herkimer for four 
terms (twelve years). Member of I. O. O. F. and Herkimer County 
Historical Society. Son of James Mitchell and Sarah G., his wife ; 
grandson of Milo Mitchell and Kate, his wife ; great-grandson of Bar- 
tmbics Mitchell. 

1016. FRANK WARREN MONTGOMERY. 3612. 

New York City. 

Broker. Born, Silver Creek, N. Y., Sept. 19, 1850. Formerly First 
Lieutenant in Militia. Member of Colonial Club and Mayflower Soci- 
ety. Son of Mack Montgomery and Jane Elizabeth Warren ; grandson 
of Hugh Montgomery, 5th, and Irene Southworth ; great-grandson of 
Hugh Montgomery, 4th, and Hannah Mack ; gt^-grandson of Hugh 
Montgomery, 3^', and (wife not given); gt'-grandson of Hugh Mont- 
gomery, 2d, and Jean McGregor ; gt'-grandson of Hugh Montgomery, 
1st, of Londonderry, Ire. Hugh, 2d, was a veteran of the French 
and Indian War. Hugh, 4th, was a veteran of the War of 181 2. 

32. THOMAS WHITESIDE MOORE. 4032. 

Plainfield, N. J. 
Born, Champlain, N. Y., March 1, 1827. Died, April 15, 1898. 

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Son of Amasa Corbin Moore and Charlotte Elizabeth Mooers ; grand- 
son of P/i'ny Afoore and Martha Corbin, and of Benjamin Mooers and 
Hannah Piatt ; great-grandson of Nodiah Moore and Annie Loomis. of 
Benjamin Mooers and Abigail Hazen, and oi Nathaniel Flatt and Phttbe 

Smith ; gt'-grandson of Joseph Moore and Owens, of Jonathan 

Mooers and Mary Poor, and of Zcphaniah Piatt and Hannah Saxton ; 
gt'-grandson of Jonathan Mooers and Constance Langhorn, and of 
Jonas Piatt; gt'-grandson of Edmund Mooers and Anna, his wife, who 
came from England in 1638 and landed at Boston, and of Epinetus 
Piatt and Phcebe Wood ; gt*-grandson of Richard Piatt and Mary, his 
wife ; gt'-grandson of Joseph Piatt. 

59. GEORGE ROBERT MOREHEAD. 4059. 

New York City. 
Born, Litchfield, Conn., Sept. 2, 1843. Second Sergeant of Co. F. 
1 2th N. Y. State Militia, 1862. Slightly wounded at battle of Harper's 
Ferry. Member of the G. A. R. and VolunteerFiremen's Association of 
New York. Son of James C. Morehead and Nancy Bissell ; grandson 
of Hiram Bissell and Beatta Wetmore; great-grandson of Benjamin 
Bissell and Mabel Griswold. 

407. ALBERT MORRIS. 4507. 

Oneonta, N. Y. 
Flour and grain merchant. Born, Milford, N. Y., Jan. 2, 1840. 
Served five years in local military company ; Supervisor of Town of 
Oneonta one term ; Village Trustee two or three years. At present, 
President of Gentlemen's Social Club, Chairman of Board of Educa- 
tion of Union Free School and Chairman of Y. M. C. A. organization. 
Son of Richard Morris and Zilpha Westcott ; grandson of Charles 
Morris and Catherine Ellerson ; great-grandson of Josiah Morris and 
Johanna Bolles. 

85. CHARLES VV. MORRIS. 4085. 

New York City. 
Grain business. Born, Cincinnati, O., Oct. 12, 1862. Member of 
Ohio Society of New York, Atlantic Lodge, F. & A. M., Jerusalem 
Chapter, R. A. M., Adelphic Council, R. & S. M., Coeur de Le'on Com- 
mandery, K. T., John Van Arsdale Council, J. U. A. M. and New York 
Senate K. A. E. O. Son of John VV. Morris and Sarah Ford Poore ; 
grandson of Nathaniel Peabody Poore and Mary Ford ; great-grandson 
of Eliphalct Poore and Elizabeth Little, and of Standish Forde ; gX'- 
grandson of Samuel Poore ; gt^-grandson of Henry ; gt^-grandson of 
John the founder, one of three brothers who came from Wiltshire, 
England, in 1635, and settled in Newbury, Mass. 

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1342. HENRY LINCOLN MORRIS. 5913. 

New York City. 

Advertising. Born, Haitford, Conn., Feb. 6, 1868. Member of 
Order of Founders and Patriots of America. Son of John Emery 
Morris and Mary Pamelia Felt ; grandson of Henry Morris and Harriet 
Bonticoii, and of Festus C. Felt and Sarah King Lincoln : great- 
grandson of Edward Morris and Mercy Flynt, and of Jacob Felt and 
Abigail Chapin ; gt'-grandson of Ediimrd Morris and Lucy Bliss, of 
Joseph Felt and Sarah Hills, and of Eliphalet Chapin and Abigail 
Pease ; gt'-grandson of John B/iss and Abiel Colton, of Sharon Pease 
and Mary Prior, and of Jacob Hills and Love Pease. 

309. LOUIS T. MORRIS. 4309. 

United States Army. 
Lieutenant-Colonel, 4th U. S. Cavalry. Born, Indianapolis, Ind., 
Dec. 21, 1840. In Civil War engaged at Hoover's Gap, Tenn., Chick- 
amauga. Ga. , Missionary Ridge, Tenn., Peach Tree Creek, Ga., At- 
lanta, Ga., Franklin, Tenn., and Nashville, Tenn. Member of G. A. 
R., Loyal Legion, and Army of the Cumberland. Son of Austin W. 
Morris and Jane Maria Peppard ; grandson of Morris Morris and 
Rachel Morris ; great-grandson of James Morris, Jr., and Eleanor, his 
wife; gt°-grandson of ol James Alorris, Sr., and Dorcas, his wife. 

408. WILLIAM H. MORRIS. 4508. 

Oneonta, N. Y. 
Flour and grain dealer. Born, Milford, N. Y., July 21, 1841. Son of 
Richard B. Morris and Zilpha Westcott, etc. See Albert Morris. 

1 190. BENJAMIN ROWLAND MORROW. 10790. 

New York City. 
Physician. Born, Hatboro, Pa., Sept. 9, 1851. Degree of M. D. 
from the University of New York. Member of New York County 
Medical Association. Son of Hugh Morrow and Mary .Ashmead Whit- 
man ; grandson of Nathan V\'hitman and Elizabeth .\shmead ; great- 
grandson oi Jacob A shmea J a.nd Mary Naglee. 

1329. CHARLES LEWIS MORSE. 11729. 

New York City. 
Student at Amherst College. Born, Brooklyn, N. Y., May 24, 1877. 
Son of Horace J. Morse and Frances E. Trask, etc. See Horace J. 
Morse. 

586. CHARLES MILLER MORSE. 5386. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 
Mechanical engineer. Born, Buffalo, N. Y., Jan. 11, 1854. Member 

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of American Society of Mechanical Engineers and American Society of 
Civil Engineers. Son of David R. Morse and Elizabeth G. Miller; 
grandson of Asher Morse and Anna Reynales; great-grandson of David 
Morse and Lucy Norton; gt'-grandson of John Morse and Hannah 
Pierce; gt^-grandson of Seth Morse and Hannah Faulkner; gt'-grand- 
son of Ezra Morse and Joana House. 

1330. GEORGE R. MORSE. 11730. 

New York City. 

Secretary and Treasurer of Iowa Central Railway. Born, Lockport, 
N. Y., June 25, 1852. Son of Charles Aldro Morse and Lauretta 
Cooledge Smith, etc. See Horace J. Morse. 

1324. HORACE J. MORSE. 11599. 

New York City. 

Banker. Born, Norwalk, O., December 30, 1838. Adjutant-General 
of State of Connecticut, with rank of Brigadier-General, 1863-5. Mem- 
ber of Hamilton and Union League Clubs of Brooklyn. Son of Chas. 
Aldro Morse and Lauretta Cooledge Smith ; grandson of Zebediah 
Morse Jr.. and Clarissa Ann Johnson, and of Paul Grant Smith and 
Fanny Cooledge Smith (his cousin); great-grandson of Zehediixh Morse, Sr., 
and Mary Sabin, and of Stephen Smith (father of Fanny) and Jemima 
Cooledge. 

104 1. RICHARD DANA MORSE. 9566. 

New York City. 

Lawyer. Born, Newton, Mass., March 16, 1864. Degree of B. A. 
from Yale College, and LL.B. from Columbia College. Member of Bar 
Association, Morse Society, Essex County Country Club, and Yale 
Club. Son of Richard Dana Morse and Helen Sophia Hutchins; 
grandson of Lewis Richard Morris Morse and Mary Dana; great- 
grandson of Anthony Morse and Huldah Taylor. 

671. ALBERT MORTON. 7171. 

New York City. 

Building materials. Born, Croton, N. Y., July 18, 1850. Son of 
John Morton and Adeline Eliza Clark ; grandson of Garrett Dyckman 
Clark and Aletta Owens ; and great-grandson of Sohtnon Otvens and 
Nancy Vermilyea, and oi/ohn Clark and Maria Dyckman. 
1 1 47. GEORGE HARMAN LE GRAND MORTON. 10547. 

New York City. 

Secretary. Born, Campinas, Santo Paulo, Brazil, March 14, 1870. 
Private in Co. H, 7th Regt., N. G. N. Y. Son of George Nash Morton 
and Mary Elizabeth Wilson Brown ; grandson of Quin Morton and 
Susan Hannah ; great-grandson of Capt. George Hannah and Lucy 

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Morton ; gt'-grandson of IVUliatn Morton and Susan Watkins ; gt^-grand- 
son oi Joseph Morton and Agnes Woodson. 

715. JOHN CLARK MORTON. 8415. 

New York City. 
Building materials. Born, Brooklyn, N. Y., Nov. 25, 1856. Member 
of Crescent Athletic, Oxford, and Hanover Clubs. Son of John Morton 
and Adeline Eliza Clark, etc. See Albert Morton. 

1254. ERNEST C. MOSES. 11104. 

Syracuse, N. Y. 
Manufacturer. Born, Marcellus, N. Y., July 7, 1862. Member of 
Citizens' Club and several other as.sociations. Son of Irving Moses and 
Jennie L. Fenn ; grandson of Curtis Moses and Elizabeth Talmadge ; 
great-grandson of Zebina Moses and Theodocia Curtis ; gt^-grandson 
of Daviel Moses and Mary Wilcox, and of Eliphalet Curtis and 
Margaret Dyer. 

939. GEORGE ALFRED MOSHER. 8889. 

Syracuse, N. Y. 
Bookseller. Born, Eagleville, O., Jan. 19, 1851. Son of Wm. Henry 
Mosher and Margaret E. Thayer ; grandson of Alfred Carpenter 
Mosher and Huldah Morse ; great-grandson of Anthony Morse and 
Huldah Taylor ; gt'-grandson of Nathaniel Morse and Mary Morgan ; 
gt'-grandson of Daniel Morse. 

201. NATHAN AMES MOSSMAN. 4201. 

New York City. 
Physician. Born, Springfield, Mass., Jan. 10, 1839. Degree of M. D. 
from New York Homeopathic Medical College. Member of American 
Institute of Homeopathy, New York State Medical Society, and New 
York County Medical Society. Son of Abner Goodale Mossman and 
Emily Rice ; grandson of Silas Mossman and Betsey Goodale, and of 
Alpheus Rice and Huldah Call ; great-grandson of Silas Mosman, Sr., 
and Beulah Heminway, and of Abner Goodale and Molly Howe, and of 
/edit than Rice and Lucinda Merchant ; gt^-grandson of George mosman 
and Sybil Walker, and of Nathan Goodale and Persis Whitney ; 
gt'-grandson of John Goodale and Elizabeth Witt ; gt'-grandson of 
Zachariah Goodale and Elizabeth Beacham ; gt'-grandson of Robert 
Goodale and Katherine, who came from Ipswich, England, to Dorches- 
ter, Mass., in i'^34. The original ancestor of the Mossman family in 
America was James Mosman (also spelled Moseman and Mossman), 
who was one of the settlers of VVrentham, Mass., prior to 1676. 

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1298. HENRY ELLIOTT MOTT. 11223. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 
Clergyman. Born, Brockport, N. Y., Oct. 17, 1852. Graduate of 
Princeton University. Member of Society of Artists, Historical 
Society, and University Club of Buffalo, etc. Son of Chas. Ernest 
Mott and Sarah Elizabeth Elliott ; grandson of Freman Hopkins Mott 
and Orpah Gilbert, and of John Brown Elliott and Joanna Balch ; 
great-grandson of /ci/i/i Motf and Mary Rowley, of Ezekiel Elliott z.^^. 
(wife not given), and of Thomas Balch and Elizabeth Kingman ; 
gt'-grandson of Benjamin Balch. 

633. JOHN T. MOTT. 7133. 

Oswego, N. Y. 
Banker. Born, Hamilton, N. Y., Oct. 11, 1848. Degrees of B. A. 
and M. A. from Union College. Colonel and Aide-de-Cainp on Gov. 
Cornell's staff, 1880-82. Member of City, Fortnightly and Oswego 
Yacht Clubs, and Historical Society of Oswego ; Rochester Yacht 
Club, Sodus Bay Yacht Club, Royal Canadian Yacht Club of Toronto, 
American Canoe Association, Society of Colonial V\'ars, Sigma Phi 
Society, Sigma Phi, University and Transportation Clubs of New York, 
and Naval Reserve Association. Son of Thomas Smith Mott and 
Sarah W B. De Wolf ; grandson of Smith Mott and Lucinda Brown 
Rattoone, and of Jabez De Wolf and Thankful Fairchild-Stocker ; 
great-grandson of Thomas Rattoone and Olive Brown, and of Samuel 
£>e Wolf and Susannah Keeney ; gt^-grandson of Jonathan Brown and 
Lucy Douglass. 

922. LUTHER WRIGHT MOTT. 8872. 

Oswego, N. Y. 
Journalist. Born, Oswego, N. Y., Nov. 30, 1874. Degree of A. B. 
from Harvard University, 1896. President of New England Intercol- 
legiate Republican League, 1 894-96 ; Chairman of Executive Committee, 
American Republican College League, 1896-97. Member of Oswego 
Historical Society, O-wego Yacht Club and Oswego Fortnightly Club, 
Harvard Club of New York City, Playgoers' Club of Boston, Linden Club 
of Cambridge, Mass., American Philatelic Association and Boston 
Philatelic Society. Son of John T. Mott and Alice J. Wright ; grand- 
son of Luther Wright and Leafy Bailey ; great-grandson of Jesse 
Wright and Lydia Parker. For paternal line see John T. Mott. 

1038. WILLIAM ROBERT MOWE. . 9563. 

New York City. 
Insurance. Born, Eastport, Me., Jan. 15, 1848. Degrees of B. A. 
and M. A. from Trinity College, Hartford, Conn. Member of the 

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Grolier, Church, and Lawyers' Clubs. Son of Robert Mowe and Phoebe 
A. Peavey ; grandson of Robert Mowe and Mehitable Lincohi ; great- 
grandson of Moses Lincoln and Sarah Wilder ; gt^-grandson of Theoph- 
iliis Wilder and Lydia Cushing. Theophilus Wilder was third in descent 
from Edward Wilder who came to Massachusetts previous to 1638. 
1236. VINCENT M. MUNIER. ,0936. 

New York City. 
Dental surgeon. Born, New York City, Dec. 2, 1866. Degree of 
D. D. S. from New York College of Dentistry. Member of First Dis- 
trict Dental Society and Alumni Association of New York College of 
Dentistry. Son of Charles Vincent Munier and Laura A. De Camp ; 
grandson of Vincent Ducomb Munier and Marie Van Tassel, and of 
Maurice Frazer De Camp and Martha Horton ; great-grandson of John 
Van Tassel and Sarah Ann Connolly, and of Job De Camp and Rachel, 
his wife ; gt'-grandson of David Van Tassel and Margaret Brush, and 
oi Job De Camp, Sr., and (wife not given) ; gt'-grandson of Johannis 
Van Tassel and Helen Hemmon (Hammond). 

975. ARCHIBALD ATWATER MUNSON. 9175, 

Herkimer, N. Y. 

Clerk. Born, Herkimer, N. Y., July 5. 1875. Member of Kappa 
Gamma Chi Club. Son of Ward Petrie Munson and Elizabeth Carlen 
Preston, etc. See Ward Preston Munson. 

1 191. WARD PRESTON MUNSON. 10791. 

Herkimer, N. Y. 

Telegrapher. Born, Herkimer, N. Y., May 15, 1873. Son of Ward 
Petrie Munson and Elizabeth Carlen Preston; grandson of Erwin At- 
water Munson and Margaret Petrie ; great-grandson of Able Munson 
and Mary Cook, and of Daniel Petrie and Debora Young; gt^-grand- 
son of AtiVater Cook and Mary Bartholomew, and of Marks Petrie and 
Margaret Bellinger ; gt'-grandson of Joseph Bartholomew and Mary 
Sexton, and of /'e/i'/' Bellinger and Delia Herkimer; gt-t-grandson of 
Andrew Bartholomew and Hannah Frisbie. 

561. BENJAMIN F. MURDOCK. 5361. 

Cooperstown, N. Y. 

Merchant. Born, Hartwick, N. Y., April i, 1829. Town Clerk. 
Son of Alexander Murdock and Martha Field ; grandson of Henry 
Field and Mary Wheeler ; great-grandson of Henry Wheeler and Esther 
Williams. 

409. RALPH W. MURDOCK. 4509. 

Oneonta, N. Y. 

Boot and shoe dealer. Born, Morris, Otsego Co., N. Y., Feb. 2, 1865. 

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Member of I. O. O. F. Son of Silas Williams Murdock and Emily 
Wilcox ; grandson of Alexander Murdock and Martha Field ; great- 
grandson of William Field and Mary Wheeler ; gt'-grandson of Henry 
Wheeler and Esther Williams. 

951. HENRY THOMAS MURRAY. 9151. 

Dunkirk, N. Y. 
Insurance and real estate. Born, Hinsdale, N. Y., Feb. 15, 1863. 
Degree of B. S. from Hobart College. Son of Charles De Kalb Mur- 
ray and Orpha A. Bandfield ; grandson of Dauphin Murray and Sarah 
Seymour ; great-grandson of Elihu Murray and Lydia Strong. 

993. LEWIS NEWTON MURRAY. 9193. 

Dunkirk, N. Y. 
Bank clerk. Born, Dunkirk, N. Y., July 31, 1872. Son of Charles 
De Kalb Murray and Orpha A. Bandfield, etc. See Henry Thomas 
Murray. 

1255. WILLIAM LEWIS MURRAY. 11105. 

Plainfield, N. J. 
Banker. Born, Goshen, N. Y., May 16, 187 1. Attended U. S. Naval 
Academy. In War with Spain was Second Lieutenant, 71st N. Y. Vol. 
Inf. (formerly First Lieutenant, N. G. N. Y.) ; participated in battle of 
San Juan, Cuba, July 1-3, 1898. Son of Wm. M. Murray and Irene 
Smith ; grandson of Gabriel Lewis Smith and Frances Agnes, his wife ; 
great-grandson of Joseph Smith and Sarah Hallock ; gt'-grandson of 
Smith and Mary Vail ; gt'-grandson of Isaiah Vail. 

808. FRANK BENESOLE MYTINGER. 8708. 

New York City. 
Artist. Born, Philadelphia. Pa., Nov. 15, 1867. Son of Fredk. 
Augustin Mytinger, Jr., and Louise H. Yelley ; grandson of Fredk. 
Augustin Mytinger, Sr., and Mary H. KoUock ; great-grandson (A John 
Jacob Mytinger and Elizabeth Matthieu, and of Isaac Arnet Kollock 
and (wife not given); gt"-grandson of George Ludwig Mytinger and 
Margaretha Englehardt, and of Shepard Kollock. 

714. EDWARD BEVERLY NELSON. 8414. 

Rome, N. Y. 
Principal of Central New York Institution for Deaf Mutes. Born, 
Poughkeepsie, N. Y., May 26, 1850. Degrees of A. B. and A. M. from 
Harvard College. Member of New York Geographical Society, Oneida 
County Historical Society, Fort Schuyler and Royal Arcanum Clubs of 
Utica, Reform Club of New York City, Rome Club, F. & A. M., 
Royal Arch Mason, 32° Mason, Mystic Shrine. Son of John Peter Nel- 

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son and Cornelia Mandeville ; grandson of Joseph Nelson and Hannah 
Fort; great-grandson of yl^/'a//(7;« /v;r/ and Jane Montfort ; gt'-grand- 
son of Johannis A. Fort and Rebecca, his wife ; gt'-grandson 
of Francis James Fort. 

762. ARTHUR NEVILLE. 8465. 

New York City. 

Lawyer. Born, New York City, Oct. 5, 1870. Justice of the Peace 
and Town Trustee, Auditor, etc., of Babylon, Suftolk Co., N. Y., 1893- 
1901. Son of Timothy F. Neville and Joanna H. Simons; grandson 
of Aaron Simons and Abby Brown Whipple ; great-grandson of Wm. 
Simons and Clarissa Gardner, and of Leonidas Whipple and Sarah True- 
man Darling; gt^-grandson of Aaron Simons and Mary Call, and 
of IVilliam Whipple and Abby Brown; gt'-grandson of /wr/Zz Whipple 
and Sarah Mauney. 

560. ARTHUR EDWARD NICHOLS. 5360. 

Rochester, N. Y. 

Manager. Born, Brooklyn, N. Y., June 13, 1854. Degree of M. D. from 
Bellevue Hospital Medical College. Son of Edward Arthur Nichols and 
Catherine Young ; grandson of Starr Nichols and Julia Bull Boughton, 
and of Ezra Young and Sarah Baldwin Sears ; great-grandson of Ger- 
shom Nichols and Hannah Hoyt, and of Thomas Sears and Deborah 
Baldwin ; gt" -grandson of Elijah Hoyt and Rebecca Starr. 

1 1 52. CHARLES LINCOLN NICHOLS. 10627, 

New York City. 
Standard Oil Co. Born, Mason, N. H., Feb. 27, 1851. Served seven 
years in the 30th Separate Co. N. G. N. Y., as private and Corporal. 
Son of William Nichols and Catherine Lincoln ; grandson of Zadock 
Lincoln and Eunice Sawyer; great-grandson oi Joshua Lincoln, Jr., and 
Tannar Sprague ; gt'-grandson of Joshua Lincoln, Sr., and Rachel 
Stodder ; gt'-grandson of Daniel Lincoln, Jr., and Sarah Nichols ; gt'- 
grandson of Daniel Lincoln, Sr. and Susanna, his wife. 

513. FRANCIS DUR.\NDO NICHOLS. 5313. 

New York City. 
Architect. Born, Black Rock, Conn., Oct. 2, 1867. Member of 
Founders and Patriots of America. Son of Capt. Hanford Nichols and 
Sarah Elizabeth Thurston ; grandson of Wm. Hanford Nichols and 
Mary Burr Bartram ; great-grandson of Wm. Nichols and Huldah 
Downs. 

34. MAURY NICHOLS. 4034. 

United States Army. 
Lieutenant U. S. A. Born in Washington, D. C, March 3, 1861, 

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Graduated from the Pennsylvania Military College, 1881, with degree 
of Civil Engineer. Commissioned First Lieutenant of 7th United States 
Infantry, April I 7, 1891. Member of New York Society of Colonial Wars, 
New York Society of War of 181 2 and Veteran Corps Artillery, Na- 
tional Association of Veterans of the Mexican War, and Society of Sons 
of Veterans. Son of Charles Henry Nichols and Ellen Grymes Maury ; 
grandson of Cabel Nichols and Eunifce Hobby; great-grandson of 
Samuel Nichols and Dorcas Buffum ; gt^-grandson of David Nichols 
and Phcebe Chase. 

1354. THOMAS BRAINARD NICHOLS, Jr. 11979. 

Plattsburgh, N. Y. 
Captain, U. S. A., retired. Born, Bedford, P. Q. , June 17, 1848. 
Graduated from West Point, 1872 ; engaged against Kiowas and Chey- 
ennes in July and August, 1872 ; Adjutant of Cavalry Battalion in Indian 
Territory expedition under Gen. Miles; engaged at Red River, Tex. ; 
recommended by Gens. Miles and Pope for brevets of First Lieutenant 
and Captain ; resigned 1876. Drilled citizen troops at Pittsburg, Pa., 
during riots of 1877 ; elected Captain in 22d Regt. N. G. N. Y., in 
1S77; engaged in 1880 by Government of Colombia, S. A., with rank 
of Colonel, to establish a Military Academy at Bogota on the plan of 
West Point. Member of Society of Engineers of Western Pennsyl- 
vania. Son of Thomas B. Nichols and Mary Walbridge ; grandson of 
Solomon Walbridge, Jr., and Elizabeth McKinstry ; great-grandson of 
Solomon Walbridge and Mary Holmes. 

395. CHARLES ALFRED NONES. 4395. 

New York City. 
Student. Born in New York, Sept. 27, 1872. Son of Alexander 
Nones and Emily Adele Nones (maiden name) ; grandson of Joseph B. 
Nones and Eveline De Leon ; great-grandson of Benjamin Nones and 
Miriam Marks. 

293. JOSEPH CARLTON NORRIS. 4293. 

Canandaigua, N. Y. 
Educator. Born Palmyra, N. Y., June 14, 1849. Degrees of A. M. 
from Rochester University, 1892 ; A. M. from Williams College, 1894; 
Ph. D. from Hamilton College, 1894. Principal of Walworth Academy, 
1873—1885; of Canandaigua Academy, 1885-1894 ; Superintendent of 
Public Schools, 1894, to present time. Member and President of 
Board of Police Commissioners. Member of Walworth Lodge, F. & A. 
M., and Palmyra Eagle Chapter. Son of Jacob Norris and Lydia M. 
Griswold ; grandson of Silas Norris and Katherine Hines; great-grand- 
son of Walter Norris and Ann Baldwin ; gt'^-grandson of Job Norris 

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and Lindsley. Also great-grandson of Robert Hines and 

Lindsley; gt'-grandson of Eleazer Lindsley. Job Norris' wife and 
Robert Hines' wife were both daughters of Eleazer Lindsley. 

333. CHARLES J. NORTH. 4333. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 
Fire insurance. Born, Chazy, N. Y., May 13, 1847. (Born Churchill ; 
adopted name. North, legalized March 12, 1880.) Member of New 
England Historical and Genealogical, Buffalo Historical, and Mayflower 
Descendants Societies, Buffalo Republican League, Buffalo Yacht Club 
Oakfield Club, Buffalo Club, etc. Son of Samuel Churchill and Jemima 
D. Jackson ; grandson of Darius Churchill and Tryphenia A. Newton, 
and of Israel Jackson and Esther Allen; great-grandson of VVm. 
Churchill and Eunice Culver, of Liberty Newton and Cynthia North, 
and of Daniel Jackson and Mary Greene ; gt^-grandson of Satnuel 
Churchill, Jr., and Thankful Hewitt, of Abijah Nortfi and Tr)phenia 
Grant, and of Caleb Greene and Catherine, his wife ; gt'-grandson of 
Samuel Churchill and Martha Boardman ; gt'-grandson of Joseph 
Churchill and Mary Foster; gt'-grandson of Josias Churchill (Wethers- 
field, Conn., 1636) and Elizabeth Foote. Daniel Jackson (born April 
22, 1759), *"d Caleb Green (born March 22, 1734; died February 24, 
1 801), were of the Quaker settlement at Quaker Hill, Dutchess County, 
N. Y., and non-combatants, but gave their lime to nursing the sick and 
wounded in the Meeting-House Hospital, and impoverished themselves 
during the Revolution, by giving of their substance to the cause. 

604. M. SEXTON NORTH RUP. 7104. 

Johnstown, N. Y. 
Glove manufacturer. Born, Broadalbin, N. Y., March 17, 1844. 
Mayor of Johnstown, 1889-90. Member of Lotos Club of Johnstown, 
Johnstown Historical Society and St. Patrick's Lodge, F. & A. M. 
Son of James L. Northrup and Sarah Ann Cornwell; grandson of Major 
D. Northrup and Agnes Spear, and of Timothy Cornwell and Nancy 
Van Vranken ; great-grandson of Lewis Northrup and Robah Smith, 
and of Ashbel Cornwell and Susannah Gaylord ; gt'-grandson of Daniel 
Northrup and Sarah, his wife, and of Cornelius Cornwell and Abigal, 
his wife. 

907. MILTON HARLOW NORTHRUP. 8857. 

Syracuse, N. Y. 

Journalist. Born, Smithfield, Madison Co., N. Y., April 3, 1841. 

Degrees of A. B. and A. M. from Hamilton College. Aide-de-Camp 

with rank of Captain on staff of Brig.-Gen. John A. Green, N. G. N. Y., 

1864-65. Postmaster of Syracuse from April, 1888, to November, 1889, 

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and from June, 1893, to September, 1897, by appointment of President 
Cleveland. Son of Rensselaer Northrup and Clarissa Judd ; grandson 
of Amos Northrup and Betsey Stedman ; great-grandson of Amos 
Noiihtvp and Hannah Calkins Hatch. 

III. PORTER NORTON. 41 11. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 
Lawyer. Born, Buffalo, N. Y., July g, 1853. Member of Society of 
Colonial Wars, Buffalo Historical Society, State Bar Association, Saturn 
Club, Country Club and EUicott Club. Son of Chas. D. Norton and Jf an- 
nette Phelps; grandson of Joseph G. Norton and Lucretia Huntington, 
and of Oliver Phelps and Laura Chapin ; great-grandson of Joseph Hunt- 
ington and Elizabeth Hale, and of Oliver L. Phelps and Betsey Law 
Sherman ; gt'-grandson of Capt. Jonathati Hale, and of William Sherman 
and Betsey Law ; gt3-grandson of Jonathan Hale and Sarah Talcott, and 
of Roger Sherman and Elizabeth Hartwell; gt'-grandson of Samuel 
Hale, 2d, and Mary Wells; gt'-grandson of Samuel Hale, ist, who came 
to Watertown, Mass., in 1632, and moved to Connecticut. The Samuels 
were both soldiers and honored civil officers in their day. 

202. STEVENS THOMSON NORVELL. 4202. 

United States Army. 
Lient2nant-Colonel, 9th Cavalry, U. S. A. Born, Detroit, Mich., Feb. 
14, 1835. ^^'^s engaged in Utah expeditions against the Mormons in 
1858 ; and against the Navajos in i860. During the Civil War, he was 
engaged at Gloiietta, N. M., and Peralto, N. M., in 1862, and was in 
Nashville during the Confederate operations against that city and end- 
ing in the battle, December, 1864. In War with Spain, as Major, 
commanded squadron of loth Cavalry at battles of La Guasima, San 
Juan, and subsequent actions leading to surrender of Santiago. Mem- 
ber of the Loyal Legion. Son of John Norvell and Isabella Hotchkiss ; 
grandson of Lipscojnb Non^ell and Mary Hendrick. 

250. CHARLES WILLIAM NOYES. 4250. 

Newark, N. J. 
Merchant. Born, Castine, Me., Oct. 23, 1854. Son of Samuel 
Thomas Noyes and Mary Jane Richardson ; grandson of Samuel Noyes 
and Susanna C. Haskell, and of Alpheus Richardson and Susan Lau- 
rence ; great-grandson of Htiviphrcy Noyes, Jr., and Judith, h:s wife, 
and of Alpheus Richardson and Phoebe Merriam ; gt^ -grandson of 
Humphrey Noyes and Elizabeth Little, and of Benjamin Richardson 
and Eunice Swan ; gt'-grandson of Joseph Noyes and Joanna Hale ; gf- 
grandson of James Noyes and Hannah Knight ; gt^'-grandson of 
Nicholas Noyes, who came to Massachusetts from England in 1634. 

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Samuel Thomas Noyes served as Assistant Engineer in fortifying the 
Maine coast in 1862-63. ^'^ father, Samuel, served in the War of 
1812. 

709. JOHN SEDGWICK NOYES. 8409. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 
Lumber merchant. Born, Manchester, N. Y., April 20, 183 1. For- 
merly Major, N. G. N. Y. Member of Buffalo Historical Society, 
Buffalo Club and Young Men's Association. Son of Milton Noyes and 
Mary Ann Sedgwick ; grandson of John Andrew Sedgwick and Nancy 
Buel ; great-grandson of John Sedgwick and Abagail Andrews ; gt"- 
grandson of Benjamin Sedgwick and Anna Thompson ; gt'-grandson of 
Samuel Sedgwick and (wife not given), and of St(phen Thompson and 
(wife not given) ; gt'-grandson of William Sedgwick and Elizabeth 
Stone ; gt'-grandson of Robert Sedgwick, who settled in Charlestown, 
Mass., in 1657, ^^"^ ^^^ ^ Major-General in Cromwell's army. 

884. EDWARD OLCOTT. 8784. 

Point Rock, N. Y. 

Farmer. Born, Lee, Oneida Co., N. Y., April 17, 1814. Son of 

Jared Okott and Abigail Bailey. Mr. Olcott was elected an Honorary 

Member of the Empire State Society of the Sons of the American 

Revolution, on account of being an own son of a Revolutionary patriot. 

607. WILLIAM ADAMS OLMSTED. 7107. 

Notre Dame, Ind. 
Clergyman. Born, Albany, N. Y., Dec. 25, 1834. Degree of M. D. 
from Howard University, Washington, D. C. Colonel sgth N. Y. Vols.; 
in battles of Big Bethel, New Market, Seven Pines, Fair Oaks, all 
battles in front of Richmond in 1862, Savage Station, Glen Dale, Mal- 
vern Hill, Bristol Station, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, 
Cold Harbor, Petersburg, June 16, 1864 ; all campaigns in front of 
of Petersburg, Hatcher's Run, No. 2, Hatcher's Run, No. 3, and all 
campaigns in Virginia, from March 29, 1S65, to Lee's surrender; bre- 
veted Brigadier-General for gallantry at Richmond, Glen Dale, Malvern 
Hill, Fredericksburg, Hatcher's Run and Lee's surrender. Member of 
Army of Potomac, Loyal Legion, G. A. R., Second and Third Army 
Corps Associations, Second Infantry Association of 1861, 82d N. Y. 
Vols., and Society of Colonial Wars. Son of Chas. Stewart Olmsted 
and Ann Johnson; grandson of David Olmsted and Dorcas Smith; 
great-grandson of David Olmsted, Sr., and Abigail IngersoU ; gt'-grand- 
son of Nathan Olmsted and Millicent Goodrich ; gt^-grandson of 
Capt. Daniel Olmsted and Hannah Ketchum ; gt*-grandson of Capt. 
John Olmsted and Mary Benedict ; gt'-grandson of Richard Olmsted. 

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246. JAMES BROWN OLNEY. 4246. 

Catskill, N. Y. 
Lawyer. Born, Hartford, Conn., July 20, 1833. Degrees of B. A. 
and M. A. from Yale University. Judge Advocate, with rank of Major, 
N. Y. State Militia. District Attorney of Greene County for two terms, 
1859-1865 ; Supervisor of Catskill ; member of Board of Education 12 
years and its President. Member of State Bar Association, Order of 
the Titans, Rip Van Winkle Club, and Yale Alumni Association. Son 
of Jesse Olney and Elizabeth Barnes; grandson oi Ezekiel 0/»ey and 
Lydia Brown ; great-grandson of Jeremiah Olney and Susannah Brown ; 
gt'-grandson of John Olney and Rachel Coggshall ; gt'-grandson of 
Epenetus Olney and Mary Whipple ; gt^-grandson of Thomas Olney 
and Maria Small, who came from Hertfordshire, England, in 1658, and 
with Roger Williams founded Providence. 

203. EDWARD OTHO CRESAP ORD, Jr. 4203, 

United States Army. 
Captain, 22d U. S. Infantry. Born, Benecia Barracks, Cal., Nov. 9, 
1858. In War with Spain, landed at Barriqui, Cuba, June 22, 1898; 
in actions at Siboney and Caney and in the trenches until surrender of 
Santiago; was Acting Judge Advocate, Department of Santiago. Son 
of Major-Gen. E. O. C. Ord, U. S. A., and Mary Mercer Thompson; 
grandson of Lieut. James Ord, U. S. A. (War of 18 12), and Rebecca 

Cresap ; great-grandson of Daniel Cresap and Van Swearingen ; 

gt'-grandson of Thomas Cresap and Van Swearingen. Every 

male ancestor here mentioned was a soldier. 

708. HERMANN W. ORMSBEE. 8408. 

New York City. 
Advertising manager. Born, Portland, Me., Feb. 23, 1850. Member 
of Hamilton Club, Press Club and Society of Colonial Wars. Son of 
Marcus Ormsbee and Harriot Knight ; grandson of Dr. Samuel P. 
Knight and Harriot Eaton ; great-grandson of Dr. John Eliot Eaton 
and Elizabeth Davis ; gt'-grandson of Rev. Joshua Eaton and Sarah 
Eliot. 

429. ABRAHAM COLES OSBORN. 4529. 

Columbia, S. C. 
Doctor of Divinity. Born, Scotch Plains, N. J., Feb. 20, 1831. Pres- 
ident of Benedict College, lately pastor of First Baptist Church of 
Albion, N. Y. Son of Jonathan Osborn and Amelia Van Deursen, and 
grandson of John B. Osborn and Mary Darby. The latter was one of 
the notable women of the Revolution. A sketch of her life appears in 
"Women of the American Revolution," by Elizabeth F. EUel. 

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545. ROBERT HATFIELD OSBORN. 5345. 

United States Navy. 
Ensign, U. S. N. Born, Brooklyn, N. Y., Dec. 5, 1873. Graduated 
from United States Military Academy, 1894. In War with Spain, served 
on U. S. S. " Montgomery," except one week while taking a prize to 
Key West, and two weeks on the " Leyden." Son of Rev. Abraham 
Coles Osborn (q. v.) and Emma J. Hatfield. 

1326. EMORY W. OSBURN. 11726. 

Rochester, N. Y. 
Retired from business. Born, Rochester, N. Y., July 12, 1837. Hon- 
orary member of State Militia. Member of various social clubs. Son 
of Nehemiah Osburn and Sarah Ann Van Schuyver; grandson of John 
Osburn, Jr., and Hannah Brown ; great-grandson of John Osburn and 
Eunace Nichols-Bouton. 

21. JAMES OTIS. 4021. 

Bellport, N. Y. 
Born in New York, Oct. 12, 1836. Died July 22, 1898. Captain and 
Major in the 22d Regt. of the National Guard of the State of New York, 
in 1860-63. State Senator from the First District of the State of New 
York, 1884-85. Member of the Union League Club of N. Y., Seawan- 
haka Yacht Club, and George Washington Post No. 103, G. A. R. Son 
of James W. Otis and Martha C. Church ; grandson of Harrison Gray 
Otis and Sally Foster; great-grandson of Samuel Alleyne Otis and 
Elizabeth Gray ; gt'-grandson of James Otis and Mary Alleyne ; gt"- 
grandson of John Otis and Mercy Bacon ; gt'-grandson of John Otis 
and Mary Jacob. 

150. JOHN OTTO. 4150. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 
Broker. Born, Philadelphia, Pa., June 27, 1821. Son of Jacob S. 
Otto and Phoebe Whitehead ; grandson of Boifo Otto, Jr., and Catharine 
Schweighauser, and of James Whitehead and Hannah Coburn ; great- 
grandson of Bodo Otto, Sr., and Catharine Dorotha Doehenken, and of 
John Coburn and Hannah Monroe ; gt'-grandson of Christopher Otto 
and Maria Magdalena Menecken. 

103. JOHN OTTO, Jr. 4103. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 
Broker. Born, Buffalo, N. Y., Dec. 29, 1859. Degree of A. B. from 
Hamilton College, 1881. Member of Buffalo Club, University Club of 
Buffalo, and Alpha Delta Phi Club of New York City. Son of John 
Otto and Eliza Shipman Corning, etc. See John Otto. 

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153. WILLIAM EDMUND OTTO. 4153. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 
Broker. Born, Buffalo, N. Y., July i, 1864. Captain in 74th Regt., 
N. G. N. Y. ; eleven years' service. Son of John Otto and Eliza Ship- 
man Corning, etc. See John Otto. 

1382. JESSE OWEN. 12282. 

Elmira, N. Y. 
Farmer. Born, Liberty Corners, Orange Co., N. Y., June 21, 1826. 
Son of Henry Wisner Owen and Erminda Oldfield ; grandson of Isaac 
H. Owen and Abagail Wisner ; great-grandson of Henry Wisner and 
Susannah Goldsmith ; gt"-grandson of Jolm Wisner and (wife not 
given) ; gt'-grandson of Hendrick Wisner and Mary Shaw ; gt'-grandson 
of Johannes Weesner and Elizabeth Hendrick, who came to America 
from Switzerland about 1714, and settled in Orange County, N. Y. 

106. ELISHA AVERY P.\CKER. 4106. 

Packerville, Conn. 
Merchant. Born in Stonington, Conn., July 23, 1823. Son of Daniel 
Packer and Mary Avery > grandson of Simeon Avery and Lucy Swan ; 
great-grandson of Park Avery and Mary Latham ; gt'-grandson of 
Ebenezer Avery and Dorothy Park ; gt'-grandson of James Avery and 
Deborah Sterling; gt'-grandson of James Avery (who came from Eng- 
land in 1630 with Gov. Winthrop) and Joanna Greenslade. 

698. CHARLES NEWELL PALMER. 7198. 

Lockport, N. Y. 
Physician. Born, Bridgewater, N. Y., May 25, 1841. Degree of M. 
D. from University of the City of New York. During Civil War was 
Surgeon, 22d New York Cavalry, at Mt. Pleasant General Hospital, 
Washington ; floating hospital " New World " on the Potomac, Appo- 
mattox and James rivers ; 9th Corps Field Hospital, near City Point, Va. ; 
in several battles but not wounded. Now Surgeon and Lieutenant- 
Colonel, N. G. N. Y. Ex-Health Physician of City of Lockport. 
Member of G. A. R. , F. & A. M., Knights of Essennes, Knights 
Templars, Knights Hospitallers, etc., Niagara Co. Medical Society, 
State Medical Society, American Medical Association, etc., of several 
of which he has been presiding officer. Son of Gershom Palmer and 
Sally .A.llen Rhodes; grandson oijonat/ian Palmer ■A.nA Esther, his wife ; 
great-grandson of Joseph Palmer ; gt'^-grandson of Deacon Joseph 
Palmer; gt'-grandson of Lieut. Joseph Palmer; gt'-grandson of Nehe- 
miah Palmer; gt"-grandson of Walter Palmer (1629). 
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692. TRENOR LUTHER PARK. 7192. 

New York City. 
Merchant. Born, San Francisco, Cal., Jan. 6, 1861. Son of Trenor 
Wm. Park and Laura Vanderspiegel Hall ; grandson of Luther Park 
and Cynthia Pratt; great-grandson of William /'<//-/' and Sarah Potter; 
gt'-grandson of Nathan Park and Sarah Brown ; gt'grandson of Edward 
Park and Martha Fiske ; gt*-grandsoii of Thomas Park and Abigail Dix. 

508. WALTER FARNSWORTH PARKER. 5308. 

New York City. 
President, The Peck Press. Born, Norwich, Conn., Aug. 3, 1839. 
Member of the New England Society. Son of Ebenezer Fitch Parker 
and Susan Clark ; grandson of John Parker and Sarah Fitch ; great- 
grandson of Timothy Parker and Deborah Lester. 

204. CHARLES DYER PARKHURST. 4204. 

United States Army. 
Captain, 2d Artillery U. S. A. Born, Roxbury, Mass. , June 29, 1849. 
Engaged in numerous Indian skirmishes on the frontier when in the 
Cavalry. Member of the Society of Colonial Wars, Rhode Island His- 
torical Society and New London Historical Society. Son of Wm. 
Henry Parkhurst and Sarah Tanner; grandson of Henry Parkhurst and 
Susan Angell, and of Christopher Tanner and Sarah Williams ; great- 
grandson of Timothy Parkhurst and Hannah Walker, of Samuel Tanner 
and Mary Gorton, and of A\jthanid Williams, Jr., and Sarah Burgess; 
gt^-grandson of Jonathan Parkhurst and Judith Wilson, of Benjamin 
Gorton and Deborah Weaver, of James Burgess and Dorothy Brownell, 
and of Nathaniel Williams and Anna Hawkins ; gt*-grandson of Timothy 
Parkhurst and Elizabeth Cady, of Benjamin Gorton and Mercy Foster, 
of James Williams and Elizabeth Blackmar, and of George Brountell s.r\d 
Sarah Bailey; gt'-grandson of Joseph Parkhurst, Jr., and Eunice 
Spaulding, of Samuel Gorton and Elizabeth Greene, of Joseph Williams 
and Lydia Olney, and of George Brownell and Mary Thurston ; gt*- 
grandson of Joseph Parkhurst, Sr. , and Rebecca Read, of Benjamin 
Gorton and Sarah Carder, of Roger Williams of Rhode Island, and of 
Thomas Brownell and Mary Pearce ; gt'-grandson of George Parkhurst, 
of Samuel Gorton of Warwick, R. I., and of Thomas Brownell, Sr. 

936. GABRIEL HARROWER PARKHURST. 8886. 

Bath, N. Y. 
Banker. Born, Lawrenceville, Pa. , Feb. 14, 1849. Son of Dr. Curtis 
Parkhurst and Jane Ann Kasson, etc. See John Foster Parkhurst. 

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937. JOHN FOSTER PARKHURST. 8837. 

Bath, N. Y. 
Lawyer. Born, Wellsboro, Pa., Feb. 17, 1843. Member of Repub- 
ican State Committee for past eight years ; was delegate to Republican 
National Conventions of 1888, 1892 and 1896; delegate at large to 
New York State Constitutional Convention, 1894; now Judge of the 
State Court of Claims. Son of Dr. Curtis Parkhurst and Jane Ann 
Kasson ; grandson of /o/in Parkhurst and Sarah Bullard, and of 
Ambrose Kasson and Laura Hall ; gt'''-grandson of Josiah Parkhurst, 
Jr., and Elizabeth Bigelow, and of Calvin Hall z.nd Mercy Barnes; gt^- 
grandson of Josiah Parkhurst, Sr., and Sarah Carter ; gt*-grandson of 
John Parkhurst, Jr., and Abigail Morse; gt'-grandson of John Park- 
hurst, Sr., and Abigail Garfield ; gt''-grandson of George Parkhurst, Jr., 
and Sarah Browne ; gt'-grandson of George Parkhurst, Sr., who came 
to America from England about 1635, and was a soldier in King Philip's 
War. 

1344. FREDERICK CARLTON PARSHALL. 11744. 

Plattsburgh, N. Y. 
Jeweler. Born, Cooperstown, N. Y., July 7, 1871. Son of Albert O. 
Parshall and Matilda Kaple ; grandson of Gilbert Parshall and Abbe 
Coffin ; great-grandson oi Jatnes Fars/iall a.nd Quackenbos. 

924. GEORGE HAMMOND PARSHALL. 8874. 

New York City. 
Physician. Born, Jamaica, L. L, April 23, 1843. Degree of 
M. D. from Long Island College Hospital of Brooklyn. Member of 
Assembly, 1897. Member of F. & A. M. Son of George H. Parshall 
and Louisa Jane Davis ; grandson of Noah Davis and Jane Van Ars- 
dale ; great-grandson of Cornelius Van Arsdale and Margaret Robin- 
son ; gt^'-grandson of John Van Arsdale, Sr., and Catharine Mills 
(second wife) ; gt'-grandson of Stoffel Van Arsdalen and Magdalena 
Van Hengelen ; gt'-grandson of John Van Arsdalen and Lammetie 
Probasko ; gt'-grandson of Simon Jansen Van Arsdalen (who came from 
Holland to New Amsterdam in 1653), and Peternelle Wyckoff. (See 
note under John T. Van Arsdale.) 

1373. JAMES C. PARSHALL. 11 998. 

Syracuse, N. Y. 
Lawyer, retired. Born, Syracuse, N. Y.. June 30, 1859. Graduate 
of Syracuse Classical and Preparatory School. Son of William Par- 
shall and Elizabeth Barker ; grandson of Miner Parshall and Speedy 

Clark ; great-grandson oi fames Parshall and Quackenbos. 

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785. RALPH WAIT PARSONS. 8485. 

Sing Sing, N. Y. 

Physician. Born, New York City, Oct. i, 1867. Degree of M. D. 
from Columbia University, 1890. .Member of New York Academy of 
Medicine, New York Neurological Society, Society of Medical Juris- 
prudence, etc. Son of Ralph Lyman Parsons and Helen Loretta Wait ; 
grandson of Thomas G. VV'ait and Lort-tta Warner ; great-grandson of 
Joseph Wait, Jr., and Catharine, his wife ; gt^-grandson ol Joseph Wait 
and Martha Stone ; gt^-grandson of John Wait; gt*-grandson of Joseph 
Wait ; gt'-grandson of Thomas Wait ; gt'-grandson of Richard Wait, 
who was born in England in 1608, and received grants of land in Water- 
town, Mass., in 1637. 

1374. WILLIAM ORDW.W PARTRIDGE. 11999. 

New York City. 

Sculptor. Born, Paris, France, April 11, 1861. Son of George Sid- 
ney Partridge, Jr., and Helen Derby Catlin ; grandson of George Sid- 
ney Partridge, Sr., and Mary Tew ; great-grandson of William Tav. 
879. HOWARD PATTERSON. 8779. 

New York City. 

Captain in New York Naval Reserve and Principal of the New York 
Nautical College. Born, Brooklyn, N. Y., July 16, 1856. Professor of 
Naval Science in Brown's College, 1S81. Admiral of the Haytien Navy 
from 1889 to 1891. Assessor of the City of Brooklyn under Mayor 
Wurster. Member of F. & A. M. Son of Thomas Howard Patterson 
and Sophia Durbrow ; grandson of Alexander Patterson and Jane 
Burras, and of William Durbrow and Hester Haveland SnifFen ; great 
grandson of John Burras and Jane Post, and of John SnilTen and Mary 
Ann Mead ; gt'-grandson of Lawrence Burras and Ester, his wife, of 
James Sniffen and (wife not given), and o\ John JlfeaJ ^nd Mary Brush. 
128. WILLIAM P.\ULDING. 4128. 

United States Army. 

Captain of Infantry. Born, Hyde Park, N. Y., April 6, 1852. 
Memlaer of Military Order of Foreign Wars. Son of Peter Kenible 
Paulding and Elizabeth Parsons Pearson ; grandson of James Kirke 
Paulding and Gertrude Kemble ; great-grandson of William Paulding 
and Katherine Ogden. 

602. WILLIAM HUNTINGTON PEABODY, Jr. 7102. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 
Lawyer. Born, Buffalo, April 30, 1870. Son of Wm. Huntington 
Peabody and Eliza Purdie ; grandson of John Mason Peabody 
and Eliza Phelps Huntington ; great-grandson of John Nathaniel Pea- 

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body and Polly Mason ; gt^-grandson oi Jeremiah Mason and Elizabeth 
Fitch ; gt'-grandson of Jeremiah Mason, Sr. 

1 1 53. ASA BASSETT PEAKE. 10628. 

Gloversville, N. Y. 
Merchant. Born, Gloversville, N. Y., Aug. 27, 1859. Member of 
Eccentric Club and Knights Templars. Son of Marcus T. Peake, 
M. D., and Sophia Bassett ; grandson of Asahel Bassett and Prudence 
Weston; great-gran Json of Ebeneser Bassett imA Abigail, his wife. 

630. GEORGE WARREN PEASE. 7130. 

Geneva, N. Y. 
Born, Albany, N. Y., Sept. 16, 1853. Formerly, private in 7th 
Regiment, N. G. N. Y. Son of Richard Henry Pease and Mary Elliott 
Dawes ; grandson of Earl Percy Pease and Mary Ives ; great-grandson 
of Joseph Ives and Mary Sherman ; gt'-grandson of Josiah Sherman 
and Martha Minot; gt'-grandson of Joseph Sherman and Elizabeth 
Winshrp ; gt'-grandson of Capt. John Sherman who came from Eng- 
land in 1634. 

719. JOHN A. PECK. 8419. 

New Y(irk City. 
Merchant. Born, New York City, Sept. 6, 1863. Member of the 
General Society of the War of 1812. Son of A. C. Peck and Jania 
Roder ; grandson of John A. Peck and Huldah Keeler; great-grandson 
John Peck and Amarillis, his wife. 

358. OZIAS WILLARD PECK. 4358. 

Oneonta, N. Y. 
Physician. Born, Thomaston, Conn., May 8, 1835. Degrees of M. 
D. from Yale University, 1857, and A. M. (honorary) from Hamilton 
College, 1892. Acting Assistant Surgeon, U. S. A., 1864-65. Formerly 
Trustee of Union School District of Oneonta; now and for 15 years 
Health Officer of town and village ; also now member of Board of 
Pension Examiners by appointment. Member of American Public 
Health Association, and County and State Medical Societies. Son of 
Ozias Peck and Harriet Ann Pond ; grandson of Asahel Peck ?mA Anna 
Marsh, and of Philip Pond and Anna Adams; great-grandson of Reeve 
Peck and Sarah Butler, and of Luke Atia7ns and Lucy Nichols ; gt'^-grand- 
son of John Peck and Mehitable Reeve, and of William Adams and 
Susanna Bronson ; gt'-grandson of John Peck and Elizabeth Baisey, 
and of John Adams and Esther, his wife; gt'-grandson of Deacon Paul 
Peck, believed to have been born in Essex County, Eng., in 1608, and 
to have come to Massachusetts in 1635, ^"^ o* 1°'^" Adams ; gt'-grand- 

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son of Jeremy Adams, an innkeeper in Hartford, Conn., who died 
August II, 1683, and Rebecca, his wife. 

971. FREDERICK TOMLINSON PEET, 2d. 9171. 

Auburn, N. Y. 
Wholesale coal merchant. Born, Brooklyn, N. Y., Aug. 7, 1841. 
During Civil War was Second Lieutenant of U. S. Sharpshooters; in 
actions at Yorktown, Chickahominy, Hanover Court House, Savage Sta- 
tion, White Oak Swamp Bridge, Glendale ; severely wounded by a ball still 
lodged between ribs and shoulderblade ; prisoner at Libby Prison. 
Also First Lieutenant, U. S. Marines, resigning in 1871. Member of 
Loyal Legion, G. A. R., Survivors of South Atlantic Squadron, Society 
of Colonial Wars, United Service Club of New York City, and the City 
Club, Owasco Yacht Club and Historical Society of Auburn. Son of 
Frederick Tomlinson Peet and Elizabeth Lockwood ; grandson of 
William Peet and Jemima Tomlinson Darrow, and of Lambert Lockwood 
and Elizabeth Roe ; great-grandson of WiUiam Peet, \st, and Beulah 
Nichols, and of Azel Roe and Rebecca Foote. 

1256. ALPHONZO EUGENE PELHAM. 11106. 

New York City. 

Elevators. Born, New York City, Nov. i, 1855. Son of Thomas M. 
Pelham and Phcebe Arnold ; grandson of Lewis Arnold and Hannah, 
his wife ; great-grandson of Isaac Arnold, Jr. ; gt^-grandson of Isaac 
Arnold, Sr. 

1003. EDGAR PENNEY. 9403. 

Newburgh, N. Y. 

Mechanical engineer. Born, Port Jervis, N. Y., Feb. 13, 1845. 
Formerly Third Assistant Engineer, United States Navy. Member of 
F. & A. M., American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and G. A. R. 
Son of Henry Penney and Sarah Aramantha Greenleaf ; grandson of 
John Greenleaf and Catherine Dubois (widow of John King) ; great- 
grandson of David Greenleaf and Mary Johnson ; gt"-grandson of Dr. 
Daniel Greenleaf, who was a Surgeon at the siege of Louisburg ; 
gt'-grandson of Rev. Daniel Greenleaf; gt*-grandson of Stephen 
Greenleaf, Jr., who was a Captain of Militia, wounded in battle of 
Hatfield ; gt'-grandson of Stephen Greenleaf, who was a Captain of 
Militia, and was lost in an expedition to Port Royal in 1690; gt'-grand- 
son of Edmund Greenleaf, who settled in Newbury, Mass., in 1635, and 
was a Captain in the Indian Wars. 

1193. JOHN WARREN PERKINS. 6323. 

Elmira, N. Y. 

Wholesale druggist. Born, Weld, Me., March 17, 1820. Postmaster 

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at Farmington, Me., 1849-1853. Member of Knights Templars. Son 
of Lafayette Perkins and Dorcas Abbott ; grandson of Wm. Perkins and 
Abigail Cox. 

1094. SAFFORD G. PERRY. 10794. 

New York City. 
Dentist. Born, Wilton, N. Y., Oct. 27, 1845. Degree of D. D. S. 
from Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery. Member of Lotos Club 
and New York Athletic Club. Son of Demerich Perry and Lydia Jane 
Grippin ; grandson of Eli Perry and Hannah Willis; great-grandson of 
Isaac Perry and (wife not given). 

1072. MALCOLM PETERS. 146, 

New York City. 
Civil engineer and contractor. Born, Bloomfield, N. J., May 11, 
1844. Member of New Jersey Historical Society. Son of Wm. Rogers 
Peters and Matilda McComb ; grandson of Absolem Peters and Mary 
Rogers ; great-grandson of Col. John Peters ; gt'-grandson of John 
Peters ; . . . gt*-grandson of William Peters of Boston, 1634, who 
was fourth son of Rt. Hon. John Peters of Devonshire, Eng., one of 
the 16 peers who educated Edward VL and governed England during 
his minority. 

1 1 54. JESSE PETERSON. 10629. 

Lockport, N. Y. 
Manufacturer. Born, Belfast, N. Y. ,Oct. i, 1850. Formerly Demo- 
cratic Presidential Elector for the 33d Congressional District. Son of 
Gilbert Peterson and Elizabeth Parker; grandson of Benjamin Parker 
and Catharine McGinley ; great-grandson oijohn Parker and Elizabeth 
Pettit. 

844. WILLIAM JERDONE PETTUS. 8744. 

Fortress Monroe, Va. 
P. A. Surgeon, U. S. Marine Hospital Service. Born, Spottsylvania, 
Va., Sept. 5, 1862. Member of New England Historic Genealogical 
Society and Virginia Historical Society. Son of John Cosby Pettus 
and Maria Coleman Jerdone ; grandson of James G. Pettus and Eudora 
Wicker ; great-grandson of Harte Pettus and Barbara Cosby, and of 
William Wicker and Ann Leigh ; gl'-grandson of William Cosby and 
Ann Baker. 

365. WILLIAM EZEKIEL PETTY. 4365. 

New York City. 
Sergeant of Police. Bom, New York, April 20, 1856. Son of Wm. 
E. Petty and Mary J. Petty (his cousin) ; grandson of Ezekiel Petty 

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and Elizabeth Petty (a relative) ; great-grandson of Jeremiah Petty 
and Esther Downs ; gt^'-grandson of Ezekiel Petty and Elizabeth 
Youngs. 

1221. LEE PHILLIPS. 1092 1. 

New York City. 

Lawyer. Born, Schodack, N. Y., May 7, 1853. Secretary and 
Chief Examiner of the New York City Civil Service Commission, 1886- 
96. Member of Colonial Club and West End Association. Son of 
Andrew Phillips and Julia Ann, his wife ; grandson of David Phillips 
and Gertrude, his wife; great-grandson oijohn Phillips. 
228. ALEXANDER STEWART PHINNEY. 4228. 

Cooperstown, N. Y. 

Insurance and real estate. Born, Cooperstown, N. Y., Jan. i, 1864. 
Son of Elihu Phinney and Sarah Lispenard Stewart ; grandson of 
Elihu Phinney and Nancy Whiting TilTany ; great-grandson of Isaiah 
Tiffany and Anne (or Nancy) Whiting ; gt'-grandson of Wm. Bradford 
Whiting and Amy Lathrop. 

iSo. FRANK HUNTINGTON PHIPPS. 4180. 

United States Army. 

Lieutenant-Colonel Ordnance Dept., U. S. A. Graduated at West 
Point, 1863, and from then till close of Civil War was on duty at ar- 
senals and Chief Ordnance Officer, Department of the Mississippi. An 
original companion of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion. Born, 
Northampton, Mass., Aug. 9, 1843. Son of George W. Phipps and 
Sophia Ann Lyman ; grandson of Jonathan Huntington Lyman and 
Sophia Hinckley ; great-grandson of Samuel Hinckley and Dorothy 
Strong ; gt^-grandson of Thomas Hinckley, last Governor of Plymouth 
Colony. 

1217. DENNIS CHURCH PIERCE. 10917. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 

Accountant. Born, Harrison, N. Y., March i, 1870. Attended 
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn. Sergeant, Co. G, 74th Regt., 
N. G. N. Y. Member of Delta Tau Delta Fraternity. Son of Henry 
Miller Pierce and Mary Jane Church ; grandson of Col. Dennis Church 
and Mary Huntting Stewart ; great-grandson of Col. Henry W. Stewart 
(War of 1812) and Phoebe Sherrill ; gt^-grandson of William Stewart 
and Catherine Rowe, and of Jeremiah Sherrill and Ruth Huntting ; gt^- 
grandson of Isaac Mulfora Huntting. 

895. HENRY JOSHUA PIERCE. 8795. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 

President of Manhattan Spirit Co. Born, Bath, Me., Aug. 29, 1857. 

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Member of Buffalo, Liberal, Ellicott, Falconwood, and Country Clubs 
of Buffalo and the Reform Club of New York. Son of Henry M. 
Pierce and Mary Quimby Page ; grandson of Joshua Page and Keziah 
Stockbridge ; great-grandson oi Joseph Stockbridge and Sarah Mitchell. 
1299. JOHN HARVEY PIERCE. 11224. 

Rochester, N. Y. 

Born, Harrison, N. Y., July 28, 187 1. Son of Henry Miller Pierce, 
etc. See Dennis C. Pierce. 

1087. WILLIAM KASSON PIERCE. 9887. 

Syracuse, N. Y. 

Merchant and manufacturer. Born, Syracuse, N. Y., May 11, 1851. 
Educated at Cornell University and abroad. Formerly Captain on 
staff of Gen. J. D. Hawley, loth Brigade, N. G. N. Y., and Major on 
staff of Gen. D. H. Bruce, 7th Brigade. Member of Century Club and 
Syracuse Club. Son of Sylvester P. Pierce and Cornelia Marsh ; 
grandson of Elisha Marsh, 3d, and Lovina Wiard ; great-grandson of 
Elisha Marsh, 2d, and (wife not given) ; gt^-grandson of Elisha Marsh, 
is/, and Deborah Lorin Lathrop ; gt^-grandson of Ebenezer Marsh and 
Mary Parsons ; gt*-grandson of Daniel Marsh and Hannah Lewis ; 
gt'-grandson of John Marsh and Anne Webster. 

998. HENRY BRADLEY PLANT. 9198. 

New York City. 

Railroad, steamship, express and investment interests. Born, Brad- 
ford, Conn., Oct. 27, 18 19. Member of Union League Club, New 
England Society, American Museum of Natural History, Society of 
Colonial Wars and Paul Jones Club. Son of Anderson Plant and 
Betsy Bradley ; grandson of Samuel Plant and Sarah Frisbee, and of 

Levi Bradley and Beach ; great-grandson of Benjamin Plant and 

Lois Frisbie, of Joseph Frisbie and Sarah Rogers, and of Timothy Brad- 
ley and (wife not given). 

1060. MORTON F. PLANT. 9710. 

New York City. 

Railroads and steamships. Born, New Haven, Conn., Aug. 18, 1851. 
Member of Founders an. Patriots of America, Society of Colonial 
Wars, Paul Jones Club, Union Club of Boston, Halifax Club of Halifax, 
N. S. , NeviT York Athletic Club, and Indian Harbor Yacht Club. Son 
of Henry B. Plant and Helen Blackstone, etc. See Henry B. Plant. 
1257. CHARLES HOWARD PLATT. 11107. 

New York City. 

Real estate broker. Born, New York City, Oct. 10, 1872. Member 
of Society of Mayflower Descendants. Son of Isaac S. Piatt and M. 

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Jenny Redfield ; grandson of Isaac L. Piatt and Marion E. Ruthven ; 
great-grandson of Stephen Piatt and Dorcas Hopkins ; gt'-grandson 
of Israel Flatt 3.v\d Elizabeth Scudder ; gt'-grandson of Epenetus Piatt 
and Mary, his wife; gt*-grandson of Epenetus Piatt, Sr. ,and Phebe 
Wood. 

885. WILLIAM POPHAM PLATT. 8785. 

White Plains, N. Y. 
Lawyer. Born, White Plains, N. Y., May 16, 1858. Son of Lewis 
Canfield Piatt and Laura Sherbrook Popham ; grandson of Benoni 
Piatt and Elizabeth Brush, and of Wm. Sherbrook Popham and Eliza 
Hill ; great-grandson of Wm. Popham and Mary Morris. 

1 195. ROBERT W. POMEROY. 10795. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 
Lawyer. Born, Auburn, N. Y. Feb. 24, 1868. Degrees of A. B. 
from Yale University and B. L. from Harvard. Son of Theodore 
Medad Pomeroy and Elizabeth Watson ; grandson of Medad Pomeroy 
and Lilly Maxwell ; great-grandson of Joshua Maxwell and Esther Bry- 
ant : gt'-grandson of Thompson Maxwell. 

331 HENRY WILLIAM POOR. 4331. 

New York City. 
Banker. Born, Bangor, Me., June 16, 1844. Son of Henry V. Poor 
and Mary Wild Pierce ; grandson of Sylvanus Poor and Mary Merrill ; 
great-grandson of Ezekiel Merrill and Sarah Emery ; gt^-grandson of 
Roger Merrill and Mary Hale. 

772. RUEL WHITCOMB POOR. 8472. 

New York City. 
Cashier, Garfield National Bank. Born, New London, N. H., Sept. 
29, i860. Member of Colonial, Craftsmen's, and New York Athletic 
Clubs, Chamber of Commerce, and New England Society. Son of 
Wm. Gay Poor and Delina Ann Freeto ; grandson of Charles Poor and 
Abigail Caroline Gay ; great-grandson of William Gay and Margaret 
Harvey ; gt'-grandson of Eliphakt Gay and Anna Hadley. 

500. ASBARY GATES PORTER. 4600. 

New York City. 
Policeman. Born, Broome, N. Y., June 18, 1850. Member of I. O. 
O. F. Son of Albert Porter and Ann Gates ; grandson of John Gates and 
Malinda Carley ; great-grandson of Oldham Gates and Deborah Winch ; 
gt"-grandson of Amos Gates and Mary Towbridge ; gt'-grandson of 
Amos Gates, Sr., and Hannah Oldham ; gt* grandson of Simon Gates 

and Margrat, his wife. 

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69. HORACE PORTER. 4069. 

Paris, France. 
United States Ambassador to France. Born, Harrisburg, Pa., April 
15, 1837. Graduated at West Point in i860, and during the Civil War 
rose through all the grades in the Regular Army up to Brevet Brigadier- 
General. He served on Grant's staff, and was his private secretary 
when President. Appointed by President McKinley Ambassador Ex- 
traordinary and Plenipotentiary to France, March, 1898. Member of 
Metropolitan, Republican, Army and Navy, Union League, University, 
Lotus, Grolier, Century, Nineteenth Century, Montauk, Players', Law- 
yers', and Authors' Clubs, Loyal Legion, Society of Foreign Wars, 
Union Alumni, Metropolitan Museum of Arts, and the American 
Geographical Society. Son of David R. Porter (who was twice Gov- 
ernor of Pennsylvania) and Josephine McDermett ; grandson of Atidrew 
Porter and Elizabeth, his wife ; great-grandson of Robert Porter. 

666. ELISHA POST. 7166. 

New York City. 
Born, Springfield, Ohio, Nov. 27, 1837. Died in July, 1897. Son of 
Jehial Post and Elizabeth, his wife ; grandson of David Post zxiA. Eliza- 
beth McCoIlum. 

205. EDWARD EELLS POTTER. 4205. 

United States Navy. 
Commodore, U. S. N., retired. Born in Medina, N. Y., May 9, 1833. 
In Civil War participated in the passage of the forts below New Or- 
leans in 1862, the attacks on Fort Fisher in 1864 and 1865, and numer- 
ous affairs on the Mississippi and James rivers. Son of Eleazer Hub- 
bell Porter and Adeline Eeils ; grandson of William Cicero Potter and 
Nancy Hubbell ; great-grandson oi James Potter ?ind Abigail, his wife; 
gt'-grandson of Joseph Potter and Thankful Budley; gt^-grandson of 
John Potter, 3d, and Elizabeth Holt ; gt'-grandson of John Potter, 2d, 
and Hannah Cooper ; gt'-grandson of John Potter, who signed the Planta- 
tion Covenant, New Haven, Conn., June 4, 1639, and Elizabeth, his wife. 

1155. EDWARD WALDEN POTTER. 10630. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 
Real estate. Born, Buffalo, N. Y., Aug. 5, 1864. Attended Cornell 
University. Member of Buffalo Club. Son of Geo. Russell Potter and 
Eunice Elizabeth Hayward ; grandson of Ambrose Yaw Potter* and 
Charlotte Bliss Lyman ; great-grandson of Dr. David Russell Lyman 
and Philoxena Bliss ; gt^-grandson of Neziah Bliss and Martha Ship- 
* Bom Yaw ; aasumed name Potter, legally confirmed in next generation. 

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man (widow Huntington) ; gt'-grandson of Rev. John Bliss and Hannah 
Post; gt'-grandson of Samuel Bliss and Anna Elderkin. 

942. HEXRY LANGDON POTTER. 8892. 

Linden, N. J. 
Customs Inspector. Born, Tyringham, Mass., March 26, 1828. 
Colonel of 71st Regt. N. Y. S. Vol. Inf. during Civil War ; participated 
in nineteen battles with Army of the Potomac ; wounded at Fair Oaks, 
Bristoe Station, and Gettysburg. In civil service of the United States 
since 1866 as Inspector of Customs. Member of Loyal Legion, Society 
of Army of the Potomac, Society of the Third Corps Union, Founders 
and Patriots of America, and Knights Templars. Son of Leonard 
Potter and Emeline Brewer ; grandson of Abijah Potter and Mary 
Tower. 

1 156. RUSSELL HAYWARD POTTER. 10631, 

Buffalo, N. Y. 
Real estate and insurance. Born, Buffalo, N. Y., Dec. 18, 1867. 
Attended Cornell University. Son of George Russell Potter and Eunice 
Elizabeth Hayward, etc. See E. W. Potter. 

809. SAMUEL HARTSHORN POTTER. 8709. 

Oneonta, N. Y. 
Assistant bank cashier. Born, Otsego, N. Y., Feb. 22, 1862. 
Member of F. & A. M., R. A. M., and Oneonta Club. Son of Philip 
H. Potter and Sarah E. Wood ; grandson of Jonathan Potter and 
Voadicia Hartshorn ; great-grandson of Philip Potter and Lucretia 
Eddy ; gt^-grandson of Fisher Potter and Mary Winsor. 

1337. GEORGE WATERMAN POUND. 11737. 

Lockport, N. Y. 
Lawyer. Born, Boston, Mass., Jan. 11, 1865. President of the 
Grant Club, Evans Memorial Library Association, etc. Son of Water- 
man S. Pound and Adelaide McNeil ; grandson of Judge Chas. McNeil 
and Isabelle Molyneux ; great-grandson of Charles iI/cAcv7 and Thank- 
ful Wooster. 

770. CHARLES M. PRATT. 8470. 

New York City. 
Merchant. Born, Brooklyn, N. Y., Nov. 2, 1855. Degree of B. A. 
from Amherst College, 1879. Member of several social clubs. Son of 
Charles Pratt and Lydia Richardson ; grandson of Thomas Richardson 
and Lydia Teel ; great-grandson of Thomas Richardson and Abigail 
Stone ; gt^'-grandson of Richard Riihardson and Mehitable Smith. 

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311. EUGENE W. PRATT. 43 n. 

New York City. 
Manager of the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United 
States. Born in Ripon, Wis., Aug. 22, 1857. Formerly messenger, 
sampler, clerk, examiner, and assistant appraiser in United States Cus- 
toms Service, Port of New York, by appointment. Member of 7th 
Regt. N. G. N. Y. (private), Seventh Regiment Veteran Association, 
Thirteen Club, St. Nicholas Lodge, 321, F. & A. M., Lodge of Perfec- 
tion, Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Chapter of Rose Croix, Con- 
sistory of New York City, 32d degree. Son of Edward W. Pratt and 
Fidelia, his wife; grandson of William Pratt and Abigail, his wife; 
great-grandson of Edward Pratt. 

769. FREDERIC B. PRATT. 8469. 

New York City. 

Secretary. Born, Brooklyn, N. Y. , Feb. 22, 1865. Degree of B. A. 
from Amherst College, 1887. Member of several social and literary 
clubs. Son of Charles Pratt and Mary Helen Richardson, etc. See 
Chas. M. Pratt. 

1258. PASCAL P. PRATT. 11 108. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 

Banker. Born, Buffalo, N. Y. , Sept. 15, 1819. Elected Presidential 
Elector. Has held many positions of honor in benevolent and other 
associations in Buffalo and elsewhere. Son of Samuel Pratt and Sophia 
Fletcher; grandson of Samuel Fletcher ■a.nA Mehitable Hazeltine. 

486. HENRY JAMES PRENTISS. 4586. 

Dobbs Ferry, N. Y. 
Physician and anatomist. Born, Flushing, L. I., July 22, 1867. 
Degrees of M. E. from Stevens' Institute of Technology and M. D. from 
University and Bellevue Hospital Medical College. Son of Andrew 
Morgan Prentiss and Henrietta Driggs ; grandson of Henry James 
Prentiss and Sarah Richards Jewett ; great-grandson of Henry Prentiss 
and Mary Calley ; gt^-grandson oi Joshua Prentiss and Grace Bubier. 

1300. FRANK PRE.SBREY. 11225. 

New York City. 
Advertising. Born, Buffalo, N. Y., May 22, 1855. Degree of A. M. 
from Princeton University. Son of Otis F. Presbrey and Sarah A. 
Johnson ; grandson of Otis Presbrey and Elizabeth Flagg, and of 
Luther H. Johnson and Celina Smith ; great-grandson of Levi Presbrey 
and Lina Pratt, and of Ezekiel Johnson and Rebecca Walker Hartwell ; 
gt'-grandson oijosiah Ilart^i'ell 3.nA Rebecca Walker; gt^-grandson of 
Joseph Hartwell and Tabilha Dodge. 

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1104. GUSTAVUS LINNEMAN PRESCOTT. 10504. 

Rome, N. Y. 

Born, Yonkers, N. Y. , April 21, 1868. Member of Knights of Pythias, 
Order of Elks, L. A. W. and Commercial Travelers' National League. 
Son of Cyrus Dan Prescott and Eliza Fidelia Cady ; grandson of Daniel 
Cady and Fidelia Webster Palmer, etc. See VVm. Gere Cady. 

393, RALPH EARL PRIME. 4393. 

Yonkers, N. Y. 

Lawyer. Born, Matteawan, N. Y., March 29, 1840. Degrees of D. 
C. L. from Bellevue College, now University of Omaha, and LL. D. 
from Wooster University. In Civil War, Lieutenant-Colonel of New 
York State Volunteers ; nominated by President Lincoln in March, 
1863, to be Brigadier-General of Volunteers; engaged in battle of Big 
Bethel, Williamsburgh, siege of Yorktown, battles of Hanover Court- 
House, Mechanicsville, Gaines' Mill, White Oak Swamp, Malvern Hill, 
South Mountain, Antietam and Blackford's Ford ; severely wounded at 
Gaines' Mill. Trustee of Village of Yonkers, 1869-70 ; City Attorney 
of City of Yonkers, 1875-76; Deputy Attorney-General of State of 
New York, 1895-96. Member of Loyal Legion, Society of War of 
18 1 2, Society of Colonial Wars, Founders and Patriots of America, 
America's Founders and Defenders. Authors' Guild, Metropolitan 
Museum of Art, Westchester Historical Society, and Life Fellow of 
Huguenot Society of London. Son of Alanson Jermain Prime and 
Ruth Havens Higbie; grandson of Natlianiel Scudder Prime and Julia 
Ann Jermain, and of Benjamin Higbie and Mary Ann Earl ; great-grand- 
son of Benjamin Youngs Prime and Mary Wheelwright Greaton, and of 
Ralph Earl and Ann, his wife ; gt'-grandson of Ebcnezer Prime and 
Experience Youngs, and of Ralph Earl and Phebe Whittemore ; gt'- 
grandson of James Prime, 2d, and Sarah, his wife ; gt'-grandson of 
James Prime, ist, of Huguenot descent, who came from Yorkshire, 
Eng., it is believed, and was at New Haven, Conn., 1638, and at Mil- 
ford, Conn., in 1644. The pioneer Earl ancestor was Ralph Earl, who 
settled in Rhode Island as early as 1638. Other immigrant ancestors 
from England were : Rev. John Wheelwright, friend and classmate of 
Oliver Cromwell, who came to Boston in 1636 ; Thomas Whittemore, who 
came to New England in 162 1 ; Joseph Bassett, who came to Plymouth 
in the " Fortune " in 1621 ; Edmund Hobart, who came to Charles- 
town in 1633; Henry Pierson, who settled at Southampton in 1640.; 
Edward Howell, who came to Boston in 1639; John Higbie, who 
came to Connecticut and died in 1682 ; Robert Case, who came to 
Rhode Island in 1635, in ship " Elizabeth and Ann " ; William Havens, 

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who came to Rhode Island in 1638 ; and Edward Thurston who came to 
Rhode Island prior to 1647. 

452. RALPH EARL PRIME, Jr. 4552. 

Yonkers, N. Y. 

Lawyer. Born, Yonkers, N. Y., July 9, 1868. Degrees of A. B. 
from Princeton University, 1888, and A. M., 1890. Member of the 
Loyal Legion. Son of Ralph Earl Prime, Sr., and Annie Wolcott 
Richards, etc. See Ralph Earl Prime, Sr. 

451 WILLIAM COWPER PRIME. 4551 

Yonkers, N. Y. 

Lawyer. Born, Yonkers, N. Y., Oct. 21, 1870. Degrees of A. B. and 
A. M. from Princeton University. Son of Ralph Earl Prime, Sr., and 
Annie VVolcot Richards, etc. See Ralph Earl Prime, Sr. 
899. WILLIAM BROADDUS PRITCHARD. 8799. 

New York City. 

Physician. Born, Baltimore, Md., June 12, 1862. Attended Wake 
Forest College, N. C. Member of Southern Society, Colonial Club 
St. David's Society, Wednesday Cotillion and Kappa Alpha Fraternity. 
Son of Rev. Dr. Thos. Henderson Pritchard and Fannie Guilhelma 
Brinson ; grandson of Rev. Joseph Price Pritchard and Eliza Hunter 
Henderson; great-grandson of Samuel Henderson and Peggie Dinkins 
Roberts ; gt^'-grandson of Thomas Henderson and Jane Martin ; gt'- 
grandson of Samuel Henderson and Elizabeth Williams ; gt*-grandson 
of Richard Henderson and Polly Washer ; gt*-grandson of Thomas 
Henderson, who came from Scotland to Jamestown about the time of 
its settlement, 1607. Elizabeth Williams' father John came from Wales 
and settled in Virginia ; Jane Martin's father came from Ireland and 
settled in North Carolina. 

207. WILLIAM RHYS PRYOR. 4207. 

New York City. 

Physician. Late Surgeon with rank of Major, 22d Regt., N. G. S. 
N. Y. Late United States Pension Examiner. Born, Richmond, Va., 
Oct. 31, 1858. Son of Roger A. Pryor and Sarah Agnes Rice ; grand- 
son of Rev. Samuel Blair Rice and Lucinda Leftwich ; great-grandson 
of Rev. Wm. Leftwich and Frances Otey ; gt'-grandson of William 
Leftwich and Elizabeth Haynes ; gt^-grandson of Augustin Leftwich. 
Also gf-grandson of John Otey and Mary Hopkins. For Pryor an- 
cestry, see Roger A. Pryor. 

665. CHARLES BEALE PROVOST. 7165. 

New York City. 

Order clerk. Born, Sing Sing, N. Y., Jan. 2, 1870. Son of Daniel 

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E. Provost and Sarah Oakley Haviland ; grandson of William Provost 
and Lydia Jones ; great-grandson of Daniel Provost and Elizabeth 
Bishop. Daniel Provost was a third cousin of Samuel Provost, first 
Protestant Episcopal Bishop of New York, who is represented on one 
of the bronze doors of Trinity Church as welcoming Washington. 

43. ROGER ATKINSON PRYOR. 4043. 

New York City. 
Judge of Court of Common Pleas. Born, Dinwiddle County, Va. , July 
19, 1828. Son of Theodorick Bland Pryor and Lucy Atkinson ; grand- 
son of Richard Pryor and Anne Bland, and of Roger Atkinson, Jr., 
and .A.gnes Poythress ; great-grandson of Rev. William Bland and Eliza- 
beth Yates, and of Peter Poythress ; gt'-grandson of Richard Bland, Jr., 
and Anne Poythress ; gt^-grandson of Richard Bland and Elizabeth 
Randolph ; gt-i-grandson of Theodorick Bland and Anne Bennett. 

603. CORNELIUS AMORY PUGSLEY. 7103. 

New York City. 
Banker. Born, Peekskill, N. Y., July 17, 1850. Loan Commissioner, 
State of New York, by appointment of Gov. Black. Member of Twi- 
light Club, Harlem Club, Patria Club, and Chamber of Commerce. 
Son of Gilbert Taylor Pugsley and Julia Butler Meeker ; grandson of 
Jeremiah Pugsley and Hannah Underhill Taylor, and of Cornelius 
Meeker and Nancy Redding ; great-grandson of Samuel Pugsley and 
Elizabeth Drake, and oi Benjamin Meeker, yl ; gt^-grandson ol Jeremiah 
Drake and Martha, his wife, and of Benjamin Meeker, 2d ; gt'-grand- 
son of Benjamin Meeker, ist; gt*-grandson of William Meeker, who 
came to Massachusetts about 1630, appeared in New Haven in 1644, 
and was one of the founders of Elizabeth, N. J., in 1660. 

354. JOSIAH COLLINS PUMPELLY. 4354. 

New York City. 
Secretary City Improvement Society. Born, Owego, N. Y., Aug. 16, 
1839. Degrees of -A B. and A. ]\1. from Rutgers' College, and B. L. 
from Columbia College. Member of New York Genealogical and 
Biographical Society, New Jersey State Charities Aid and Prison 
Reform Association, Civil Service Association, Pastor's Aid Society of 
the Brick Church, Washington Association of New Jersey, Union 
League Club and West End Association. Son of George James Pum- 
pelly and Susan Isabella Pumpelly (his cousin) ; grandson of James 
Pumpelly and Mary Pixley; great-grandson oi John Pumpelly and 
Hannah Bushnell, and of David Pixley ?Lnd Lydia Patterson ; gt'^-grand. 
son of Jean Pompilie. The name Pumpelly. formerly spelled Pompilly, 
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Roman family of Pompillius. The Pumpelly family came originally 
from Spoletto, Italy, and from there went to Avignon, France. Jean 
Pompilie, a French Huguenot, was the emigrant to America. Also, 
through his mother, grandson of Charles Pumpelly (brother of James) 
and Frances Avery ; great-grandson of Samuel Avery. The latter, 
through his grandmother, Susannah Palmer, traces his ancestry back to 
Egbert, last king of the West Saxons and first king of England. 

552. EARL B. PUTNAM. 5352. 

Philadelphia, Pa. 

Lawyer. Born, Waterville, N. Y., Dec. 31, 1855. Degree of A. B. 
from Harvard University, 1879. Son of George Putnam and Sarah 
Maria Bill ; grandson of Nathaniel Putnam and Betsey Wheeler ; great- 
grandson of Micah Putnam and Anna Carriel, and gt'-grandson of 
Nathan Putnam and Betsey Buffington, and of Nathaniel Carriel. 
503. EDWARD D. PUTNAM. 5303. 

Rochester, N. Y. 

Commission broker. Born, Albany, N. Y., Dec. 25, 1858. Member 
of Rochester Historical Society, Rochester Whist Club, Yonnondio 
Lodge, F. & A. M., and Hamilton Chapter, R. A. M. Son of William 
Winnie Putnam and and Alida M. Utman ; grandson of Wm. P. Utman 
and Margaret Engle ; great-grandson of Peter Utman or Ottman and 
Alida Morrell ; and gt^-grandson of Christian Utman or Ottman. 

1 157. CEBRA QUACKENBUSH. 10632. 

Hoosick, N. Y. 
Farmer. Born, Hoosick, N. Y. , Sept. 7, 1838. Member of Berk- 
shire, Mass., Historical and Scientific Society, and the Holland Society 
of New York. Son of Peter Quackenbush and Mary C. Breese ; grand- 
son of James Breese and Maria Cebra ; great-grandson of Wm. Cebra 
and Rebecca Yates. 

1383. ALVAN VINCENT QUACKENBUSH. 12283. 

Gloversville, N. Y. 
Glove manufacturer. Born, Gloversville, N. Y., May 6, 1848. Mem- 
ber of F. & A. M., 32°, A. A. O. N. M. S., Royal Arcanum, and Eccen- 
tric Club of Gloversville, and Craftsman's Club of New York. Son 
of David Quackenbush and Mary A. Robbins ; grandson of Vincent 
Quackenbush and Maria Vrooman ; great- grandson of Peter A. Vroo- 
man and Angelica Vrooman ; gt'-grandson of Peter B. Vrooman and 
Angelica Swartz. 

402. ANDREW GREGG CURTIN QUAY. 4052. 

United States Army. 
Lieutenant, U. S. A. Born, in Beaver, Pa., Jan. 3, 1866. Son of 
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Matthew Stanley Quay and Agnes Barclay ; grandson of Anderson 
Beaton Quay and Katherine McKean ; great-grandson of Joseph Quay 
and Asenath Anderson ; gt''-grandson of Patrick Anderson and Polly 
Beaton ; gt^-grandson of James Anderson, a Scotchman, and Elizabeth, 
daughter of Thomas Jerman, a noted Quaker preacher in the Chester 
Valley, Pa. 

680. HENRY THOMAS RAMSDELL. 7180. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 
Banking. Born, Buffalo, N. Y. , March 26, 1856. Son of Henry 
Ramsdell and Mary Ann Mussey ; grandson of Thomas Mussey and 
Mary Ann Fosdick ; great-grandson of Nicoll Fosdick and Abigail 
Eldredge ; gt'-grandson of Thos. Updike Fosdick and Anna Havens; 
gt^-grandson of Thomas Fosdick and Esther Updike ; gt*-grandson of 
Samuel Fosdick and Mercy Pickett ; gt''-grandson of John Fosdick and 
Anna Shapley. John Fosdick was one of the forty founders of New 
London, in 1648. 

793. CHARLES KNOVVER RANDALL. 8493. 

New York City. 
Broker. Born, New York City, Sept. 19, 1834. Died, Nov. 10, 1897. 
Son of John Randall and Sarah Ann Limburger ; grandson of Jonas 
Randall and Mary Knower ; great-grandson of Benjamin Knower and 
Elizabeth Weld. 

1022. WILLIAM VINCENT RANDALL. 9422. 

Newburgh, N. Y. 
Dentist. Born, Stonington, Conn., Sept. 30, 1854. Degree of 
D. D. S. from Philadelphia Dental College. Formerly Quartermaster- 
Sergeant, Rhode Island Militia. Member of F. & A. M. Son of 
Elisha Denison Randall and Eunice Pendleton Vincent ; grandson of 
Dudley Randall and Lucy Grant, and of William Vincent, 3d, and 
Freelove Sheffield Pendleton ; great-grandson of John Randall and 
Thankful Swan, of William Vincent, 2d, and Joanna Frink, and of 
John Gardner Pendleton and Susan Colgrove ; gt'"-grandson of Wm. 
Vincent and Zeruah Rudd, and oi John Pendleton and Sabra Thompson. 

611. CHARLES MEREDITH RANSOM. 7111- 

Buffalo, N. Y. 
Manufacturer. Born, Buffalo, N. Y., Feb. 20, 1868. Degree of 
B. A. from Williams College. Formerly Major and Inspector of Rifle 
Practice, Fourth Brigade, N. G. N. Y. Member of Buffalo, Saturn and 
Country Clubs. Son of David Ransom and Martha Towne, etc. See 
Frank Howard Ransom. 

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645. FRANK HOWARD RANSOM. 7145. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 
Care of estates. Born, Hamilton, N. Y., May 8, 1846. Son of David 
Ransom and Rosina M. Towne ; grandson of Robert Ransom and Lucy 
Stacy; great-grandson of Rufus Stacy, Jr., and Lois Luce; gt'-grand- 
son of Rufus Siacy, Sr., and Anna Day. 

1 158. SANFORD ADDISON RASBACH. 10633. 

Ilion, N. Y. 
Deputy Postmaster. Born, Ilion, N. Y., Jan. i, 1871. Son of John 
Adams Rasbach and Sarah Ette Owen ; grandson of John A. Rasbach 
and Catherine Dockstader ; great-grandson of Adam Rasbach and 
Margaret Smith ; gt'-grandson of Marx Rasbach and Sophronio Moak, 
and of George Smith and (wife not given). 

349. CARROLL CRARY RAWLINGS. 4349. 

New York City. 
With Union Trust Co. of New York. Born in Dupont, Ind., April 24, 
1852. Member of Twilight Club and Society of Colonial Wars. Son 
of Leroy Rawlings and Keziah Duffy ; grandson of Eleazar Rawlings 
and Louisiana Eastin ; great-grandson of Philip Eastin and Sarah 
Smith ; gt'-grandson of Charles Smith and Rebecca Hite ; gt^-grandson 
of John Hite and Sarah, his wife ; gt'-grandson of Jost Hite and Mary, 
his wife. Charles Smith was an officer with Washington at Great 
Meadows and Braddock's defeat, 1755. J°st Hite founded the first 
colony in the great Valley of Virginia, 1732. 

463. GEORGE HENRY RAYMOND. 4563. 

New York City. 
Leather merchant. Born, Brooklyn, N. Y., April 13, 1851. Private 
in Co. H, 7th Regt. N. G. N. Y. from 1870 to 1878. Member of 
Seventh Regiment Veteran Association. Son of James Madison Ray- 
mond and Hannah Caroline Du Vail, etc. See James Loder Raymond. 

208. JAMES LODER RAYMOND. 4208. 

New York City. 
Finance department of New York City. Born, New York City, 
March 4, 1843. Degree of B. A. from College of the City of New 
York, 1 86 1. Vice Commercial Agent at Bradford, Eng., 1866, and 
Acting Commercial Agent, i867-i868,by appointment of United States 
Secretary of State. Assistant Assessor, Internal Revenue, 1869. Son 
of James Madison Raymond and Hannah Caroline Du Vail ; grandson 
of Lewis Raymond and Anne Eells, and of Wm. Du Vail and Hannah 
Stuart ; great-grandson of William Raymond and Priscilla Hayden, of 

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Thomas Dti r<7//and Ann Ennis, and of John Eclls (or Ells) and Anna 
Mead ; gt^'-grandson of Comfort Raymond and (wife not given) and of 
John Mead and Mary Brush ; gt'-grandson of Thomas Raymond and 
Sarah Andrews, and of Nathaniel Mead and Elizabeth Lockwood ; gt*- 
grandson of John Raymond and Mary Betts ; gt'-grandson of Richard 
Raymond and Judith, his wife, who came to America in 1634, and 
settled at Salem, Mass. 

1 1 II. GEORGE HOWARD REED. 7245. 

Jersey City, N. J. 
With Dixon Crucible Co. Born, Kingston, Mass., Sept. 7, 1853. 
Was cadet midshipman at Annapolis two years. Son of Geo. Wash- 
ington Reed and Ellen Howard ; grandson of Briggs Rogers Reed and 
Elizabeth Hutchinson ; great-grandson of Israel Hutchinson, Jr., and 
Susanna Trask ; gt^-grandson of Isi-ael Hutchinson, Sr., and Mehitabel 
Putnam. Generals Rufus and Israel Putnam were collateral relations 
of Mr. Reed. 

209. HENRY ALBERT REED. 4209. 

United States Army. 
Captain, 5th Artillery, U. S. A. In Civil War was First Lieutenant, 
Co. I. 24th Regt., Wisconsin Volunteers; in action at Perryville, 
Stone River (wounded), Chickamauga (wounded), and Chickamauga 
campaign, Chattanooga siege. Mission Ridge, relief of Knoxville, 
Atlanta campaign, Atlanta and Nashville. In War with Spain, served 
in Porto Rican campaign, commanding Battery G, 5th U. S. Artillery. 
Member of Loyal Legion, G. A. R., and Society of the Army of the 
Cumberland. Born in Plattsburgh, N. Y., June 23, 1844. Son of Paul 
Adam Reed and Charlotte Helena Luther; grandson of Paul Reed and 
Mary Noyes ; great-grandson of Elijah Rccd and Sarah Reed ; gt'- 
grandson of Jacob Reed and Sarah Hersey; gt'-grandson of William 
Reed and Esther Thompson ; gt*-grandson of William Reed and Ivis, 
his wife ; gt^-grandson of William Reed and Lucy Henage, etc., back 
to Brianus de Rede, living in 1319 in Morpeth, on Wensback river, 
north of England. Esther Thompson, above mentioned, was daughter 
of Mary Cook Thompson and granddaughter of Francis Cook of the 
Mayflower. 

1301. RICHARD HENRY REED. 11 376, 

Jersey City, N. J. 
Hotel keeper. Born, Simsbury, Conn., July 10, 1863. Son of Wil- 
liam Reed and Harriet Olcott ; grandson of Martin Reed and Bernice 
Kendall ; great-grandson of Martin Reed, Sr., and Mary Moore. 

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1325. WILLARD SMITH REED. 11 600. 

Corning, N. Y. 
Lawyer. Born, Wayne, N. Y., May i, 1871. Son of Walter Reed, 
2d, and Catherine Smith; grandson of Walter Reed, ist, and Sarah 
Roloson ; great-grandson of Nathaniel Rccd, 2d, and Eleanor, his wife; 
gt^-grandson of Nathaniel Reed, ist; gt'-grandson of Samuel Reed; 
gt^-grandson of John Reed, 2d ; gt'-grandson of John Reed, ist, who 
was an officer in Cromwell's army and settled in Connecticut in 1660. 

784. WILLL\I\I HERBERT REID. 8484. 

Fredonia, N. Y. 
Secretary. Born, Watertown, Conn., Sept. 22, 1852. Son of Horace 
Hall Reid and Lucia Mary Brown ; grandson of Silas Clark Brown and 
Mary Cleveland; great-grandson of Silas Brown, Jr., and Jemima 
Clark ; gt^-grandson of Silas Brown, Sr., and Catherine Searle. 

1302. HARVEY FOOTE REMINGTON. 11 577. 

Rochester, N. Y. 
Lawyer. Born, Henrietta, Monroe Co., N. Y., June 28, 1863. De- 
gree of LL. B. from Union University. Formerly County Supervisor, 
member of Board of Education of Rochester, Assistant City Attorney, 
1892-94, Assistant Corporation Counsel, 1894-96, Judge of Municipal 
Court, 1896-98, Member of Rochester Historical Society, City and 
State Bar Associations, etc. Son of Wm. T. Remington and Sarah A. 
Foote ; grandson of Harvey Foote and Amy Northrup ; great-grandson 
of Remington Northrup and Amy Knowles; gt'-grandson of William 
Northrup and Ann Slocum. 

826. JOSEPHUS REQUA. 8726. 

Rochester, N. Y. 
Dentist. Born, Rochester, N. Y., Jan. 7. 1833. Quartermaster 
Sergeant in the Militia while in United States service ; Captain in the 
Militia. Member of Seventh District Dental Society of the State of 
New York and Rochester Dental Society. Son of James J. Requa and 
Charity Middagh ; grandson of John Requa and Sarah Kipp ; great- 
grandson of Daniel Requa and Mariette Martling. 

77. JAMES ADGER REYNOLDS. 4077. 

Kinderhook, N. Y. 
Banker. Born, Kinderhook, N. Y., Feb. 4, 1852. Son of John H. 
Reynolds and Margaret Anna Whiting; grandson of Charles Whiting 
and Margaret Rogers ; great-grandson of Ebenezer Whiting and Anna 
Fitch. 

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1006. MARCUS T. REYNOLDS. 9406. 

Hoosick, N. Y. 

Born, Hoosick, N. Y., July 17, 1858. Formerly private in 6th Sepa- 
rate Co., N. G. N. Y. Now Justice of the Peace by election. Honorary 
member of Troy Citizens' Corps. Son of Gideon Reynolds and Julia 
A. Richmond ; grandson of Josiah Richmond and Phoebe Warren ; 
great-grandson of Edward Richtnond and Olive Briggs. 
1035. SYLVANUS VER NOOY REYNOLDS. 9560. 

New York City. 

Born, Wawarsing, N. Y. , Dec. i, 1839. Son of Samuel Reynolds 
and Sarah Dubois Ver Nooy ; grandson of Reuben Reynolds and 
Abigail Groo ; great-grandson of Henry Reynolds and Mary Fowler. 

292. CHARLES EDMUND RICE. 4292. 

Allston, Mass. 

Theatrical manager. Born, Brighton, Mass., May 24, 1837. Son 
of Edmund Rice and Martha Ann Fletcher ; grandson of Edmund Rice 
and Abigail Maynard ; great-grandson of Edmund Eke and Abigail 
Cutting. 

340. SEDGWICK RICE. 4340. 

United States Army. 

First Lieutenant, 7th U. S. Cavalry. Born, St. Paul, Minn., 
March 25, i860. In battles of Wounded Knee and Drexel Mission, 
S. D. , Dec. 29 and 30, 1890. Appointed by President, United States 
Indian Agent at San Carlos, Ariz. Son of Edmund Rice and Anna 
Maria Acker ; grandson of Edmund Rice and Ellen Durkee ; great- 
grandson of Jedediah Rice and Jemima Hastings ; gt^-grandson of 
Ashur Rice and Tabitha, his wife, of Sylvanus Hastings and 
Jemima Willard, and of Andrew Durkee and Rachel Spaulding ; gt'- 
grandson of Thomas Rice and Anna, his wife, of John Hastings 
and Hannah White, and of Benjamin Spaulding and Prudence Crary ; 
gt-t-grandson of Thomas Rice, Sr., and Mary, his wife, of Thomas 
Hastings and Anna Hawks, and of Benjamin Spaulding, Sr., and 
Abigail Wright ; gt'-grandson of Edmund Rice and Tamazine, his wife, 
of Thomas Hastings, Sr. , and Margaret Cheney, and of Edward 
Spaulding and Mary Adams ; gt'-grandson of Benjamin Spaulding and 
Olive Farwell ; gt'-grandson of Edward Spaulding and Rachel, his 
wife. Edward Spaulding came to America from England between 
1630 and 1633 and settled at Braintree, Mass. Edmund Rice came 
from Barkhamsted Hertfordshire, Eng., and settled at Sudbury, 
Mass., in 1639. Thomas Hastings embarked at Ipswich, Eng., 
April 10, 1634, and settled in Watertown, Mass. 

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1062. ALONZO BERRY RICH. 9712. 

Short Hills, N. J. 
Clergyman. Born, Grand Isle, Vt., Nov. 10, 1814. Degrees of A. 
B. and D. D. from University of Vermont. Before entering College was 
Fife Major and Director of Regimental Music. Son of Divan Berry 
Rich and Rosannah Francis ; grandson of David Rich and Ruth Berry ; 
great-grandson of Divan Betry and Lydia Yale. 

1050. CHARLES A. RICH. 9575. 

New York City. 
Architect. Born, Beverly, Mass., Oct. 22, 1854. Graduate of Dart- 
mouth College. Member of Atlantic Yacht Club and Commodore of 
Water Witch Club. Son of Rev. Alonzo Berry Rich and Mary Frances 
Severance. See Alonzo Berry Rich. 

723. AUGUSTUS JACOB RICHARDS. 8423. 

Weymouth, Mass. 
Merchant. Born, Brainlree, Mass., Sept. 20, 1835. Son of Jacob 
Richards and Elizabeth Gardner Wolcott ; grandson of Jacob Richards 
and Lydia Colson, and of Rev. Calvin Wolcott and Sarah Gardner ; 
great-grandson of Nathaniel Richards and Deborah Blancher, of 
Josiah Colson and Leah Beales, and of Samuel Gardner and Sarah Upton ; 
gt=-grandson of James Richards and Elizabeth Mandley, and of Wm. 
Upton and Sarah Herrick ; gt^-grandson of Benjamin Richards and 
Joanna Ford ; gt^-grandson of James Richards and Ruth Bicknell ; 
gt5-grandson of Wm. Richards the Puritan and Grace Shaw. 

1064. JEREMIAH RICHARDS. 9714. 

New York City. 
Dry goods commission merchant. Born, Boston, Mass., Oct. i, 
1844. Member of the Union League, New York Athletic, Merchants', 
and Megantic Fish and Game Clubs, the Order of Founders and 
Patriots and Sons of the Revolution. Son of Jeremiah Richards and 
Lydia A. Peck ; grandson of John Richards and Mary Barrett, and of 
Oren Peck and Eliza Williams ; great-grandson of Ebenezer Richards 
and Hannah Wiswall, of Samuel Williams and Azubah Crane, of 
Stephen Barrett and Lucy Kidder, and oi James Peck and Lydia Pratt ; 
gt^-grandson of Amariah Crane and Prudence Bent, of Aaron Pratt 
and Lydia Eddy, and of Noah Wiswall and Thankful Fuller. 

383. CHARLES ALBERT RICHARDSON. 4383. 

Canandaigua, N. Y. 
Lawyer. Born, Freetown, N. Y., Aug. 14., 1829. Major of 126th 
New York Volunteer Infantry, 1864; County Treasurer 1865-1870; 

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Surrogate, 1 874-1 S79 ; member of New York Commission for the erec- 
tion of monuments at Gettysburg, 1886 ; member of similar commission 
for erection of monuments at Gettysburg and Cliattanooga, 1895 to 
present time ; member United States Commission on Gettysburg 
National Military Park, 1895 to present time. Member of Loyal Legion 
and Society of the Army of the Potomac. Son of Curtis Richardson 
and Phcebe Sleezer ; grandson of William Richardson and Nancy 
Montgomery. 

9S2. MAXWELL BENNETT RICHARDSON. 9182. 

Oswego, N. Y. 
Real estate. Born, Oswego, N. Y. , Aug. 20, 1838. Degrees of B. 
A. and M. A. from Union College. Formerly Captain in Militia, and 
Mayor of Oswego for two terms with an interval of 15 years. Member 
of Chi Psi Society, Leather-stocking Fishing and Game Club, Order of 
Elks, Oswego County Historical Society, Business Men's Association 
and Board of Trade. Son of Jacob Richardson and Naomi Bennett ; 
grandson of Jesse Bennett and Harriet Pardee ; great-grandson of 
Charles Pardee and Rebecca Lewis; gt--grandson of Ebauzcr Pardee 
and Anna Richards. 

775. ALBERT RITCHIE. 8475. 

New York City. 

Lawyer. Born, Frederick, Md., Aug. 22, 1S72. Degree of LL. B. 
from University of the State of New York. Son of John Ritchie and 
Bettie Harrison Maulsby ; grandson of Albert Ritchie and Katherine 
Lackland Davis, and of Wm. P. Maulsby and Emily Nelson ; great- 
grandson of Ignatius Davis and Katherine Lynn Lackland, and of 
Roger Nelson and Eliza Harrison ; gt^-grandson oi/atnes Lackland and 
Katherine Lynn. See Wm. H. Thompson. 

1259. JOHN RUDDEROW HOWARD RICHMOND. 11 109. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 

Secretary, Buffalo Cast-Iron Pipe Co. Born, Jersey City Heights, 
N. J., April 4, 1873. Degree of Bachelor of Letters from Hobart 
College. First Lieutenant in Troop B, now Buffalo City Guard, three 
years ago. Member of Liberal Club, Society of Artists, Buffalo Club, 
University Club, Country Club, Kappa Alpha Society, etc. Son of 
Jewett M. Richmond and Geraldine H. Rudderow ; grandson of Anson 
Richmond and Betsey Melvin ; great-grandson of Josiah Richmond and 
Betsey Hathaway. 

1357. MONTANYE RIGHTMYER. 11982. 

New York City. 

Born, Goshen, N. Y., May 9, 1877. Son of Wm. C. Rightmyer and 

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Mary B. Montanye ; grandson of Isaac V. Montanye and Martha W. 
Brewster; great-grandson of Benjamin Montanye, Jr., and Theodocia 
Clark ; gt'^-grandson of Benjamin Mo?itanye and Elizabeth Norris ; gt'- 
grandson of Thomas Montanye. 

930. GEORGE BARCLAY RIVES. 8SS0. 

New York City. 
Born, New York City, June 19, 1874. Son of George Lockhart 
Rives and Caroline Morris Kean ; grandson of John Kean and Lucy 
Halsted, etc. See Julian Halsted Kean. 

268. CHARLES F. ROBE. 426-3. 

United States Army. 

Major 14th Infantry, U. S. A. Born, Canastota, N. Y., Nov. 23, 
1 84 1. In Civil War engaged at Chancellorsville, Va., and Gettysburg, 
Pa. District Clerk and County Judge of Bowie County, Tex., by ap- 
pointment during reconstruction, 1869-70. Member of Society of War 
of 1812, Military Service Institution, United States Infantry Society, 
Army Mutual Aid Association and Army Co-operative Fire Association. 
Son of Harvey W. Robe and Parlyncia Stevens ; grandson of Roswell 
Robe and Mindwell Russell, and of Lyman Stevens and Chloe Perry ; 
great-grandson of Andrav Robe and Jane Humphrey, and of Cyprian 
Stevens and Caroline Merick. 

614. HERBERT A. ROBERTS. 7114. 

New York City. 

Shoe merchant. Born, Camden, N. Y., May 9, 1852. Son of Seth 
B. Roberts and Harriet E. Rockwell ; grandson of Samuel Rockwell 
and Mary Kibbon ; great-grandson of Samuel Rockuiell and Rebecca (or 
Rebiner) Collins. Mr. Roberts' father was in the Civil War, his grand- 
father, Giles Roberts, in the War of 181 2, and three great-grandfathers 
in the Revolution. 

412. JAMES A. ROBERTS. 4512. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 

Lawyer. Born, Waterboro, Me., March 8, 1847. Degrees of B. A. 
and M. A., from Bowdoin College. Private in 7th Maine Battery 
during last year of Civil War. Member of Assembly of New York 
State, 1879-1880; Park Commissioner of City of Buffalo, 1890-1893; 
Comptroller of State of New York, Jan. i, 1894 to Jan. i, 1899. Mem- 
ber of G. A. R., Colonial Wars Society, University Club of New York, 
University Club and Buffalo Clubs of Buffalo, Fort Orange Club of 
Albany, etc. Son of Jeremiah Roberts and Alma, his wife ; grandson 
of Jeremiah Roberts, Sr., and Betsey Lord ; great-grandson of John 
Lord and Charity Curtis ; gt'-grandson of Tobias Lord and Jane Smith. 



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1260. GEORGE H. ROBERTS, Jr. iiiio. 

New York City. 
Flour merchant. Born, Rochester, N. Y., March 27, 1852. Son of 
Henry Roberts and Mary P. Richardson ; grandson of George T. 
Roberts and Anna Lealand Fisk, and of \Vm. Plunkett Richardson and 
Mary Porter; great-grandson of /t)/^// Fisk and Anna Lealand, and of 
Isaac Richardson and Margaret Plunkett ; gt^'-grandson oi James Lealand 
and Lucy Warren, and of Wm. Plunkett and Esther Harris. 

1237. JOSEPH BANKS ROBERTS. 10937. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 
Law student. Born, South Waterboro, Me., Nov. 18, 1873. Degree 
of A. B. from Bowdoin College. Member of Society of Colonial Wars, 
the University Club of Buffalo, and the Independent Club of Buffalo. 
Son of James A. Roberts and Minnie Pineo. See James A. Roberts. 

1008. RICHARD HUBBARD ROBERTS. 9408. 

New York City. 
Troy Laundry Machine Co. Born, Middletown, Conn., Oct. 16, 1839. 
Quartermaster of loth Regt. N. G. N. Y., with rank of First Lieutenant, 
in 1880. Son of Elijah Hubbard Roberts and Emily Matilda Pratt ; 
grandson ot John Pratt dind Elizabeth Cooper. 

556. WILLIAM WARREN WAY ROBERTS. 5356. 

Richmond Hill, N. Y. 
Manufacturing stationer. Born, Lyme, Conn., Dec. 8, 1868. Was 
Corporal in Military Battalion of Gonzaga College, Washington, D. C, 
1885. Adopted son of Richard and Sarah M. Roberts ; own son of 
John C. Way and Jane Elizabeth Warren ; grandson of Joshua Raymond 
Warren and Harriet Way, etc. See W. W. J. Warren. 

833. JOHN TERRELL ROBESON. 8733. 

Huntington, Tenn. 
Broker. Born in Huntington, Tenn., Dec. 7, 1839. Captain and 
Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel, U. S. V., and Colonel of State Guards with 
full pay during the re-organization of the civil government of Tennessee 
in 1866, 1S67 and 1868. During the war participated in most of the 
battles in Western Tennessee, Alabama and Northern Mississippi, in- 
cluding Pittsburg Landing, Corinth, Hatchie River and Lexington. 
Member of G. A. R., Loyal Legion, Society of the War of 18 12, and 
the Republican Club of New York. Son of Robert Amsy Robeson and 
Matilda Frances Bledsoe ; grandson oi John Robeson (or Robinson) and 
Abigail Moore. 

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920. FIELDING TECUMSEH ROBESON. 8870. 

New York City. 
Physician. Born, Edinburgh, Scotland, Nov. 9, 1872. Degrees of 
B. A. and M. D., from Columbia University. Member of Delta Kappa 
Epsilon Fraternity, and the Society of the War of 1812. Son of John 
Terrell Robeson and Lizzie Dominic Hall, etc. See John Terrell 
Robeson, 

300. REUBEN EDWARD ROBIE. 4300. 

Bath, N. Y. 
Lawyer. Born, Bath, N. Y., Sept. 24, 1843. Degrees of B. A. and 
M. A., from Hobart College. Major and Judge Advocate, 20th 
Brigade, N. G. N. Y. In 1870-73, Loan Commissioner of Steuben 
County by appointment. Member of Sigma Phi Society. Son of 
Reuben Robie and Nancy Whiting; grandson of Jonathan Robie and 
Olive Towle, and of John Whiting and Nancy (Anna) Carter ; great- 
grandson of Walter Robie and Susa Hall, of Ti?nothy Whiting, Jr., and 
Abigail Kidder, oi Joseph Carter and Anna Smith, and of Samuel Towle 
and Mary Dearborn ; gt'-grandson oi Joh?i liobie and Ann Williams, and 
of Timothy Whiting, Sr., and Sarah Osgood; gt^-grandson of Ichabod 
Robie and Mary Cass, and of Samuel Whiting and Deborah Hill ; gt'- 
grandson of John Robie and Ann Corliss, and of Oliver Whiting and 
Anna Danforth ; gt'-grandson of Henry Robie (or Roby) and Elizabeth 
Philbrick, and of Samuel Whiting and Dorcas Chester ; gt'-grandson 
of Samuel Whiting (born in Boston, England, 1605, died Lynn, Mass., 
1677), and Elizabeth St. John ; gt'-grandson of John Whiting of Boston, 
England. Henry Robie was born in Leicestershire, Eng., Feb. 12, 
161 8-19, came to America about 1636, and first settled in Massachusetts. 

471 ARTHUR ROBINSON. 4571 

Rochester, N. Y. 
Born, New Haven, Conn., Jan. 21, 1843. Member of class of '64, 
Yale University. Member of Genesee Valley Club and Rochester His- 
torical Society. Son of Charles Robinson and Nancy Maria Mulford ; 
grandson of Rev. William Robinson and Elizabeth Norton; great- 
grandson of Ichabod Norton and Ruth Strong. 

461. CHARLES MULFORD ROBINSON. 4561. 

Rochester, N. Y. 
Journalist. Born, Ramapo, N. Y., April 30, 1869. Degree of A. B., 
from University of Rochester, N. Y. Member of Psi Upsilon, Phi Beta 
Kappa, and Rochester Historical Societies. Son of Arthur Robinson 
and Jane Howell Porter, etc. See Arthur Robinson. 

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241. EDWARD MOORE ROBINSON. 4241. 

New York City. 
Banker. Born, Philadelphia, Pa., Sept. 20, 1868. Son of John 
Norris Robinson and Mary A. Moore, etc. See William Moore 
Robinson. 

543. PAUL GERVAIS ROBINSON. 5343. 

St. Louis, Mo. 
Physician. Born, Charleston, S. C, Aug. 22, 1834. Degrees of A. 
B. from College of Charleston, S. C. ; M. D. from South Carolina Med- 
ical College; LL. D. from St. Louis (Mo.) University, and honorary 
degree from I\Iissouri Medical College. Surgeon, with rank of Major, 
in Confederate service ; with Gen. Lee all through the war. Member 
of University Club of St. Louis, and Association of Veterans of the 
Blue and Gray. Son of Stephen Thomas Robinson and Mary Margaret 
Gervais; grandson of Paul Trapier Gervais and Martha Perry Jenkins; 
great-grandson oi John Lewis Gt-rvais and Mary Sinclair. 

681. STEPHEN THOMAS ROBINSON. 7181. 

Edwardsville, 111. 
Physician. Born, Charleston, S. C. , Oct. 17, 1S57. Degrees of B. 
A. from College of Charleston, S. C. , 1877; M. D. from Vanderbilt 
University, Nashville, Tenn., iSSi. Member of County Medical Soci- 
ety, Blue Lodge and Chapter, F. & A. M. , and Knights of Pythias. 
Son of John Robinson and Lydia Gaillard Sollee ; grandson of Stephen 
Thomas Robinson and Mary Margaret Gervais ; great-grandson of Paul 
Trapier Gervais and Martha Perry Jenkins; gt'-grandson of yi;/^« Lewis 
Gervais and Mary Sinclair. 

384. WILLIAM GILPIN ROBINSON. 4384. 

New York City. 
Physician. Born, Ferrisburgh, Vt., Nov. 28, 1850. Member of New 
England Society. Son of Thomas R. Robinson and Charlotte Satter- 
ley ; grandson of Rowland T. Robinson and Rachel Gilpin; great- 
grandson of George Gilpin and Rachel Starr; gt^-grandson of George 
Gilpin, Sr., and Jane Peters ; gt^-grandson of Samuel Gilpin and Jane 
Parker ; gt*-grandson of Joseph Gilpin and Hannah, his wife. 

265. WILLIAM MOORE ROBINSON. 4265. 

Paris, France. 

Born, Wilmington, Del., Jan. 12, 1857. Member of Union League 

Club of New York, American Geographical Society, Atlanta Lodge, No. 

178, F. & A. M., Union League Club of Philadelphia, and S. A. R. in 

France. Son of John Norris Robinson and Mary A. Moore ; grandson 

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of Edward Moore and Mary Ann Hooper; great-grandson of Enoch 
Moore and Elizabeth Harris; gt'-grandson oi JSlathanid Moore. 

H4. JOHN H. ROCHESTER. 41 14. 

Rochester, N. Y. 
Banker. Born, Rochester, N. Y., April 20, 182S. Vice-President of 
Board of Park Commissioners. Member of Genesee Valley and Roch- 
ester Whist Clubs ; ex-President Rochester Historical Society; ex-Presi- 
dent Rochester Club. Son of Thomas H. Rochester and Phcebe Eliz- 
abeth Cuming ; grandson of Nathaniel Rochester and Sophia Beatty ; 
great-grandson of John Rochester and Hester Thrift ; gt^-grandson of 
William Rochester, ist; gt^-grandson of Nicholas Rochester, who was 
born in Kent County, Eng. , about 1640, and settled in Westmoreland 
County, Va., in 1689. 

828. JOHN DAVISON ROCKEFELLER. 8728. 

New York City. 
Oil refiner, etc. Born, Richford, N. Y., July 8, 1839. Member of 
Ohio Society, New England Society, and Union League Club. Son of 
Wm. Avery Rockefeller and Eliza Davison ; grandson of Godfrey 
Rockefeller and Lucy Avery ; great-grandson of Aliles Avery and 
Malinda Pixley. 

6. WILBUR FISK ROCKWELL. 5721. 

New York City. 

Bank clerk. Born, Fenner, N. Y., Dec. 25, 1833. Son of David S. 
Rockwell and Betsey Comstock ; grandson of Thomas Hawley Rock- 
well and Polly Smith, and of Nathan Selleck Comstock and Betty Sey- 
mour ; great-grandson of James Rockwell and Abigail Hawley, and of 
Thomas Comstock and Phebe Selleck ; gt'-grandson of Thomas Rockwell 
and Ruth Benedict ; gt'-grandson of Thomas Rockwell and Sarah 
Rusco. 

1076. GILBERT EDWARD RODGERS. 9876. 

Binghamton, N. Y. 

Bank bookkeeper. Born, Binghamton, N. Y. , April 9, 1872. Son 
Harries G. Rodgers and Lizzie C. Jones ; grandson of ex-Lieut. Gov. 
Edward Franc Jones and Sarah Antoinette Tarbell, etc. See Edward 
Franc Jones. 

837. CHARLES BUTLER ROGERS. " 8737. 

Utica, N. Y. 

President First National Bank of Utica. Born, Utica, N. Y., Jan. 23, 
1865. Degree of A. B. from Harvard University. Member of Sons of the 
Revolution and Society of Colonial Wars. Son of Publius Virgilius Rog- 

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ers and Elizabeth Butler; grandson of Ralph Rogers and Sarah Corset 
and of Chauncey Sage Butler and Elizabeth Mosher ; great-grandson of 
James Rogers and Mary Markham, of John Butler and Hannah Todd, 
of Isaac Corse and Sarah Marsh, and of Abel Mosher and Sarah War- 
ren ; gl^-grandson of John Rogers and Jane Ewins, of Eli Butler and 
Rachel Stocking, of Dan Corse and Chloe Severance, of John Mosher 
and Hannah Warren, of Ephrahn Warren (father of Sarah) and Sarah 
Proctor, and of Joseph Markham and Mehitable Spencer ; gt'-grandson 
oi James Corse and Thankful Munn. 

687. CLINTON ROGERS. 7187. 

Rochester, N. Y. 
Carpet merchant. Born, Wales, Mass., Dec. 3, 1833. Member of 
Rochester Whist Club, Country (Golf) Club, and Rochester Historical 
Society. Son of Joel Rogers and Mary Shaw ; grandson of Darius 
Rogers and Bertha Hill ; great-grandson of Squier Hill. 

1 122. JOHN B. ROGERS. 10522. 

Binghamton, N. Y. 
Treasurer, Binghamton R. R. Co. Born, Chenango Forks, N. Y., 
April 14, 1865. Member of social clubs, etc. Son of Theodore Sim- 
eon Rogers and Harriet Johnson ; grandson of John B. Rogers and 
Harriet Meloy ; great-grandson of Simeon Rogers and Mary Barker. 

848. CORNELIUS DeWITT ROOSA, 8748. 

Kingston, N. Y. 
Painting and decorating. Born, Kingston, N. Y., Aug. 28, 1835. 
Son of Tunis Houghtalling Roosa and Arrietta Heermance ; grandson 
oi John Egbert Roosa and Elizabeth Houghtalling; great-grandson of 
Egbert Roosa and Helena Ostrander ; gt^-grandson of Jan Roosa and 
Maria DeWitt ; gt'-grandson of Jan Roosa and Hellegand Willemse 
VanBuren; gt'-grandson of Aldert Hymanse Roosa and Wyntje 
Arriense. 

325. DeWITT ROOSA. 4325. 

Kingston, N. Y. 
Lawyer. Born, Rondout, Ulster Co., N. Y. Son of Hiram Roosa 
and Lamira E. DeWitt; grandson of Jacob Rutsen DeWitt and Rachael 
Hardenburgh ; great-grandson of Jacob Rutsen DeWitt and Jenneke 
Depuy ; gt"-grandson of Egbert DeWitt and Mary Nottingham; gt'- 
grandson of Andries DeWitt and Jannetje Egbertson ; gt'-grandson o( 
Tjerck Claessen DeWitt van Grootholdt en Zunderlandt and Barbara 
Andriessen van Amsterdam. 

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847. FREDERICK ROWLAND ROOSA. 8747. 

New York City. 

Architect. Born, Kingston, N. Y., July 24, 1869. Son of Cornelius 
DeWitt Roosa and Almenia Francis Howland, etc. See Cornelius 
DeWitt Roosa. 

70. ROBERT BARNWELL ROOSEVELT. 4070. 

New York City. 

Banker. Born in New York, Aug. 7, 1829. Member of Forty- 
second Congress ; formerly Alderman of the City of New York, and 
New York and Brooklyn Bridge Commissioner ; United States Minister 
to the Netherlands during President Cleveland's first administration. 
Offered many public offices, including those of Mayor, Judge, and Sub- 
Treasurer of the United States in New York, but declined. Member 
of the Manhattan, Democratic and Press Clubs, Holland and St. 
Nicholas Societies, Order of Founders and Patriots of America, Society 
of American Authors, Association for Protection of Game, etc. Son 
of Cornelius V. S. Roosevelt and Margaret Barnhill ; grandson of 
/acohus (known as James) I. Roosevelt and Mary Van Schaick, and of 
Robert Barnhill and Elizabeth Potts ; great-grandson of Jacobus Roose- 
velt and Annatje Bogart, and of Thomas Potts; gt'-grandson of 
Johannes Roosevelt and Hyltie Syverts ; gt'-grandson of Nicholas 
Roosevelt and Hillotje Jans ; gf'-grandson of Martinsen Van Roosevelt 
and Jannetje Thomas. 

137s THEODORE ROOSEVELT. 12000 

Oyster Bay, N. Y. 

Governor of the State of New York. Born, New York City, Oct. 
27, 1858. Graduated from Harvard University, 1880. Member of 
Assembly in 1882, 1883, 1884 and 1885; Lieutenant and Captain in 
the 8th Regt. N. G. N. Y., 1884-1888; appointed United States Civil 
Service Commissioner in 1889 by President Harrison, holding the office 
four years under Harrison and two under Cleveland ; appointed Police 
Commissioner of the City of New York, by Mayor Strong, in 1895 ; 
appointed Assistant Secretary of the Navy by President McKinley, 
April 6, 1897 ; resigned. May 6, 1898, and became Lieutenant-Colonel 
of the ist Regt. of United States Volunteer Cavalry (Rough Riders) 
which he organized ; served with distinction throughout the campaign 
of Santiago de Cuba, especially in the capture of San Juan Hill ; elected 
Governor of the State of New York, Nov. 8, 1898. Member of the 
Union League, Republican, Century, Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht, 
Harvard and Delta Kappa Epsilon Clubs, the New York Genealogical 
and Holland Societies, the Military and Naval Order of the Spanish- 

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American War, etc. Son of Theodore Roosevelt and Martha Bulloch ; 
grandson of Cornelius V. S. Roosevelt and Margaret Barnhill ; great- 
grandson of Jacobus {James) I. Roosevelt and Mary Van Schaick, and 
of Robert Barnhill and Elizabeth Potts ; gt--grandson of Jacobus Roose- 
velt and Annatje Bogart and of Thomas Potts ; gt'-grandson of 
Johannes Roosevelt and Hyltie Syverts ; gt'-grandson of Nicholas 
Roosevelt and Hillotje Jans ; gt'-grandson of Martinsen Van Roose- 
velt and Jannetje Thomas. Martinsen Van Roosevelt came to New 
Amsterdam from Holland in 1649. In the maternal line, Gov. Roose- 
velt comes from the old Southern family of Bulloch, one of whom was 
a noted Governor of Georgia. 

63. WILLIAM EMLEN ROOSEVELT. 4063. 

New York City. 
Banker. Born in New York, April 30, 1857. Son of James A. 
Roosevelt and Elizabeth Norris Emlen ; grandson of Cornelius V. S. 
Roosevelt and Margaret Barnhill, etc. See Robert B. Roosevelt. 

1275. CHARLES JOSEPH ROOT. 11125. 

Elmira, N. Y. 
Iron manufacturer. Born, Clyde, N. Y., June 18, 1851. Son of 
Augustus Root and Ann B. Wood ; grandson of Joseph C. Wood and 
Harriet Peck; great-grandson of Jonathan Peck, Jr., and Nancy 
Wardwell; gt^'-grandson oi Jonathan Feck, and Mary Throop. 

636. ELIHU ROOT. 7136. 

New York City. 
Lawyer. Born, Kirkland, N. Y. , Feb. 15, 1845. Member of Bar 
Association, IMetropolitan, City, Union League, Sigma Phi, University, 
Republican, Century, Lawyers', Players', Down Town, Riding, Shinne- 
cock Golf, and Boone and Crockett Clubs, Society of Colonial Wars, 
New England Society and American Museum of Natural History. Son 
of Oren Root and Nancy VVhitney Buttrick; grandson of Horatio 
Gates Buttrick and Mary Barnard ; and great-grandson oi John Buttrick 
and Abigail Jones. 

1 196. MARSHALL JEWELL ROOT. 10796. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 
Manager and secretary. Crystal Water Co. Born, Detroit, Mich., 
March 17. 1869. Attended Yale University. Member of Buffalo 
Country Club and St. Andrew's Brotherhood. Son of Charles Root 
and Alice Hascall ; grandson of Erastus Sergeant Root and Dorcas 
Wells ; great-grandson of James Banks Root and Martha Sergeant ; 
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,356. CHARLES D. ROUSSEAU. 11981. 

Rome, N. Y. 
Lumber merchant. Born, Troy, N. Y., June 9, 1836. Was Captain 
of Co. C, 7th N. Y. Cavalry, in the Civil War. Son of Lewis Rousseau 
and Caroline Silliman ; grandson of Daniel Silliman and Caroline 
Wright ; great-grandson of George Wright, Sr., and Anna Lay. 

1355. JOHN B. ROUSSEAU. 11980. 

Rome, N. Y. 
Merchant. Born, West Troy, N. Y., Aug. 17, 1866. Son of Charles 
D. Rousseau and Adelaide L. Bulkley, etc. See Chas. D. Rousseau. 

72S. EUGENE ANDREWS ROWLAND. 8428. 

Rome, N. Y. 

Lawyer. Born, Booneville, N. Y., Feb. 29, 1864. Degrees of A. B. 
from Madison University, Hamilton, N. Y., 1884, and A. M. from same, 
1889. .Assistant District Attorney of Oneida Co., 1893-94 ; U. S. 
Circuit Court Commissioner, 1890-97 ; United States Commissioner, 
1897-1901. Member of Oneida Historical Society. Son of Samuel S. 
Rowland, etc. See Howard J. Rowland. 

729. HOWARD J. ROWLAND. 8429. 

Rome, N. Y. 

Accountant. Born, Rome, N. Y., May 7, 1862. Son of Samuel S. 
Rowland and Alice Josephine Barton ; grandson of Norman H. Barton 
and Josephine B. Campbell ; great-grandson of Benj. L Campbell and 
Elizabeth Wilson ; gt'-grandson of James Campbell, 2d, and Sabra 
Ingalls. 

822. FRANCIS J. RUE. 8722. 

New York City. 
Silk manufacturer. Born, Philadelphia, Pa., June 25, 1852. Mem- 
ber of F. & A. M., Colonial Club, and Merchants' Central Club. Son 
of Francis J. Rue and Mary Ellen Lingo ; grandson of Levi Lingo and 
Elizabeth Douglass ; great-grandson of fo/tn Douglass and Christina 
Holstein. 

1092. CHARLES RUSHMORE. 9892. 

New York City. 
Deputy Receiver of Taxes. Born, Brooklyn, N. Y. , Feb. 28, 1833. 
Member of Long Island Historical Society and Brooklyn Institute of 
Arts and Sciences. Son of Wm. Rushmore and Huldah Emeline Jones ; 
grandson of Ephraim Jones and Lucy Marsh ; great-grandson of 
Isaac Marsh and Lucy Smith ; gt'-grandson of Rev. Jonathan Marsh, 
3d, and Elizabeth Sheldon ; gt'-grandson of Rev. Jonathan Marsh, jd, 
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and Margaret Whiting ; gt'i-grandson of Rev. Jonathan Marsh, ist, 
and Dorcas, widow of Azariah Dickinson. 

1352. HOWARD RUSHMORE. 11977. 

New York City. 
Fire insurance. Born, Brooklyn, N. Y. , March 24, 1875. Private in 
23d Regt. N. G. N. Y. Son of Charles Rushmore and Ellen E. Wal- 
lace. See Chas. Rushmore. 

1351. PAUL RUSHMORE. 19176. 

New York City. 
Banking. Born, Brooklyn, N. Y. Jan. 27, 1877. Private, 23d Regt. 
N. G. N. Y. Son of Charles Rusiimore and Ellen E. Wallace, etc. 
See Chas. Rushmore. 

580. HENRY WOODWARD SACKETT. 5380. 

New York City. 
Lawyer. Born, Enfield, N. Y., Aug. 31, 1853. Degree of A. B. 
from Cornell University, 1875. Non-commissioned officer in Troop A 
and Squadron A, State of New York. Aide-de-Camp on staff of 
Gov. Black, with rank of Colonel. Member of Society for the Preser- 
vation of Scenic and Historic Places and Objects, American Geograph- 
ical Society, Society of Medical Jurisprudence, University Club, Cor- 
nell University Club, City Club, New York Bar Association, Founders 
and Patriots of America, etc. Son of Dr. Solon P. Sackett and Lovedy 
Woodward ; grandson of Philo Sackett and Grace Perkins ; great- 
grandson of Btiel Sackett and Sarah Beach ; gt'-grandson of Benj. 
Sackett and Miss Buel ; gt'-grandson of Jonathan Sackett and Ann 
Filer ; gt'-grandson of Wm. Sackett and Sarah Crain ; gt'-grandson of 
John Sackett and Abigail Hannum ; gt'-grandson of Simon Sackett and 
Isabelle, his wife. John Sackett, came to America on the ship "Lyon " 
in 1631. 

1 1 23. SIDNEY HENDRICKS SALOMON. 10523. 

New York City. 
Born, New York City, April 21, 1867. Son of David Salomon and 
Henrietta L. Hendricks ; grandson of Haym M. Salomon and Ella 
Hart; gieat-grandson of Haym Salomon and Rachel Franks. 

46. WILLIAM JONES SALOMON. 4046. 

New York City. 
Banker. Born, Mobile, Ala., Oct. 9, 1852. Son of David Salomon 
and Rosalie Alice Levy ; grandson of Haym M. Salomon and Ella 
Hart ; great-grandson of Haym Salomon and Rachel Frank. 

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253. WASHINGTON IRVING SANBORN. 4253. 

United States Army. 

Captain, 25th Infantry, U. S. A. Born, Parsonfield, Me., Dec. 24, 
1836. Was Captain and Assistant Adjutant-General of Volunteers sta- 
tioned on Pacific Coast during Civil War, and participated in no bat- 
tles. Member of Loyal Legion and Military Service Institution. Son of 
Ira E. Sanborn and Hannah Hodgdon ; grandson of John Sanborn and 
Hannah Batchelder ; great-grandson of Z)ea. John Sanborn and Mary 
Glidden ; gt"-grandson of Benj. Sanborn and Elizabeth Oilman ; gt*- 
grandson of John Sanborn and Sarah Philbrick ; gt'-grandson of Rich- 
ard Sanborn and Ruth Moulton. 

849. FRANK WILBUR SANGER. 8749. 

New York City. 

Manager, Madison Square Garden, etc. Born, Ansonia, Conn., April 
2, 1849. Member of Tandem and Field, Ardsley, Players', New York 
Athletic, New York Yacht, Phoenix, Coney Island Jockey, and New 
York Jockey Clubs, and the Dunlap Society. Son of Whiting Phipps 
Sanger and Lucy Tomlinson ; grandson of Calvin Sanger and Anna 
Phipps ; great-grandson of Samuel Sanger and Abigail Whiting ; gt'- 
grandson of Richard Sanger and Deborah Rider. 

914. WILLIAM GARY SANGER. 8864. 

Sangerfield, N. Y. 
Born, Brooklyn, N. Y., May 21, 1853. Degrees of A. B. from Har- 
vard University, '74 ; A. M. from Harvard, '75, and LL. B. from Co- 
lumbia, '78. Colonel and Assistant Chief of Artillery, State of New 
York. During War with Spain, Lieut.-Col. 203d N. Y. Vol. Inf., mus- 
tered into U. S. service July 20, 1898. Member of Assembly in 1895, 
1896 and 1897. Member of the University, Players', Republican, and 
City Clubs of New York ; Fort Schuyler Club of Utica ; Rome Club of 
Rome ; Hamilton, and Riding and Driving Clubs of Brooklyn ; Colonial 
Order of the Acorn, Founders and Patriots of America, and Sons of the 
Revolution. Son of Henry Sanger and Mary E. Requa ; grandson of 
Rev. Zedekiah Sanger and Maria Kissam, and of James Requa and 
Mary Kelly ; great-grandson of Dr. Zedekiah Sanger and Irene Freeman, 
and of Joseph Requa and Theodosia Meade ; gt'-grandson of Richard 
Sanger a.nd Deborah Rider, and of James Requa and Rebecca Conklin ; 
gt'-grandson of Glode Requa ; gt'-grandson of Gabriel Requa. 

469. HOWARD HILTON SAUNDERS. 4569. 

Oneonta, N. Y. 
Born, Oneonta, N. Y., Jan. 5, 1870. Son of Howard Saunders and 
Sarah Georgiana Foster; grandson of Joseph Foster and Sarah K. 

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Holman ; great-grandson of Ebenezer Waters Holman and Sarah 
Knapp ; gt'-grandson of Jonathan Holman and Hannah Sibley. 

595. AZARIAII HALL SAWYER. 5395. 

Watertown, N. Y. 
Lawyer. Born, Potsdam, N. Y., June 19, 1834. Degree of LL. D. 
from Hobart College, 1896. For many years Judge Advocate of Fourth 
Division, N. G. N. Y. , with rank of Colonel, prior to present organiza- 
tion. Judge of Jefferson County, 1868-78, and for nine years member 
of Board of Education. Member of Founders and Patriots of America, 
Jefferson County Historical Association, State Bar Association, Masti- 
gouche Fish and Game Club of Montreal, Union Club and Lincoln 
League of Watertown. Son of George Sawyer and Mary Ann Rich- 
ardson ; grandson of Manasseh Sawyer and Azubah Chamberlin ; great- 
grandson of Manasseh Sawyer and Beulah Howe ; gt'-grandson of Caleb 
Sawyer and Lydia, his wife ; gt'-grandson of Jonathan Sawyer and 
Elizabeth Wheelock ; gt*-grandson of Caleb Sawyer and Sarah 
Houghton ; gt'-grandson of Thomas Sawyer and Mary Prescott. 
Thomas Sawyer came to Massachusetts from England in 1636. 

1037. JOSEPH SAWYER, Jr. 9562. 

New York City. 
Merchant. Born, West Newton, Mass., June 18, 1875. Member of 
Riverside Yacht Club, Lanthorn Club, and Princeton Elm Club. Son 
of Joseph Dillaway Sawyer and Mary Locke Wiggin. See Joseph 
Dillaway Sawyer for paternal line. Grandson of Chas. Edward Wiggin 
and Rebecca Crocker Hadaway ; great-grandson of David Wiggin and 
Mehitabel Pike ; gt''-grandson of Esquire Simon Wiggin and Hannah 
Marble, and of Robert Pike and (wife not given) ; gt'-grandson of Lieut. 
Simon Wiggin and Susannah Sherburne ; gt^-grandson of Capt. Simon 
Wiggin and Catharine Mason; gt'-grandson of Andrew Wiggin and 
Hannah Bradstreet ; gt'-grandson of Gov. Thomas Wiggin and Catha- 
rine, his wife. Hannah Bradstreet was a daughter of Gov. Simon 
Bradstreet and granddaughter of Gov. Thomas Dudley. 

782. JOSEPH DILLAWAY SAWYER. 8482. 

New York City. 
Dry goods commission merchant. Born, Boston, Mass., Nov. 16, 
1849. Member of the Order of Founders and Patriots of America. 
Son of Joseph Sawyer and Anne Maria Dillaway; grandson of Wm. 
Newman Sawyer and Helen Whyte ; great-grandson of James Satvyer 
and Deborah Newman; gt'-grandson of David Sawyer and Martha 
Boynton ; gt'-grandson of James Sawyer and Hannah Babson; gt'- 

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grandson of James Sawyer and Sarah Bray ; gt'-grandson of Edward 
Sawyer and Mary Peaseley. 

1273. J- THEODORE SAWYER, 11123. 

Waverly, N. Y. 
Banker. Born, Barton, N. Y., Oct. 8, 1834. Son of John L. Sawyer 
and Julina Smith ; grandson of Moses Sawyer and Eleanor Holly ; 
great-grandson of James Sawyer and Elizabeth Bradner. 

1040. JOHN THOMAS SCHARF. 9565. 

New York City. 
Born, Baltimore, Md., May i, 1843. Died Feb. 28, 1898. Degrees 
of M. A. and LL. D. from Georgetown College. Orderly Sergeant, 
Maryland Militia, 1859; private in ist Maryland Artillery, C. S. A., 
1861-63; midshipman, C. S. N., 1863-65; thrice wounded; captured 
within Federal lines as a spy, 1865 ; pardoned by President Johnson; 
Captain, Maryland National Guard, 1867 ; Colonel and Aide on staff 
of Gov. Bowie. Member of Centennial Board of Managers, 1876; 
Member of Maryland Legislature, 1878-79; Commissioner of Land 
Office of Maryland, 1884-92 ; Police Justice, 1892, but did not qualify; 
connected with various expositions by Presidential appointment ; Chi- 
nese Inspector at New York to enforce the Chinese exclusion acts, 
1 893-1 808. Member of numerous historical societies. Society of the 
Army and Navy of the Confederate States, etc. Son of Thomas 
George Scharf and Ann Maria McNulty ; grandson of William Scarff, 
3d, and Susannah Cristopher ; great-grandson William Scarff, 2d, and 
Elizabeth Harrison ; gt'-grandson of William Scarff, \st ; gt^-grandson 
of Henry Scarff, a descendant of the Scarffs who emigrated to Mary- 
land from Bavaria. 

1051. WILLIAM GRAY SCHAUFFLER. 9701. 

Lakewood, N. J. 
Physician. Born, Constantinople, Turkey, Oct. 28, 1863. Degrees 
of A. B. from Amherst College, and M. D. from Columbia College of 
Physicians and Surgeons. Member of Psi Upsilon Fraternity and New 
York Academy of Medicine . Son of Rev. Henry Albert Schaufifler and 
Clara Gray ; grandson of Rev. Wni. G. Schaufifler and Mary Reynolds ; 
great-grandson of Samuel Reynolds and Lucy Pitkin ; gt^-grandson of 
Thotnas Pitkin and Martha White. 

291. GEORGE S. SCOTT. 4291. 

New York City. 
Retired. Born in Chillicothe, O. , Jan. 25, 1837. Son of John Caile 
Scott, Jr., and Eleanora Slisman ; grandson of John Caile Scott and 

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Ann Love ; great-grandson of Gtista^ms Scott and Margaret H. Caile, 

and of Love and of • ■ Jones ; gt'-grandson of James Scott 

and Sarah Brown, of Samuel Love and of Charles Jones ; gt^-grandson 
of John Scott and Helen Grant. 

338. JOHN WINFIELD SCOTT. 4338. 

New York City. 
Born, Bridgeport, Conn., Dec. 22, 1856. Son of John Scott (second 
husband) and Angelina Raymond ; grandson of Gershom Raymond, 3d, 
and Delia Raymond ; great-grandson of Gershom Raymond, 2d, and 
Mary Whiting, and of Stephen Raymond (father of Delia) and Mary 
Selleck; gt'-grandson of Gershom Raymond, \st, and Abigail Taylor, 
and of James Raymond (father of Stephen) and (wife not mentioned) ; 
gt'-grandson of John Raymond (father of Gershom) and Katherine 
Hanford ; gt'-grandson of John Raymond, Sr., and Elizabeth Sension 
(or St. John). 

711. HOWARD SCRIBNER. 841 1. 

Pelham. N. Y. 
General manager. Born, Yonkers, N. ¥., Feb. 23, 1863. Son of 
G. Hilton Scribnerand Sarah Woodbury Pettengill ; grandson of James 
Osgood Pettengill and Emeline Woodbury; great-grandson of James 
Pettengill, Jr., and Hannah True; gt'-grandson of Benjamin Fettengill 
and Mehitable Kimball. 

571. WILLL\M WARBURTON SCRUGHAM. 5371. 

Yonkers, N. Y. 
Lawyer. Born, Yonkers, N. Y., Feb. 18, i860. Degrees of A. B. 
from Columbia College, 1880, and LL. B., 1882. Member of Board of 
Education and Acting City Judge. Member of Columbia College 
Alumni, Westchester County Bar Association, and New York City Bar 
Association. Son of Wm. Warburton Scrugham and Mary Kellinger ; 
grandson of DeWitt C. Kellinger and Mary Seely ; great-grandson of 
Isaac Seely and Anna Mead ; gt'-grandson of Gideon Seely and Deborah 
Lockwood. 

1081. FREDERICK CHANDLER SEABURY. 9881. 

New York City. 
Banker. Bom, Brooklyn, N. Y. , July 2, 1849. Member of Society 
of Mayflower Descendants, Society of Colonial Wars, Crescent Athletic 
Club, Lincoln Club, Brooklyn Young Republican Club and Royal 
Arcanum. Son of Alexander Seabury and Lydia Briggs Manchester ; 
grandson of Capt. Benj. Seabury and Ruth Manchester ; great-grand- 
son of Gideon Seabury and Elizabeth Pearce. 

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1272. JAMES H. SEARLES. 11 122. 

Rome, N. Y. 

Real estate and insurance. Born, Belleville, N. Y., Aug. 6, 1832. 
Son of James H. Searles and Martha Gott Ransom; grandson of Robert 
Ransom and Elizabeth Porter; great-grandson Qi Jonathan Ransom and 
Mary Shaw. 

912. JOHN RUMNEY SEARLES. 8862. 

Rome, N. Y. 

Special apprentice, P. R. R. Born, Rome, N. Y., April 27, 1873. 
Son of James H. Searles and Eloise Rumney ; grandson of John 
Milton Rumney and Mary Abbot; great-grandson of John B. Rumney 
and Eloise Mann; gt^-grandson of J. Milton Mann, M. D., and Eliza 
Treby ; gt'-grandson of Bezaleel Mann and Bede Carpenter; gt*-grand- 
son of Samuel Mann and Zipporah Billings. 

213. WALTER JESSE SEARS. 4213. 

United States Navy. 

Lieutenant, U. S. N. Born, Wellsboro, Pa. Graduated from U. S. 
Naval Academy. In War with Spain, was Inspector of Ordnance at 
torpedo works, Brooklyn, till July 18, 1898; ordered to U. S. S. 
" Resolute " as Navigating Officer July 19; participated in bombard- 
ment of Manzanillo, Aug. 11-13; detached Sept. i, and ordered to 
Naval Hospital, Brooklyn, on account of sickness contracted in line of 
duty. Member of Army and Navy, New York Yacht and Reform 
Clubs of New York ; Society of Colonial Wars, Sons of the Revolution, 
Sons of the American Revolution in France, Military and Naval Order 
of the Spanish- American War; Army and Navy Club of Washington 
and Duquesne Club of Pittsburg. Son of Loran A. Sears and Fanny 
M. Locke ; grandson of Lamed B. Sears and Hannah F. Rockwood, 
and of Jesse Locke and Lury Rexford ; great-grandson of Earned Sears 
and Kezia Baker, of Nathan Locke and (wife not given), and of Wil- 
liam Rexford and Anna Blanchard ; gt^'-grandson of Stephen Sears and 
Elizabeth Sears, oi Joseph Locke and Mary Ayers, and of £lias Blaneh- 
ard a.nd Mary, his wife ; gt'-grandson of Joseph Sears and Ruth Sears, 
and of William Locke and Jemima Russell ; gt*-grandson of Joseph 
Sears and Hannah Hall, and of William Locke and Sarah Whittemore. 
The Sears line runs back to Richard Sares, who was a direct descend- 
ant of King Edward III. of England, and who came to Plymouth, Mass., 
in 1630. 

865. WILLIAM PARKER SEDGWICK. 8765. 

Bath, N. Y. 

Merchant. Born, Hammondsport, N. Y., March 20, 1837. Son of 
Datus Ensign Sedgwick and Mary Ann Kendall ; grandson of Hiram 

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Sedgwick and Polly Beckwith ; great-grandson of Samuel Sedgwick and 
Anna Steel, and of Lemuel Beckwith and Orra Guy. 

1080. GEORGE HAROLD SELLECK. 9880. 

New York City. 
Electrical engineer. Born, New York City, May 7, 1874. Degree of 
E E. Son of Geo. Washington Selleck and Emily Brown ; grandson 
of Stephen Miller Selleck and Charlotte Strang, and of John Brown 
and Rebecca Smith ; great-grandson of Gilbert Strang and Hester 
Haviland, and of Isaac Brown and Sarah Schiite ; gt'-grandson oi Joseph 
Strang and Jemima Budd, and of Abraham Brown and Annie Vermil- 
yea ; gt'-grandson of Daniel Strang and Phoebe Purdy, and of John 
Brown and Catherine, his wife ; gt'-grandson of Daniel Strang and 
Charlotte Hubert, and of John Brown and Marytie Hendrick. 

139. BENJAMIN BARTON SENIA. 1439. 

New York City. 
EngTaving. Born, Westchester, N. Y., May 31, 1862. Son of John 
N. Senia and Adelaide B. Barton ; grandson of Benjamin Asa Barton 
(a private in the War of 18 12, guarding New York harbor), and Pamela 
Brewer ; great-grandson of James Barton and Abigail Drake ; gt'-grand- 
son ol Joseph Drake. 

836. JAMES E. SEYMOUR. 8736. 

New York City. 
Life insurance. Born, Auburn, N. Y., April 20, 1846. Member of 
Colonial Club. Son of James Seymour and Eliza Wheaton ; grandson 
of Lucius Wheaton and Mehitable Annable ; great-grandson of Edward 
Annahle and Jemima Smith ; gt'-grandson of Samuel Annable, Jr., and 
Desire Dinimick ; gt^-grandson of Samuel Annable and Mehitable 
Allyn ; gl'-grandson of Anthony Annable and Ann Clark. 

1162. LOUIS WATKINS SHARRETTS. 10637. 

New York City. 
Salesman. Born, Spring Hill Farm, Baltimore Co., Md. , April 18, 
1870. Son of Samuel Fredk. Sharretts and Amanda Fitzallen Watkins; 
grandson of Hon. Wm. Washington Watkins and Laura, his wife ; great- 
grandson of Gassajvay Watkins and Ellenora Bowie Claggett. (See Wm. 
Watkins Kenly). 

783. WILLIAM H. SHAW. 8483. 

New York City. 
Importer of linens. Born, Troy, N. Y., Sept. 25, 1849. Member of 
Wool Club, Harlem Club, Harlem Republican Club, Kane Lodge, 
Jerusalem Chapter and Coeur de Leon Commandery. Son of Wm. H 

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Shaw and Emeline Salsbury ; grandson of Sylvester Francis Salsbury 
and Persis Wright ; great-grandson oijohn Wright zxiA of Francis Salis- 
bury. 

1327. HENRY HARRISON SHEETS, Jr. 11727. 

New York City. 
Manager of publishing house. Born, Indianapolis, Ind., Sept. 20, 
1872. Son of \Vm. Henry Harrison Sheets and Henrietta H. Stokes; 
grandson of William Sheets and Mary Skipwith Randolph ; great- 
grandson of Thomas Randolph and Catherine Lawrence ; gt^-grandson 
of Thomas Isham Randolph and Jane Cary, and of John Lawrence and 
Elizabeth St. Clair ; gt'-grandson of Archibald Cary and Mary Ran- 
dolph, and of Arthur St. Clair and Phosba Bayard. Archibald Cary 
was descended from Henry, Lord Hunsdon. 

1218. HAMMOND MATHEWS SHEIVE. 10918. 

Elmira, N. Y. 
Superintendent of The Bradstreet Co. Born, Wells Townsh'p, Pa., 
Sept 6, 1S64. Member of St. Omer's Commander}', Knights Templars, 
and Corning Consistory, A. A. S. R. Son of Charles Shelve and 
Frances Ellen French ; grandson of John Sheive and Amelia Bodder ; 
great-grandson of George Sheive and Catharine, his wife. 

S18. CHARLES GURLEY SHEPARD. 8718. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 
Manufacturer. Born, Buffalo, N. Y. , April 22, 1850. Son of John 
D. Shepard and Clarissa M. Joy; grandson or Thaddeus Joy and Hul- 
dah Miles ; great-grandson of David Joy, ^d, and Hannah Partridge ; 
gt'-grandson of David Joy, 2d, and Elizabeth Allen ; gt'-grandson of 
David Joy, ist, and Ruth, his wife ; gt'-grandson of Joseph Joy, 2d, and 
Elizabeth Andrews; gt'-grandson of Joseph Joy, ist, and Mary Prince; 
gt°-grandson of Thomas Joy and Joan Gallop. Thomas Joy came from 
England about 1630, and settled in Boston, Mass. 

819. WALTER JOY SHEPARD. 8719. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 
Manufacturer of sugar, coffee and rice machinery, etc. Born, Buffalo, 
N. Y., March 27, 1853. Son of John D. Shepard and Clarissa M. Joy, 
etc. See Chas. Gurley Shepard. 

1159. CHARLES PURDY SHERWOOD. 10634. 

White Plains, N. Y. 

Merchant. Born, Mt. Pleasant, Westchester Co., N. Y. , June 6, 

1851. Elected Trustee of Village of White Plains, 1896. Member of 

Hardware Club of New York City and Westchester Historical Society. 

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Son of John R. Sherwood and Martha Halsted ; grandson of Andrew 
L. Halsted and Fanny Miller; great-grandson of Abraham Miller and 
Sarah Mabez ; gt'-grandson of Elijah Aliller and Ann, his wife. 

1 31 9. PETER VALENTINE SHERWOOD. 11594. 

New York City. 
Dry goods commission merchant. Born, New York City, Aug. 16, 
1873. Son of Rhodes Warner Sherwood and Augusta Eliza Ruck; 
grandson of Valentine Sherwood and Anastasia Virginia Lafayette 
Warner, and of Peter Ruck and Alice Matilda Clason ; great-grandson 
of Austin Sherwood and Joan Rawlinson, of Peter Schemenhorn Ruck 
and Rachel Margaret La Tour, and of William Warner and Sarah 
Dusenberry ; gt^'-grandson of Moses Sherwood and Appolonia Rosecrans, 
of Anthony Wm. La Tour and Elizabeth Hughes, and of Benj. Dusen- 
berry and Ann, his wife ; gt'-grandson of Gcrshom Sherwood and Mar- 
garet, his wife, and of William Dusenberry and Sarah Lane. 

462. RUFUS ADAMS SIBLEY. 4562. 

Rochester, N. Y. 

Merchant. Born, Spencer, Mass., Dec. 3, 1841. Member of 
Rochester Historical Society and Oraskaso Historical Society of Lei- 
cester, Mass. Son of of Brigham Sibley and Adaline Adams ; grandson 
of Paul Sibley and Abigail Livermore ; great-grandson of David Liver- 
more and Anna Haywood ; gt"-grandson of Jonas Livermore and Eliza- 
beth Rice. 

1094. FREDERICK GILBERT SIKES. 9894. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 

Contractor. Born, Buffalo, N. Y., May 8, 186 1. Member of Liberal, 
Ellicott, Oakfield, and Good Government Clubs, and Engineers' Society 
of Western New York. Son of Samuel Darby Sikes and Susan 
Richards ; grandson of Horace Sikes and Nancy Darby, and of Gilbert 
Richards and Susan Joslin ; great-grandson of Abel Sikes and Lois 
Dwight, of Moses Richards and Sarah Stoughton, and ol Nathaniel Joslin 
and Susannah Buss ; gt'-grandson of Reuben Sikes and Thankful Buell, 
and of Samuel Stoughton and Sarah Munn ; gt'-grandson of John Sikes 
and Thankful Warriner, and of John Munn and Mary Helton ; gt'- 
grandson of Nathan Sikes and Elizabeth Ball. 

950. HENRY D. SILL. 8900. 

Cooperstown, N. Y. 
Physician. Born, Cooperstown, N. Y., Oct. 20, 1866. Degrees of 
B. S. from Princeton University and M. D. from Columbia University. 
Formerly Health Officer of Village of Cooperstown and Health Officer 
of Township of Otsego. Son of Jedediah Peck Sill and Lavantia 

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Wood ; grandson of Abel Sill and Hepsibah Peck ; great-grandson o£ 
/edediah Peck and Tabitha Ely. 

1303. CHARLES FRANKLIN SISSON, Jr. 11578. 

Binghamton, N. Y. 
Merchant. Born, Binghamton, N. Y., Feb. 18, 1877. Graduated 
from St. John's Military School, Manlius, N. Y. Son of Charles 
Franklin Sisson and Annie Cary ; grandson of Benj. Franklin Sisson 
and Marietta York ; great-grandson of Gilbert Sisson and Desire 
Maine ; gt^ -grandson of Amos Maine and Abagail Brown. 

995. EDWARD CARLTON SISSON. 9195. 

Binghamton, N. Y. 
Manufacturer. Born, Binghamton, N. Y., March 11, 1870. Member 
of Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity of Yale University, all the Masonic 
bodies, and the Binghamton Club. Son of Benjamin Franklin Sisson 
and Margaret Hillard; grandson of Gilbert Sisson and Desire Maine, 
and of Wm. Mather Hillard and Lucy Morella Dewey ; great-grandson 
of Amos Maine and Abagail Brown, and of John Hilliard and Betsey 
Worthington Mather. 

996. WILLIAM WORTH SISSON. 9196. 

Binghamton, N. Y. 
Dry goods merchant. Born, Binghamton, N. Y., Oct. 15, 1849. 
Member of Binghamton Club and the Order of Elks. Son of Benj. 
Franklin Sisson and Maritta York ; grandson of Gilbert Sisson and 
Desire Maine ; great-grandson of Amos Maine and Abagail Brown. 

801. AUSTIN M. SLAUSON. 8701. 

New York City. 
Confectioner. Born, Napanock, Ulster Co., N. Y. , May 4, 1840. 
Member of West Side Republican Club, and West End Association. 
Paternal line : Son of Albert Slauson ; grandson of Nathaniel Slauson 
and Hannah Griffin ; great-grandson of Ebcnezer Slauson and Rachel 
Hayes, and oi Joseph Griffin and Rhanana Peck. Maternal lines : Son 
of Cornelia C. Ten Eyck ; grandson of Matthew P. Ten Eyck and 
Ann P. Keator, etc. See paternal line of James de la Montanye. 

877. ARTHUR TAPPAN SMITH. 8777. 

Herkimer, N. Y. 
Editor and publisher. Born, Norway, N. Y., May 6, 1857. Village 
Clerk, Town Clerk, Town Supervisor, and County Clerk, Secretary of 
Herkimer County Historical Society, and Herkimer County Agricultural 
Society, and member of Oneida County Historical Society. Son of 
Frederick Smith and Mary E. Serviss, etc. See Zenas B. Smith. 

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597- CHARLES STEWART SMITH. 5397. 

New York City. 
Retired merchant, connected witli many financial institutions. 
Born Exeter, N. H., March 2, 1833. For seven years president of N. Y. 
Chamber of Commerce. At present a Rapid Transit Commissioner. 
Member of Union League, Century, Lawyers', Grolier, Metropolitan and 
Players' Clubs, Metropolitan Museum of Art and Society of Colonial 
Wars. Son of Rev. John Smith and Esther Mary Woodruff, etc. See 
James Dickinson Smith. 

1261. BORDEN DODGE SMITH. iim. 

Johnstown, N. Y. 

Lawyer. Born, Boston, Mass., July 19, 1847. Vice-President of 
Board of Education. Member of F. & A. M. Son of Horace E. 
Smith and Martha Ann Mills ; grandson of George Mills, Jr., and 
Susannah Hicks ; great-grandson of George Mills and Martha Gray. 
426. CHARLES WALTER SMITH. 4526. 

Rochester, N. Y. 

Wholesale grocer. Born, Rochester, N. Y. , April 8, 1862. Son of 
Charles Frederick Smith and Sarah Gardner Long ; grandson of Moses 
Long and Sarah Gardner Marshall ; and great-grandson of Moses Long 
and Lucy Harriman. 

1 1 25. DEAN ALBERT SMITH. 10525. 

Binghamton, N. Y. 

Wholesale boot and shoe merchant. Born, Union, N. Y. , Aug. 12, 
1870. Member of Binghamton Club, Binghamton Athletic Association, 
all Masonic bodies, I. O. O. F. , Y. M. C. A., L. A. W., and Pi Kappa 
Tau Society. Son of Warren Dean Smith and Sara Shepard ; grandson 
of Samuel Smith and Olive J. Mersereau ; great-grandson of Cornelius 
Mersereau and Rebecca Luning; gt'-grandson oi Joshua Mersereau and 
Ann Roome. 

1262. FREDERICK WILHELM SMITH. 11112. 

New York City. 
Broker's clerk. Born, Brooklyn, N. Y., Jan. 16, 1875. Son of 
Andrew A. Smith and Anna S. Wilhelm ; grandson of Walter Dean 
Smith and Hetty Bull Hosford ; great-grandson of Ebenezer Smith and 
Sarah Dean. 

1160. GABRIEL L. SMITH. 10635. 

Elmira, N. Y. 
Lawyer. Born, Minisink, N. Y., Aug. 4, 1824. Lieutenant-Colonel 
N. Y. Vols, during Civil War ; and was Judge Advocate of 7th 
Division, N. G. N. Y., with rank of Colonel. Elected County Judge 

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and Surrogate of Chemung Co., 1864 ; appointed member of Constitu- 
tional Commission, i8go, by Gov. D. B. Hill. Member of Bar Associa- 
tion of City of New Yorl<, G. A. R., and F. & A. M. 32''. Son of Joseph 

Smith and Sarah Hallock ; grandson of Smith and Mary Vail; 

great-grandson of Isaiah Vail. 

549. HENRY WILLIS SMITH. 5349. 

New York City. 

Lawyer. Born, Woodbourne, N. Y., March 4, 1857. Graduated from 
Monticello Academy and attended Cornell University two years. As- 
sistant District Attorney of Sullivan Co., and Examiner in U. S. cus- 
toms service, port of New York. Member of Democratic Club. Son 
of William W. Smith and Rachel Hardenbergh ; grandson of Martin 
Ryerson Hardenbergh and Eleanor De Puy ; great-grandson of Her- 
man Meyer Hardenbergh and Elsie Hasbrouck ; gt^-grandson of Gcr- 
ardus Hardenbergh and Nancy Ryerson ; gt'-grandson oi Joannes Har- 
denbergh and Maria Du Bois ; gt'-grandson of Johannes Hardenbergh 
and Catherine Rutsen. 

748. HOWARD CASWELL SMITH. 8448. 

New York City. 

Note broker. Born, New York City, Feb. 19, 1871. Degree of A. B. 
from Harvard University, Private in Squadron A., N. G. N. Y. Mem- 
ber of University, Union League, Harvard, Riding, Grolier, and Rac- 
quet and Tennis Clubs. Son of Charles Stewart Smith and Henrietta 
Haight Caswell ; grandson of Rev. John Smith and Esther Mary Wood- 
ruff, etc. See James Dickinson Smith. 

1054. JAMES DICKINSON SMITH. 9704. 

New York City. 
Banker. Born, Exeter, N. H., Nov. 24, 1829. Formerly member of 
the Connecticut Legislature, State Treasurer of Connecticut, and 
President of the Council of the City of Stamford. Member of Union 
League Club, New York Whist Club, New York Yacht Club, Players' 
Club, New York Club, New England Society, and various stock and 
produce exchanges. Son of Rev. John Smith and Esther Mary Wood- 
ruff ; grandson of Aaron Dickinson Woodruff and Grace Lowrey ; 
great-grandson of Thomas Lowrey and Esther Fleming. The immigrant 
ancestor in the Smith line was Samuel Smith, six generations back of 
Rev. John Smith, who came from England in 1640 and settled in Weth- 
ersfield. Conn. Intermediate ancestors served in the Colonial and 
Revolutionary wars, and were conspicuous in civil affairs. The Wood- 
ruff family contributed over 30 persons to the American army, 9 of 
whom became officers. 

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425. LESTER BQARDMAN SMITH. 4525. 

Rochester, N. Y. 
Wholesale grocer. Born, Rochester, N. Y., Jan. 3, 1867. In War 
with Spain, Captain of Co. H, 3d Regt., N. Y. Vol. Inf.; died Aug. 
17, 1898, of typhoid fever contracted at Camp Alger. Member of 
Genesee Valley, Rochester Yacht, Rochester Athletic and Columbia 
Rifle Clubs of Rochester, Saturn Club of Buffalo and United Service 
Club of New York. Son of Charles Frederick Smith and Sarah Gard- 
ner Long; grandson of Moses Long and Sarah Gardner Marshall; 
great-grandson of Moses Long and Lucy Harriman. 

76. SAMUEL R. SMITH. 4076. 

Freeport, N. Y. 
Banker. Born, Merrick, N. Y., June 28, i86z. Member of Olympia 
Lodge, F. & A. M., Hempstead Bay Yacht Club and State Bankers' Asso- 
ciation. Son of Carman Smith and Ruthella Smith, grandson oi Joseph 
Smith, Jr., and Harriet Raynor, and great-grandson oi Joseph Smith, Sr., 
and Elizabeth, his wife. Joseph Smith, Sr., was grandson of Jonathan 
Smith, who came to America prior to 1645, and settled in Merrick, N. Y. 
and was Captain of Light Horse Guards under commission signed 
by Lord Bellomont, Commander of the King's forces in New York, 
1689. 

689. STEWART WOODRUFF SMITH. 7189. 

Stamford, Conn. 
Dry goods commission merchant. Born, New York City, April 12, 
1861. Member of New England Society, Union League Club and 
Merchants' Club of New York, and Society of Colonial Wars. Son of 
Charles Stewart Smith and Eliza Bradish ; grandson of Rev. John 
Smith and Esther Mary Woodruff, etc. See James Dickinson Smith. 

778. WALTER CHESTER SMITH. 8478. 

Dunkirk, N. Y. 

Bookkeeper. Born, Dunkirk, N. Y., Dec. 23, 1832. Son of Waller 
Smith and Minerva P. Abell ; grandson of Moseley W. Abell and Ruth 
Baldwin ; great-grandson of Thomas Abel and Eunice Griswold. 

773- WALTER M. SMITH. 8473. 

New York City. 
Dry goods commission merchant. Born, Exeter, N. H., Feb. 13, 
1837. Son of Rev. John Smith and Esther Mary WoodrulT, etc. See 
James Dickinson Smith. 

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511. WILLARD PAYSON SMITH. 531 1. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 
Lawyer. Born, Dunkirk, N. Y., Sept. 20, 1866. Degrees of A. B., 
from Amherst College and LL. B., from Columbia. Member of Uni- 
versity Club of Buffalo, Buffalo Historical Society and Beta Theta Pi 
Fraternity. Son of Henry M. Tyler Smith and Helen More ; grandson 
of Marcus Smith and Sally Tyler ; great-grandson of Jacob Tyler, Jr., 
and Ruth Marsh ; gt^-grandson oi Jacob Tyler, Sr., and Abagail Bridges ; 
gt3-grandson of Col. Ebenezer Bridges. 

663. WILLARD PLEIS SMITH. 7163. 

New York City. 
Manager. Born, Osceola, Pa., July 20, 1867. Son of William J. 
Smith and Sarah P. Smith, etc. See Wm. J. Smith. 

1304. WM. EDWARD FREDERIC SMITH. 11579. 

New York City. 
Cashier's office, U. S. Leather Co. Born, Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Sept. 
14, 1867. For twelve years a member of 7th Regt. N. G. N. Y., five 
years as Corporal; on duty during Brooklyn strike in 1895. Member 
of F. & A. M. Son of Samuel Lee Smith and Mary D. Shafer ; grand- 
son of Edward Smith and Sarah Ann Lee ; great-grandson of Samuel 
Lee and Beulah Harrison ; gt'-grandson of Jonathan Lee and Mabel 
Little. 

468. WILLIAM J. SMITH. 4568. 

New York City. 
Salesmin. Born, Philadelphia, June 19,1834. Corporal in Artillery 
in the Civil War. Member of G. A. R. Son of Allen Smith and 
Angeline Spering; grandson ol John Spering zxi6. Sarah Cleckner. 

876. ZENAS BROCKETT SMITH. 8776. 

Herkimer, N. Y. 
Merchant. Born, Norway, N. Y., Dec. 12, 1854. Supervisor of the 
Town by election ; Special Deputy County Clerk by appointment. 
Member of F. & A. M. Son of Frederick Smith and Maria E. Serviss; 
grandson of Johnson Smith and Sarah Salisbury ; great-grandson of 
Jared Smith and Dorcas Johnson ; gt^-grandson ol Jared Smith, Sr., and 
Dorcas Beecher. The latter was a great-aunt of Henry Ward Beecher. 

1 109. HERBERT CROMMELIN SMYTH. 10509. 

New York City. 
Lawyer. Born, New York City, Dec. 19, 1870. Son of Joseph 
Kennedy Smyth and Julia Gabriella Ogden ; grandson of Samuel 
Gouverneur Ogden and Eliza Lewis ; great-grandson of Francis Lewis, 

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2d, and Elizabeth Ludlow ; gt'-grandson of Francis Lewis, \st, and 
Elizabeth Annesly. 

891. CULVER CHANNING SNIFFEN. 8791. 

United States Army. 
Major and Paymaster, U. S. A. Born, New York City, Jan. i, 1844. 
Executive Clerk to President Grant, Dec. i, 1869, to March 3, 1873; 
Disbursing Agent, Executive Mansion, Feb. 7, 1870, to March 3, 1873 ; 
Assistant Secretary to President Grant, March 4, 1873, to March 3, 
1877 ; same to President Hayes, March 4, 1877, to Oct. 10 1877. Mem- 
ber of Denver, Col., Athletic Club. Son of John Sniffen and Margaret 
Melissa Thompson ; grandson of John Sniffen and Mary Jane Culver; 
great-grandson of John Sniffen and Mary Ann Mead ; gt"-grandson of 
James Sniffen and (wife not given), and <ji John Mead and Mary Brush. 

608. HENRY BARTON SNYDER. 7108. 

Kingston, N. Y. 
Paymaster, D. & H. C. Co. Born, Rondout, N. Y., March 12, 1853. 
Son of Matthew B. Snyder and Mary Jane Adams ; grandson of Rich- 
ard Snyder and Blandina Burhans, and of Ebenezer Adams and Maria 
Hagadorn ; great-grandson of Edward Burhans and Bretje Blanchant, of 
Ebenezer Adams, Sr., and Elizabeth Martin, and oi Jacob Hagadorn. 

ni- ARTHUR W. SOPER. 8437. 

New York City. 
President, Safety Car Heating & Lighting Co. Born, Rome, N. Y., 
July 16, 1838. Member of Union League, Lotus, Lawyers', Atlantic 
Yacht, and New York Yacht Clubs. Son of Albert Soper and Esther 
Farquharson ; grandson of Philander Soper and Jerusha Martin ; great- 
grandson of Nathaniel Martin and Susannah, his wife. 

962. GEORGE HURLEY SPALDING. 8255. 

Syracuse, N. Y. 
Clergyman. Born, Montpelier, Vt., Aug. 17, 1835. Degrees of D. D. 
from Dartmouth College, and LL. D. from Syracuse University. Mem- 
ber of New Hampshire Legislature from Dover, 1877; member of 
New Hampshire Constitutional Convention, 1877. Member of Onon- 
daga Historical Society, Texas Historical Society, New Hampshire 
Historical Society, Society of Colonial Wars, and Founders and Patriots 
of America. Son of James Spalding, M. D., and Eliza Reed ; grandson 
of Thomas Reed and Patty Hutchins ; great-grandson of Hezekiah 
Hutchins and Anna, his wife. 

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421. SAMUEL S. SPAULDING. 4521. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 

Banker. Born, Buffalo, N. Y., June 26, 1849. Member of the Buffalo 
Historical Society and the Founders and Patriots of America. Son of 
Elbridge Gerry Spaulding and Nancy Strong ; grandson of Edward 
Spanlding and Mehitabel Goodrich ; great-grandson of Levi Spaulding 
and Anna Burns ; . . . gt°-grandson of Edward Spaulding, who 
settled in Massachusetts in 1630. 

1338. EDGAR A. SPENCER. 11738. 

Gloversville, N. Y. 

Lawyer. Born, Cherry Valley, N. Y., Nov. 23, 1847. Member of 
Constitutional Convention, 1894; and of Commission on Uniform 
Charter for Cities of Third Class in 1895 ; and has held some local 
offices. Member of Fulton County Historical Society. Son of Wm. 
D. Spencer and Mehitable P. Glazier ; grandson of Asa Glazier and Elina 
Parshall ; great-grandson of John Farshall and Phcebe Coddington. 

330. JOHN TITCOMB SPRAGUE. 4330. 

Clifton, Staten Island, N. Y. 
Physician. Born, Albany, N. Y., June 19, 1865. Degrees of B. S. 
from University of Virginia and M. D. from Bellevue Hospital Medical 
College, New York. Board of Health Physician by election. Member 
of Colonial Wars Society, Loyal Legion, Tompkins Lodge No. 471, 
F. & A. M., Bellevue Alumni, University of Virginia Alumni, Chi Phi, 
and Academy of Medicine. Son of John Titcomb Sprague and Mary 
Worth ; grandson of William Jenkins Worth and Margaret Stafford ; 
great-grandson of John Stafford and Margaret Denniston ; gt'-grandson 
of Joab Stafford and Susannah Spencer. [For continuation of Stafford 
line see Wm. S. Worth.] Also, grandson of Lawrence Sprague and 
Sarah Titcomb, and great-grandson oi Jonathan Titcomb. 

540. JAMES HENRY SPRINGER. 5340. 

New York City. 
Born, Portland, Me., May 18, 1846. Appointed United States Com- 
mercial Agent at San Juan de los Remedios, Cuba, Aug. 24, 1884. 
Belonged to several Spanish clubs. Son of Joseph Foster Springer and 
Jeannette Webb Jackson, etc. See Joseph Alden Springer. 

541. JOSEPH ALDEN SPRINGER. 5341. 

New York City. 
Born, Portland, Me., May 17, 1844. Entered U. S. Consular Service 
at Havana in 1864 ; remaining almost constantly in that service in Cuba 
till the War with Spain, at which time he was Vice Consul-General. 

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Was a member of the Casino Espanol, Union Club, and Havana Yacht 
Club. Son of Joseph Foster Springer and Jeannette Webb Jackson ; 
grandson of Samuel Springer and Elizabeth Foster, and of Alden Jack- 
son and Mehitable Quincy ; great-grandson of NatJianiel Spritigfr, of 
Joseph Foster and Jane Reed, and of Daniel Jackson and Elizabeth 
Alden ; gt"-grandson of Lorentz Springer ; gt'-grandson of Christopher 
Springer ; gt'-grandson Christoph Christlieb Christian Springer. Eliza- 
beth Alden mentioned above is a lineal descendant of John Alden. 

1263. ALBERT JAMES SQUIER. 6170. 

New York City. 

Clerk. Born, New York City, Aug. 16, 1873. Son of Theodore 
Augustus Squier and Carrie Ball ; grandson of Albert Augustus Squier 
and Lucretia Chapin,and of James Harvey Ball and Mary Smith Farrand; 
great-grandson of Samuel Farrand and Elizabeth Thompson Kitchell, 
of Frederick Chapiti and Lucretia Morton, and of Samuel Ball and 
Sarah Farrand Plume ; gt'^-grandson of James Kitchell and Hannah 
Day, and of Phincas Farrand and (wife not given) ; gt^-grandson of 
Abraham Kitchell and Charity Ford. 

1073. FRANK SQUIER. 1181. 

New York City. 

Paper merchant. Born, Charlton, N. Y., April 14, 1840. Appointed 
Commissioner of Parks of Brooklyn by Mayor Schieren, 1894, and 
Shore Road Commissioner by Mayor Wurster in 1896. Member of 
Montauk Club, Salmagundi Club, Union League Club of Brooklyn, 
G. A. R., etc. Son of Joel Squier and Marie Kilmer ; grandson of 
Ephraim Squier and Priscilla Sibley. 

257. GEORGE OWEN SQUIER. 4257. 

United States Army. 
First Lieutenant, 3d Artillery, U. S. A. Born in Dryden, Mich., 
March 21, 1865. Degree of Doctor of Philosophy from Johns Hopkins 
University. Member of American Institute of Electrical Engineers, 
American Mathematical Society, etc. Son of Almon Justice Squier and 
Emily Gardner ; grandson of Ethan Squier and Lovinia Huntley ; great- 
grandson of Nathaniel Squier and Mina Delano. 

635. ARTHUR FOWLER STANIFORD. 7135. 

New York City. 
Secretary and Treasurer, Metropolitan Gaslight Co. of Brooklyn, 
Born, Rockpoii, Mass., July 22, 1864. Son of Daniel Staniford and 
Caroline Cecelia Fawcett ; grandson of Thomas Staniford and Mary 
Staniford ; great-grandson of James Staniford and Bethiah Patch ; gt'-- 
grandson of John Patch and Abigail Somers ; gt'-grandson of John 

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Patch, Sr. , and Mercey Patten; gt-i-grandson of James Patch and 
Sarah Balch. Two brothers of James Staniford served in the Revolu- 
tionary War, and James' father, Thomas, was a Captain in the Louis- 
burg campaign. 

68. JOHN HENRY STARIN. 4068. 

New York City. 
Transportation. Born, Sammonsville, N. Y., Aug. 27, 1825. Trustee 
of Union College, Congressman for two terms, 1876-81. Member of 
St. Nicholas, Arion, New England, Genealogical and Holland Societies ; 
Union League, New York Yacht, New York Athletic, and New York 
Riding Clubs ; Chamber of Commerce, Produce Exchange, Down Town 
Association, Museum of Natural History, and Metropolitan Museum of 
Art, all of New York ; Utica Commandery, Montgomery County Agri- 
cultural Society, N. Y. State Agricultural Society, New Rochelle Yacht 
Club, Albany Burgess Corps, American Legion of Honor, etc. Son of 
Myndert Starin and Rachel Sammons ; grandson of JoJm Starin and 
Jane VVemple ; great-grandson of Philip Starin and Elizabeth Ebertson ; 
gt'-grandson of Nicholas Ster or Stern; gt^-grandson of Johannes Ster, 
who landed at New Amsterdam from Holland in 1696, and settled at 
Fort Orange (Albany), N. Y. 

414. CHAUNCEY CLARK STARKWEATHER. 4514. 

New York City. 
Lawyer. Born, Chicago, 111., Nov. 7, 1851. Degree of A. B. from 
Yale University and LL. B. from Columbia. Member of Lotos, Uni- 
versity Athletic and Yale Clubs. Son of Charles Robert Starkweather 
and Mary Huntington Eager; grandson of Rodney Starkweather and 
Jane Starkweather (his cousin) ; great-grandson of Charles Starkweather 
(father of Jane) and Martha Kingsley ; gt^-grandson of Robert Stark- 
weather, Jr., and Sarah Cady ; gt^-grandson of Robert Starkweather, Sr., 
who resided in Boston in 1640. 

582. DAVID McNEELY KNOX STAUFFER. 5382. 

Yonkers, N. Y. 
Civil engineer and proprietor of " Engineering News." Born, Mount 
Ivy, Pa., March 24, 1845. Degree of A. M. from Franklin and 
Marshall College. Private in Second Pennsylvania Militia in Antietam 
campaign, 1862 ; Corporal, Pennsylvania Light Artillery, in West Vir- 
ginia, 1863 ; Acting Ensign, U. S. N., 1865 ; for a time commanded 
U. S. S. " Alexandria " on lower Mississippi. Member of American 
Society of Civil Engineers, Institution of Civil Engineers (London), 
Pennsylvania German Society, Loyal Legion and G. A. R. Son of 
Jacob Staufifer and Mary Knox McNeely ; grandson of David McNeely 

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and Mary Knox ; great-grandson of Andrew Knox and Isabella White ; 
gt'-grandson of David Knox and Martha Jenkin. The Stauffer ances- 
tors were Swiss Mennonites and English Quakers, and non-combatants. 

1124. GEORGE REYNOLDS STEARNS. 10524. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 
Physician. Born, Buffalo, N. Y., March 20, 1853. Degrees of A. B. 
and A. M. from University of Rochester and M. D. from New York 
Homeopathic Medical College and Hospital. Member of several 
medical societies. Liberal and University Clubs of Buffalo, and Alpha 
Delta Phi and Phi Beta Kappa Fraternities. Son of George Chapin 
Stearns and Mary Schaufiler Raynolds ; grandson of George Raynolds 
and Eunice Patten ; great-grandson of Samuel Raynolds and Lucy 
Pitkin; gt'-grandson of Thomas Pitkin and Martha White. 

968. WILLIAM HENRY STEARNS. 9168. 

Rochester, N. Y. 

Commercial traveler. Born, Buffalo, N. Y., Nov. 17, 1846. Member of 
F. & A. M., R. A. M., R, & S. M., K. T., and S. P. R. S., 32"; also 
of the Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Son of 
Henry Stearns and Cordelia Robinson; grandson of Timothy Stearns, 3d, 
and Mary Look ; great-grandson of Titnothy Stearns, 2d, and Lydia 
Walton ; gt^-grandson of Timothy Stearns, ist, and Elizabeth Perkins ; 
gt'-grandson of Samuel Stearns and Sarah Walton ; gt'-grandson of 
Shubael Stearns and (wife not stated); gt'-grandson of Charles Stearns 
and Hannaii, his wife. Charles Stearns came from England and landed 
in Salem, Mass., June 12, 1630. 

438. JOHN HARRY STEDMAN. 4538. 

Rochester, N. Y'. 

Transfer expert. Born, Newport, R. I., Nov. 15, 1843. Degree of 
A. M. from University of Rochester. Member of Rochester Historical 
Society. .Son of John R. Stedman and Hannah Wilson Brownell ; 
grandson of Sylvester Brownell and Sarah W. Wilson, and great-grand- 
son of William £ rouniell zxid Eunice Palmer. 

949. ABRAM B. STEELE. 8899. 

Herkimer, N. Y. 
Lawyer. Born, Headley's Corners, Ohio, Jan. 10, 1845. District 
Attorney of Herkimer County, 1880-86; member of Constitutional Con- 
vention, 1894; President of Herkimer Village, 1891-92 : member of Board 
of Education for past four years. Member of Herkimer County His- 
torical Society, State Bar Association and State Firemen's Association, 
and Trustee of Firemen's Home at Hudson, N. Y. Son of George C. 
Steele and Rebecca Fisher ; grandson of Josiah Steele, 3d, and Hannah 

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Osborn ; great-grandson of Josiah Steele, 2d, and Phebe Smith ; gt'- 
grandson of Josiah Steele, ist, and Elizabeth Colton ; gt'-grandson of 
Eliphalet Steele and Catherine Marshfield ; gt'-grandson of Samuel 
Steele and Mercy Bradford ; gt^'-grandson of John Steele, Jr., and Lucy 
Warner ; gt'-grandson of John Steele, Sr., and Rachael, his wife. John 
Steele, Sr. , came from England to Massachusetts in 1630. 
1305. DAVID P. STEELE. 11580. 

New York City. 
Life insurance. Born, Peterboro, N. H., June 14, 1850. Son of 
Stephen P. Steele and Jane Scott ; grandson of Gen. David Steele and 
Lucy Powers; great-grandson of David Steele and Janet Little. 

1 161. FRANK BARTLETT STEELE. 10636. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 
Lawyer. Born, Buffalo, N. Y., March 28, 1864. Special Deputy 
Clerk of Supreme Court, 1892 ; transferred to Supreme Court, 1896 ; 
promoted to Deputy Clerk of Erie County, 1897. Member of Buffalo 
Historical Society and several social clubs. Son of Chas. Gould Steele 
and Harriet Virginia Snyder ; grandson of Oliver Grey Steele and Sarah 
Evelyn Hull; great-grandson of VVm. Hull and Nancy Barker; gt^- 
grandson of Zenas Barker and Rhoda Andrews. 

548. HIRAM ROSWELL STEELE. 5348. 

New York City. 

Lawyer. Born, Stanstead, Canada East, July 10, 1842. Captain and 
Commander of Vermont Volunteers, 1862-65 ! engaged in battles of 
Locust Grove, Mine Run and Wilderness ; wounded at Spottsylvania 
Court-House. Formerly Parish Judge, District Attorney, member of 
Constitutional Conventions of 1868 and 1879, Assistant Attorney-Gen- 
eral, Attorney-General and Judge of Superior Court, all of Louisiana. 
Member of G. A. R., Loyal Legion, New England Society, Hamilton 
Club and Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences. Son of Sanford 
Steele and Mary Hinman ; grandson of Zadock Steele and Hannah 
ShurtlefE, and of Benjamin Hinman and Lydia Dean; great-grandson 
oi James Steele and Abigail Huntington, and of Aaron Hinman and 
Ruth Hinman ; gt'-grandson of Benjamin Hinman and Molly Stiles. 
The Hinman line in this country begins with Sergeant Edward Hinman 
who first appeared in Stratford, Conn., in 1650. 

618. WILLIAM M. STETSON. 7118. 

Albany, N. Y. 

Merchant. Born, New Bedford, Mass., Feb. 12, 1838. Sergeant 
Major, 99th N. Y. Volunteers, during the Civil War. Member of Temple 
Lodge, F. & A. M., Temple Chapter, DeWitt Clinton Council and 

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Temple Commandery, and of Founders and Patriots of America. Son 
of Ebenezer J. Stetson and Hannah H. Bennett ; grandson of Joseph 
Befuictt and Hannah Hammett. and of Charles Stetson and Jane Jenny; 
great-grandson of Charles Stetson and Bathsheba Hatch ; gt'-grandson 
of Anthony Stetson and Anna Smith ; gt'-grandson of Robert Stetson 
and Mary Collamore ; gt'-grandson of Joseph Stetson and Prudence, 
his wife. 

ii6. MORRIS PUTNAM STEVENS. 4116. 

New York City. 
Lawyer. Born, Clifton. Md., June 14, 1867. Degrees of LL. B. 
from University of Maryland and LL. M. from New York University. 
Member of Society of Medical Jurisprudence and Knickerbocker Ath- 
letic Club. Son of Francis Putnam Stevens and Alexina Bouldin, 
grandson of Samuel Small Stevens and Martha Osgood ; great-grandson 
of Abel Stevens and Betsey Putnam ; gt'^-grandson of Simeon Stevens 
and Elizabeth Wright ; gt'-grandson of Samuel Stevens and Ruth, his 
wife. Betsey Putnam, wife of Abel Stevens, was a cousin of General 
Israel Putnam. 

1238. HENRY CHRISTOPHER HAND STEWART. 10938. 

New York City. 
Manufacturer. Born, Lancaster, Pa., March 22, 1864. Name 
changed by order of Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia. For- 
merly Captain in 6th Regt. of Pennsylvania National Guard. First 
Lieutenant in 4th N. J. Vol. Inf. in War with Spain. Member of Founders 
and Patriots of America, Veteran Corps of the 1st Regt. N. G. Pa., 
New York Naval Reserves, and Royal Arch Masons. Son of Jacob M. 
Boyd and Josephine C. Jennings ; grandson of J. William Jennings and 
Ann Maria Helfmeier; great-grandson of George Jentiitigs who was the 
great-grandson of John Jennings vi^ho landed in Virginia in 1635. 

272. IRA BLISS STEWART. 4272. 

New York City. 
Lawyer. Born, Batavia, N. Y., Oct. 28, 1855. Member of Twilight 
Club and Arkwright Club. Son of Reuben Nelson Stewart and Harriet 
Dewey Ford ; grandson Ira Stewart and Sally Rogers ; great-grandson 
of Paul Stewart and Olive Munger. 

650. JAMES STEWART. 7150. 

Oneonta, N. Y. 
Lawyer. Born, South Worcester, Otsego Co., N. Y., Nov. 26, 1840. 
Formerly Major in N. Y. State Militia ; Aide-de-Camp to Maj. Gen. 
S. S. Burnside. Member of Assembly, 1873. Member of local Board 

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of Managers of Oneonta Normal School. Son of William Stewart and 
Hannah Becker ; grandson of Philip Becker d^nd Catherine, his wife. 

990. WILLIAM D. STEWART. 9190. 

New York City. 
Commission salesman. Born, Hoboken, N. J., Nov. 15, 1866. Cor- 
poral of Co. I, 7th Regt. N. G. N. Y. Member of the Founders and 
Patriots of America. Son of Thomas B. Stewart and Manetta C. 
Mason ; grandson of Perez Mason and Nancy Ayer ; great-grandson of 
Parley Mason and Ruth Paddleford ; gt^-grandson of Peres Mason and 
Martha Barney. 

327. J. DWIGHT STICKNEY. 4327. 

Paris, France. 
Guide. Born, New York, Nov. 2, 1849. Son of J. Dwight Stickney 
and Juliet A. Warren ; grandson of Jotham Stickney and Sarah H. Skin- 
ner, and of Rev. Edmond Warren and Mary Goodwin ; great-grandson 
of Levi Stickney and Molly Leach, and oi Josiah Warren and Sarah Tar- 
bell ; gt'-grandson of Wade Stickney and Hannah Jackson ; gt'-grand- 
son of Moses Stickney and Sarah Wardwell ; gt'-grandson of Amos 
Stickney and Sarah Morse ; gt''-grandson of William Stickney who was 
born in England in 1592, and was one of the original settlers of Rowley, 
Mass. 

753. HENRY C. S. STIMPSON. 8453. 

New York City. 
Lawyer. Born, Hoboken, N. J., July 18, 1872. Degree of LL. B. 
from New York Law School. Member of Dwight Alumni, Mayflower 
Descendants and Founders and Patriots of America. Son of Gustavus 
Adolphus Stimpson and Jessie Selina Crouch ; grandson of George 
Stimpson and Caroline Amelia Belyea ; great-grandson of George 
Stimpson, Sr., and Sarah Hiers ; gt'"-grandson of Andrew Stimpson and 
Lucy Blackman ; gt'-grandson of John Stimpson and Susannah Fos- 
dick, and of George Black?nan and Amy Dwelly ; gt^-grandson of IVil- 
liam Fosdick and Susannah White. 

794. CHARLES L. STOCKING. 8494. 

Rome, N. Y. 
Accountant. Born, Waterbury, Conn., Dec. 10, 1851. Formerly 
Captain in 2d Regt., Connecticut National Guard. Held minor polit- 
ical offices. Son of Anson G. Stocking and Sarah A. Frost ; grand- 
son of Anson Stocking and Mercy Miles ; great-grandson of Timon 
Miles and Mercy Judd. 

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496. ENOCH VINE STODDARD. 4596. 

Rochester, N. Y. 
Physician. Born, New London. Conn., July 10, 1840. Degrees of 
A. B. and A. M. from Trinity College, and M. D. from Albany Medical 
College. Surgeon in 65th New York Volunteers ; in actions about 
Petersburg, June, 1863 ; and in battles at Aldie, Occoquan and Staf- 
ford Court-House, Va., Gettysburg, Pa., Mine Run, Wilderness, Spott- 
sylvania. Cold Harbor, Petersburg and Opequan, Va. ; never sick or 
wounded. Formerly Commissioner of Health of Rochester. Present 
Commissioner of State Board of Charities. Member of Rochester His- 
torical Society, Folk Lore Society of London, G. A. R., Loyal Legion, 
Society of Colonial Wars, Colonial Order, and several national and 
state medical and scientific societies. Son of Enoch Vine Stoddard 
and Mary Smith Allen ; grandson of Vine Stoddard and Prudence 
Morgan, and of Lewis Allen and Mary Dennison Smith ; great-grand- 
son of Vine Stoddard, Sr., and Prudence Morgan, and of Dennison Smith 
and Waity Burrows ; gt^'-grandson of Ralph Stoddard, T,d, and Susannah 
Elderkin, and of Oliver Smith and Mary Dennison ; gt'-grandson of 
Ralph Stoddard, 2d, and Hannah Lester ; gt't-grandson of Ralph Stod- 
dard, 1st, and Mary Ames. Ralph Stoddard, ist, came to Connecticut 
from County Kent, Eng. , in 1695. Oliver Smith was descended from 
Nehemiah Smith, who came to Connecticut from England about 1639. 

1306. CLARENCE GEORGE STONE. 11 581. 

Mount Vernon, N. Y. 
Representative of Mellen's Food in New York. Born, Detroit, Mich., 
July 3, 1859. Degree of Pharmaceutical Chemist from LTniversity of 
Michigan. Member of F. & A. M., Temple and Consistory, the Drug 
Trade Club of New York, etc. Son of Horatio R. Stone and Mary 
Atchison ; grandson of Samuel Stone and Polly Kinney ; great-grand- 
son of Thomas Stone, Sr., and Rachel Marsh. 

1 163. SEYMOUR HENRY STONE. 10638. 

Syracuse, N. Y. 
Retired. Born, Homer, N. Y. , July 27, 1831. Lieutenant in Co. A, 
51st Regt. N. G. N. Y., over 30 years ago. Member of all Masonic 
bodies, York and Scottish rites ; Society of Mayflower Descendants and 
the Onondaga County Historical Society. Son of Jacob Thompson 
Stone and Mary Bennett ; grandson of Thomas Stone, Jr., and Mary 
Webb, and of Asa Be>mett,Jr., and Chloe Grow; great-grandson of 
Thomas Stone, Sr., and Rachel Marsh, and of Darius Webb and Debo- 
rsh Palmer ; gt'-grandson of Ebenezer Webb and Ruth Crane. 

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1264. JOHN HUDSON STORER. 11114. 

New York City. 
Physician. Born, Westminster, Conn., March 11, 1866. Son of Eg- 
bert Storer and Julia Louise Kinne; grandson of David Storer and 
Anna Butts ; great-grandson of Ebenezer Storer and Eunice Brewster. 

641. HENRY JUSTUS STORRS. 7141. 

New York City. 
Chief clerk, finance dapartment, New York City. Born, Oyster Bay, 
L. I., Feb. 15, 1836. Son of Joseph Storrs and Ann Townsend Alsop ; 
grandson oi Justus .S/crw and Sarah Wright; great-grandson of Judah 
Storrs and Lucy Cleveland ; gt^-grandson of Thomas Storrs and Mehit- 
able, his wife ; gt'-grandson of Samuel Storrs and Esther Egard ; gt'- 
grandson of Thomas Storrs of Nottinghamshire, Eng., and Mary, his 
wife. 
640. RICHARD ALSOP STORRS 7171. 

New York City. 
Born, Oyster Bay, L. L, Jan. 10, 1830. Died, May 11, 1896. Son 
of Joseph Storrs and Ann Townsend Alsop, etc. See Henry J. Storrs. 

813. WILLIAM CUMMINGS STORY. 8713. 

Lawrence, L. I., N. Y. 
Formerly dry goods commission merchant. Born, New York City, 
Jan. 2, 1851. Member New York Athletic Club, Saratoga Golf Club, and 
Metropolitan Museum of Art. Son of James Monroe Story and Anna 
Terry ; grandson of Daniel Story and Sophia Cummings ; great-grand- 
son of Daniel Story, Sr., and Ruth Burniiam ; gt"-grandson of Stephen 
Story and Elizabeth, his wife ; gt'-grandson of Sergt. Jacob Story and 
Martha Burns ; gt-i-grandson of Samuel Story and Elizabeth, his wife. 

987. CORNELIUS STANTON STOWITTS. 9187. 

Kingston, N. Y. 
Clergyman. Born, Currytown, N. Y., Feb. 17, 1846. Degrees of 
A. B., A.M., and S. T. D. from Hamilton College, and B.D. from Auburn 
Theological Seminary. Son of George P. Stowitts and Charlotte A. 
Legg ; grandson of Jacob Stowits and Nancy Lyker ; great-grandson 
of George Stowits and Margaret Diefendorf ; gt'-grandson oi Philip G. 
Stowitz, and Mary Ecker. 

1031. FREDERICK SMITH STRONG. 9556. 

United States Army. 
First Lieutenant and Adjutant, 4th Artillery, U. S. A. Born, 
Paw Paw, Mich., Nov. 12, 1855. Son of Samuel Filer Strong and 

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Anna Maria Fish ; grandson of Samuel Strong and Betsey Smith ; 
great-grandson of Phiite/ias Slroiig and Anna Filer ; gt'-grandson of 
Eleazer Strong, Jr., and Abigail Chappell, and of Samuel Filer and 
(wife not given) ; gt'-grandson of Eleazer Strong and Jerusha Stiles ; 
gt'-grandson of Jedediah Strong, Jr., and Abiah IngersoU. 

716. THOMAS HUBBARD STRYKER. 8416. 

Rome, N. Y. 
President Rome Locomotive Works. Born, Rome, N. Y. , Nov. 14, 
1847. Degrees of A. B. and A. M. from Hobart College. Member of 
Rome Club, University Club of New York, Sons of the Revolution, 
Society of Colonial Wars, and Founders and Patriots of America. 
Son of John Stryker and Frances Elizabeth Hubbard ; grandson of 
Daniel Perrine Stryker and Harriet Pierson ; great-grandson of JoJin 
Stryker and Lydia Cornell ; gt'^-grandson of Pieter Strijcker and Antje 
Deremer; gt'-grandson of Jan Strijcker and Margarita Schenck ; 
gt<-grandson of Pieter Strijcker and Annetje Barends. 

735. CHARLES F. STURDEVANT. 8435. 

Rome, N. Y. 
Born, Martinsburg, N. Y., Nov. 21, 1846. Son of James M. Sturde- 
vant, M. D., and Louisa Stephens; grandson of Caleb Stti rdeTunt a.nd 
Miriam Howe. 

973. HARRY S. STURDEVANT. 9173. 

Rome, N. Y. 
Traveling salesman. Born, Brooklyn, N. Y., June 3, 1867. Son of 
James S. Sturdevant and Fanny Abbey ; grandson of Dr. James M. 
Sturdevant and Harriet Stephens (first wife) ; great-grandson of Caleb 
Sturdevant and Miriam Howe. 

374. EDWARD A. SUMNER. 4374. 

New York City. 
Lawyer. Born, Rome, N. Y., Nov. 3, 1857. Degrees of B.A. and 
M.A. from Wesleyan University. Served full time in State Militia. 
Attorney for Comptroller of New York State by Republican appointment. 
Member of a number of political and social clubs of New York City, 
and the New England Society of New York. Son of John A. Sumner 
and Helen Brooks ; grandson of John H. Sumner and Elizabeth H. Conk- 
lin ; great-grandson of William Sumner and Elizabeth Arnold ; also 
grandson of Merritt Brooks and Mary Moulton ; great-grandson of 
Ebenezer Moulton and Mary Lillibridge ; gt'-grandson of Stephen 
Moulton. 

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216. GEORGE WATSON SUMNER. 4216. 

United States Navy. 
Captain of the New York Navy Yard. Born, Constantine, Mich., 
Dec. 31, 1841. In the Civil War, participated in the passage of the 
forts below New Orleans, the first siege of Vicksburg, and the action at 
Dutch Gap, James River, Va. Not wounded. Member of the Regular 
Army and Navy Union. Son of Watson Sumner and Hester Ann 
Welling; grandson of Daniel Sumner and Hannah Watson; great- 
grandson of Hezekiah Sumner and Desire Higgins ; gt'-grandson of 
William Sumner and Hannah Clark ; gt^-grandson of Hezekiah Sum- 
ner and Abigail Bidwell ; gt^-grandson of William Sumner, who was 
grandson of William Sumner of Bicester, England, who came to Dor- 
chester, Mass., in 1636. This family has been prolific of deacons, sol- 
diers and statesmen, including Gov. Increase Sumner, 1746-99, Gen. 
Edwin V. Sumner, U. S. A., 1797-1863, Senator Charles Sumner, 1811- 
1874. There were 24 of the family in the Revolutionary War. 

1058. ALBERT HAWKES SUTTON. 9708. 

Needham, Mass. 
Dry goods salesman. Born, Roselle, N. J., Sept. 22, 1872. Member 
of 7th Regt. Veterans, New York City. Son of George Hills 
Sutton and Emma Florence Hawkes ; grandson of Ezra Hawkes, Jr., 
and Mary Ann Berry ; great-grandson of Ezra Hawkes, Sr., and Sally 
Tolman ; gt'-grandson of Ehnim Tobnan and Sarah, his wife. 

1267. FRANK SUTTON. 11117. 

New York City. 
Consulting electrical engineer. Born, New York City, Dec. 28, 1874. 
Degree of E. E. from Columbia University. Member of Alpha Delta 
Phi Club. Son of Woodruff Sutton and Fannie Steele ; grandson of 
Wm. Steele and Annie Ostrom ; great-grandson of Jacob Ostrom and 
Fannie Falconer ; gt^-grandson of Jonathan Falconer and Nancy Ste- 
phens ; gt'-grandson of/^/i« j^;7/<w/f7- and Elizabeth Purdy ; gt' -grand- 
son of Pierre Fauconnier and Magdalena Pasqueay. 

1307. FREDERICK WILLIAM SWAN. 11582. 

Elmira, N. Y. 
Fire insurance and real estate. Born, Elmira, N. Y., Nov. 13, 1868. 
Son of Chas. Swan and Lucretia Angeline Randall ; grandson of Wm. 
Swan, Jr., and Hannah McWhorter ; great-grandson of Wm. Swan, 
and Sally Oldfield. 

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1346. GUSTAVUS SWAN. 11746. 

Westernville, N. Y. 
Retired from business. Born, Western, Oneida Co., N. Y. , Sept. i, 
1828. Formerly Justice of the Peace. Member of Reform Club of 
New York, New York Historical Society and Rome Club. Son of 
Jonathan Swan and Lydia Bradford Butts ; grandson of John Swan and 
Polly Learned; great-grandson oi/o/tn Swan and Sarah, his wife. 

495- JAMES SWEENEY. 4595. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 
Retired. Born, Tonawanda, N. Y., Sept. 3, 1833. Son of James 
Sweeney and Moriah Vandervoort ; grandson of Michael J'a/iJc-n'oort 
and Rebecca Whiting ; great-grandson oi Jonathan JF///////^and Rachael 
Smith ; gt^-grandson of Ebenezer Whiting and Rebecca Reynolds. 

874. OWEN JAY SWEET. 8774. 

United States Army. 
Captain 25th United States Infantry. Born, Kent, Conn., Sept. 4, 
1845. Appointed Second Lieutenant, 137th New York Infantry, 1862 ; 
promoted to First Lieutenant, 1863 ; Captain, 1854, and brevet Major 
of Volunteers, 1865 ; participated in numerous skirmishes and battles, 
including Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Rockfaced 
Ridge, Resaca, New Hope Church, Dallas, Altoona, Lost and Pine 
Mountains, Nose's Creek, Gulp's Farm, Marietta, Kenesaw Mountain, 
Peach Tree Creek, Decatur, Stone Mt., Atlanta, various engagements 
in Sherman's March, and the campaigns of Atlanta, Savannah and the 
Carolinas ; twice wounded ; several times commended on the field and 
specially mentioned by his superiors for conspicuous gallantry. Entered 
regular army in 1867 and was made Superintendent of Civil Affairs in 
North Carolina for a few years ; then served in several Indian cam- 
paigns ; commanded a battalion during the great railroad strike of 1894, 
and received special mention from Gen. Merritt. Received Gettysburg 
medal from state of New York, 1893. Member of G. A. R. and Loyal 
Legion. Son of James S. Sweet and Aurilla Duncan ; grandson of 
Benjamin Duncan and Phebe Fowler ; great-grandson of Jacob Fowler 
and Phebe Vail ; gt'-grandson of Israel Vail, etc. See Stephen Le 
Grand Abbey. 

576. CHARLES STANLEY SYMONDS. 5376 

Utica, N. Y. 

Bank president. Born, Watertown, N. Y., June 30, 1841. Lieutenant 

of State Militia. Now and for many years a Manager of New York 

State Hospital at Utica, appointed by Governor. Member of Fort 

Schuyler Club of Utica, Oneida County Historical Society, Society of 

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Colonial Wars and Society of Mayflower Descendants. Son of Charles 
Fitch Symonds and Sarah Louise Grannis ; grandson of Martin W. 
Symonds and Harriet, his wife, and of Cyrus Grannis and Lucretia 
Hatch ; great-grandson of Azel Fitch and Damarias, his wife, and of 
Timothy Hatch and Lucretia, his wife. Timothy Hatch's father came 
to America in 1635, and settled near Plymouth, Mass. 
490. CHARLES HATFIELD TAFT. 4560. 

New York City. 

Drug broker. Born, Brooklyn, N. Y., Aug. 19, 1857. Member of 
Montauk Lodge, 286, Y. & A. M., Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, 
32°, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine and Royal Arcanum. Marshal of 
Brooklyn Sunday School Union Anniversary Parades for four years. 
Son of James Horton Taft and Frances Adden Seney ; grandson of 
Rev. Robert Seney and Jane Augusta Ingraham ; great-grandson of 
Joshua Seney and Frances Nicholson ; gt'-grandson oi James Nicholson 
and Frances Witter. James Nicholson's father was a Scotchman from 
Berwick- on-T weed who held offices of trust under the Colonial Govern- 
ment of Virginia. Joshua Seney was a member of the First and Second 
Congresses and Judge of the Supreme Court of Maryland. 
911. HENRY FISK TARBOX. 8861. 

Batavia, N. Y. 

Lawyer. Born, Scottsville, N. Y., March i, iSrp. Degree of A. M. , 
from Genesee College (now Syracuse University). Brevet Major of 
io8th Regt. of New York Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War ; 
participated in battle of Antietam. Member of Assembly, 1867-68; 
Collector of Internal Revenue; Republican Presidential Elector, 1880; 
and Postmaster of Batavia. Member of G. A. R. Son of Henry Tar- 
box and Julia Brainerd ; grandson of David Tarbox and Abigail Mack, 
and of Calvin Brainerd and Sarah Brainerd ; great-grandson of David 
Tarbox and Abigail Taylor, and of Ezra Brainerd and Jerusha Smith ; 
gt^-grandson of Capt. Godfrey Tarbox and Hannah Laighton, of David 
Smith and Dorothy Brainerd, and of Josiah Brainerd and Hannah 
Spencer ; gt^-grandson of Jonathan Tarbox and Eleanor, his wife, and 
of Hezekiah Brainerd (father of Dorothy) and Dorothy Hobart ; gt*- 
grandson of Samuel Tarbox and Rebecca Armitage, and of Jeremiah 
Hobart and Elizabeth Whiting; gt'-grandson of Rev. Samuel Whiting 
and Elizabeth St. John ; gt'-grandson of Rt. Hon. Sir Oliver St. John 
and Sarah Bulkley. 

1347. FRED ELMER TASKER. 1974. 

New York City. 

Lawyer. Born, Manchester, N. H., May 9, 1862. Degrees of Ph. 
B., from Wesleyan University and LL. M., from Columbian University, 

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Washington, D. C. Member of various political and social clubs and 
Masonic organizations. Son of John Calvin Tasker and Marietta 
Smith; grandson of David Smith and Hannah Royce; great-grandson 
of Elijah Smith and Polly Nichols. 

1065. GEORGE DAVIS TERRY. 9715. 

New York City. 

Contractor. Born, Brooklyn, N. Y., Feb. 5, 1870. Degree of B. A. 
from Yale University. Member of Society of Colonial Wars and So- 
ciety of Mayflower Descendants. Son of Edmund Terry and Anna Pren- 
tice ; grandson of Roderick Terry and Harriet Taylor; great-grandson 
of Rev. John Taylor and Elizabeth Terry ; gt"-grandson of Nathaniel 
Teny and Abiah Dwight. 

143. SETH E. THOMAS. 4143. 

New York City. 

Merchant. Born, Thomaston, Conn., Oct. 9, 1841. Member of 
Union League Club, New England Society and Chamber of Commerce. 
Son of Seth Thomas and Charlotte D. Parker ; grandson of Seth Thomas 
and Laura Andrews ; great-grandson of William Andrews and Submit, 
his wife. 

1365. ALFRED KENDALL THOMPSON. 11990. 

Rochester, N. Y. 

Born, Lima, N. Y., June i, 1872. Son of E. R. Thompson and Har- 
riet J. Kendall ; grandson of Alfred Kendall and Lydia Francis ; great- 
grandson of Elihu Francis and Lydia French ; gt'-grandson of Amos 
Francis and Sarah Curtis, 

867. BENJAMIN THOMPSON. 8767. 

Philadelphia, Pa. 

Clothier and tailor. Born, Philadelphia, Pa., April 9, 1857. Mem- 
ber of Board of Trade, Manufacturers' Club and Chamber of Commerce 
of Philadelphia, New England Society of Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania 
Forestry Association, Union League Club of Philadelphia, and Veteran 
Corps of the ist Regt. of Infantry, N. G. Pa. Son of Ethan Osborn 
Thompson and Christianna Wilson Wright ; grandson of Benjamin 
Thompson and Ruth Osborn ; great-grandson of Ethan Oshom and 
Elizabeth Riley. The immigrant ancestor in the Thompson line was 
William Thompson who landed at Plymouth, Mass., from the third em- 
barkation from Plymouth, Eng., in 1623. 

563. HUGH SMITH THOMPSON. 5363. 

New York City. 

Comptroller of New York Life Ins. Co. Born, Charleston, S. C, 
Jan. 24, 1836. Diploma of South Carolina State Military Academy. 

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Elected State Superintendent of Education of South Carolina in 1876, 
1878, and 1880; Governor in 1882 and 1884; appointed Assistant Sec- 
retary of the United States Treasury by Cleveland in 1886; Civil 
Service Commissioner by Cleveland in 1889 and reappointed by Har- 
rison. Member of Century Association, Reform Club and Southern 
Society of New York City. Son of Henry Tazewell Thompson and 
Agnes Smith, grandson of Waddy Thompson and Eliza Blackburn 
Williams, and great-grandson oi/as. Williams s.\\d Elizabeth Blackburn. 

701. JOHN JAMES THOMPSON. 8401. 

New Hamburg, N. Y. 
Mechanical engineer. Born, Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Aug. 14, 1874. 
Son of John Thompson and Caroline Piatt Halsey Bailey ; grandson of 
James Bailey and Caroline Piatt Halsey; great-grandson of Rev. Fred- 
erick Halsey and Lactitia Piatt ; gt^-grandson of Charles Piatt and Car- 
oline Adriance; gt^-grandson of Zephaniah Piatt and Hannah Saxton; 
gf'-grandson Jonas Piatt. 

963. NORMAN JEROME THOMSON. 9163. 

Elmira, N. Y. 
Wholesale dry goods. Born, Candor, N. Y., May 15, 1854. Son of 
Jerome Thompson and Minerva McCarty; grandson of Austin Thomp- 
son and Abigail Hallock ; great-grandson of Lewis Thompson and Lydia 
Mills; gt^-grandson oi Lnvis Mills -unA (wife not given.) 

388. WILLIAM HOLMES THOMSON. 4388. 

St. Louis, Mo. 

Bank cashier. Born near Frederick City, Md., April 16, 1837. Son 
of William James Thompson and Margaret Ann Davis; grandson of 
Ignatius Davis and Catharine Lackland ; great-grandson oi James Lack- 
land and Catherine Lynn ; gt^-grandson of David Lynn of Dublin. 
David Lynn, Jr., brother of Catherine Lynn, was an officer in the Revo- 
lutionary Army, and John Lynn, another brother, was wounded at the 
battle of Eutaw Springs. 

1079. SAMUEL BRINCKERHOFF THORNE. 9879. 

New York City. 

Born, New York City, Sept. 19, 1873. Degree of B. A. from Yale 
University. Son of Jonathan Thorne and Harriet Van Schoonhoven ; 
grandson of Wm. Henry Van Schoonhoven, and Margaret Smith Brinck- 
erhoff ; great-grandson of Jacobus (James) Van Schoonhoven and 
Alida Lansing, and of Stephen John Brinckerhoff and Margaret Piatt 
Smith ; gt^'-grandson oi Jacobus Van Schoonhoven and Elizabeth Clute, 
and of John Brinckerhoff and Hannah Van Wyck ; gt'-grandson of 
Richard Van Wyck and Barbara Van Voorhees. 

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661. HOWARD THORNTON. 7 161. 

Newburgh, N. Y, 

Lawyer. Born, Governor's Island, N. Y., Feb. 25, 1849. Son of Wil- 
liam Anderson Thornton and Helen Smith ; grandson of oljohn Thorn- 
ton and Catharine Clyde ; great-grandson of William Thornton and 
(wife not given), and of Samuel Clyde and Catherine Wasson ; gt'- 
grandson of Daniel Clyde and Esther Rankin. William Thornton is 
believed to have been the brother of Matthew Thornton, of New Hamp- 
shire, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, 
loii. HERMANN N. TIEMANN, Sr. 941 i. 

New York City. 

Merchant. Born, New York City, Feb. 2, 1863. Lance Corporal, 
Co. E, 7th Regt. N. G. N. Y. Son of Julius W. Tiemann and Marie 
A. Megie, etc. See Julius W. Tiemann. 

341. JULIUS W. TIEIMANN. 4341. 

New York City. 
Manufacturer. Born, New York City, Aug. 15, 18 17. Member of 
New York Historical Society and Library. Son of Anthony Tiemann 
and Mary F. Newell ; grandson of A/iiirezv Newell and Elizabeth Wyeth ; 
great-grandson of David Newell and Mary, his wife, and of Noah Wycth 
and Betty Fitch ; gt^-grandson of Joseph Newell and Elizabeth Tuck, 
and of Ebenezer Wyeth, Sr., and Susanna Hancock; gt^-grandson of 
John Newell and Hannah Larkin, and of John Wyeth and Deborah 
Ward ; gt'-grandson of Andrew Newell and Mary Pitt, and of Nicholas 
Wyeth and Rebecca Andrews. Andrew Newell and wife came from 
Bristol, Eng., and settled in Charlestown, Mass., about 1630. Nicholas 
Wyeth settled in Cambridge, Mass., about 1640. 

817. JARED HYDE TILDEN. 8717. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 

Contractor. Born, Franklin, Conn., April 30, 1828. Degree of 
M. D. from Eclectic Medical Institute, Cincinnati, O., 1850. Commis- 
sioned Surgeon's Mate, with rank of First Lieutenant, 74th Regt. N. G. 
N. Y. 1854. Member of Buffalo Historical Society, Buffalo Fine Arts 
Academy and Buffalo Library. Son of Thomas Brown Tilden and Abby 
Huntington Hyde ; grandson of Ebenezer Tilden and Elizabeth Brown, 
and of Jared Hyde and Mary Hartsorn ; great-grandson of Thomas Hyde 
and Ednah Burleigh. 

456, THOMAS W. TIMPSON. 4556. 

Nevi' York City. 

Cashier. Born, New York City, March 15, 1866. Lieutenant and 
Captain nine years in 71st Regt., and Captain two years in 9th Regt. 

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N. G. N. Y. ; during War with Spain was Captain of Co. M, 9th N. Y. 
Vol. Inf. Member of Sons of the Revolution and Society of Foreign 
Wars. Son of Thomas W. Timpson and Sarah Moulton ; grandson of 
James T. Moulton and Hannah R. Westcott; great-grandson of Benja- 
min Moulton and Sarah Johnson ; gt'' -grandson of Stephen Moulton. 
570. WILLIAM SAMUEL TITUS. 5370. 

New York City. 
Importer of silk goods. Born, Bridgeport, Conn., Sept. 23, 1867. 
Son of Samuel Titus and Sarah Adelaide Stagg ; grandson of John 
Peter Stagg and Sarah Somers Town ; great-grandson of Isaac Stagg 
and Catherine Lincoln ; gt'^-grandson of John Stagg and Anneke 
Stoutenburgh. 

683. ODELL DYCKMAN TOMPKINS. 7183. 

Catskill, N. M. 

Lawyer. Born, New York City, Sept. 25, 1872. Degree of LL. B. 
from University of the City of New York. Member of Eastchester 
Society of Descendants of Revolutionary Sires, Westchester County Bar 
Association, Delta Phi and Phi Delta Phi Fraternities. Son of Min- 
thorne D. Tompkins and Ellen M. Wilcox; grandson of Geo. Clinton 
Tompkins and Sarah M. Watson ; great-grandson of Elijah Tompkins 
and Sarah Barker; g'C-grs.ndson oi /onnthan Griffin Tompkins diXxd Sarah 
Hyatt. 

1096. GEORGE DANFORTH TOOKER. 9896. 

Yonkers, N. Y. 

Sugar refining. Born, Jersey City, N. J., July 5, 1867. Member of 
Sons of the Revolution. Son of Nathaniel Tooker and Anna C. Dan- 
forth ; grandson of Nathaniel Tooker and Jane Ammerman ; great- 
grandson of Reubeji Tooker and Martha Fowler, and of Derick Ammer- 
W(7« and Mary Belknap; gt^-grandson of Charles Tooker and Hannah 
Smith, and of Isaac Belknap and Mary Richardson. 

247. EDWIN FRANKLIN TOWNSEND. 4247. 

Washington, D. C. 
Colonel, U. S. A., retired. Born, New York, July 14, 1833. Gradu- 
ate of West Point, 1S54. In Battle of Shiloh, Tenn. ; sundry engage-- 
ments in advance on Corinth, Miss. ; battle of Nashville, Tenn. ; and 
Indian campaigns in 1873 ; never wounded. Member of Loyal Legion, 
Kansas Historical Society, Army and Navy Club of Washington, and 
United Service Club of New York. Son of Edwin Townsend and Ann 
Eliza Graff; grandson of John Townsend and Martha Fowler ; great- 
grandson of Daniel Tozansend and Rebecca Ward ; gt'-grandson of John 
Townsend and Anne Gedney ; gt^-grandson of Daniel Townsend and 
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Freelove Dickenson ; gt't-grandson of James Townsend and Jane Rud- 
dock ; gt5-grandson of John Townsend, who came to America from 
England prior to 1645. 

177. RUFUS M. TOWNSEND. 4177. 

Troy, N. Y. 
Lawyer. Born, Troy, N. Y., Oct. 27, 1858. U. S. Circuit Court 
Commissioner for the Northern District of New York, and First Lieu- 
tenant of the 1 2th Separate Co. of tiie National Guard of New York. 
Member of Troy Club, East Side Club of Troy, United Service Club of 
New York, Sons of the Revolution, Society of Colonial Wars, and 
Society of War of 18 12. Son of Rufus Marsh Townsend and Cornelia 
Roessle ; grandson of Nathaniel Townsend and Cynthia Marsh ; great- 
grandson of Rufus Marsh and Mary Adams ; gt°-grandson of Eliashib 
Adams and Chloe Huntington; gt'-grandson of Eliashib Adams ; gt-t- 
grandson of Edward Adams. 

1345. IRA OTIS TR.\CY. 11745. 

New York City. 
Physician. Born, Lisbon, N. Y. , Sept. 17, 1858. Degree of M. D. 
from College of Physicians and Surgeons of New York. Member of 
Order of Founders and Patriots of America, American Medico-Psycho- 
logical Association and New York Society of Medical Jurisprudence. 
Son of Ira Otis Tracy and Lydia Caldwell ; grandson of Ciiristopher 
Tilman Tracy and Clarissa Leach ; great-grandson of Hczckiah Tracy 
and Eunice Rood ; gt'-grandson of Joseph Tracy ; gt'-grandson of 
Nathaniel; gt*-grandson of Thom-as; gt^-grandson of Lieut. Thomas, 
who settled at Salem, Mass., in February, 1636. 

766. JEREMIAH EVARTS TRACY. 8466. 

New York City. 

Lawyer Born, Windsor, Vt., Jan. 31, 1835. Degree of LL. B. from 
Yale College, 1857. Member of Common Council of Plainfield, N. J., 
1877 and 1881. Member of Down Town, Yale Alumni, State Bar and 
City Bar Associations, New York Law Institute, Yale Clubs of New 
York and Plainfield, Loyal Legion, and New England Society. Son of 
Ebenezer Carter Tracy and Martha Sherman Evarts ; grandson of Jere- 
miah Evarts and Mehetabel Sherman ; great-grandson of Roger Sherman 
and Rebecca Prescott. 

80. CHARLES HOOPER TRASK. 4080. 

Concord, Mass. 

Merchant. Born, Manchester, Mass., Sept. 4, 1824. Degrees of 
B. A. and M. A. from Yale. Member of New England Society of New 
York, American Geographical Society, Yale Alumni Club, etc. Son of 

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Richard Trask and Abigail Hooper ; grandson of Joseph Hooper and 
Nabby Crafts ; great-grandson of Eleazer Crafts and EHzabeth Allen ; 
gt^-grandson of Benjamin Crafts, 2d, and Mary Choate ; gt^-grandson of 
Benjamin Crafts, ist; gt'-grandson of Samuel Crafts. 

458. ROBERT TREAT. 4558. 

New York City. 
Commercial. Born, Claredon, O., Feb. 8, 1831. Member of the 
Knights of Honor. Son of Chester Treat and Belinda Pinney ; grand- 
son oi John Treat and Rachel Burr ; great-grandson of Henry Treat and 
Abigail Oilman ; gt"-grandson of Matthias Treat and Hannah Warren. 

1126. EDWARD LATHROP TRIPLER. 10526. 

New York City. 
Merchant. Born, New York City, Nov. 26, 1847. Formerly Quarter- 
master Sergeant of the 23d Regt. N. G. N. Y. Served in Civil War as 
a volunteer for thirty days. Member of Union League Club of Brook- 
lyn and Society of Old Brooklynites. Son of John Henry Tripler and 
Abby Jane Craft; grandson of Bradford Craft and Paulina Thorpe; 
great-grandson of Eliphakt Tlwrpc and Ester Jennings, and of David 
Craft and Miss Nash. 

908. GEORGE BRADFORD TRIPLER. 8838. 

New York City. 
Merchant. Born, Brooklyn, N. Y., Jan. 4, 1863. Member of Mystic 
Shrine, Palestine Commandery, Jerusalem Chapter and Excelsior 
Lodge, F. & A. M. Son of John Henry Tripler and Abby Jane Craft, 
etc. See Edward L. Tripler. 

1 2 19. FREDERIC MARTIN TURNER. 109 19. 

New York City. 
Salesman. Born, Brooklyn, N. Y.,Oct. 3, 1848. Member of Society 
of Mayflower Descendants. Son of Joseph Mott Turner and Sophia 
Bingham Cushman ; grandson of Martin Turner and Clarissa Andrews ; 
great-grandson of Eli Andrczos and Ruth Rockwell. 

140. THEODORE CAMPBELL TURNER. 4140. 

Cooperstown, N. Y. 
Banker. Born, Cleveland, O., June 24, 1845. Member of Society of 
Colonial Wars, Loyal Legion and Sons of Veterans. Son of Levi C. 
Turner and Julia Campbell ; grandson of Robert Campbell and Rachel 
Pomeroy ; great-grandson of Samuel Campbell and Jane Cannon. 

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1127. p. ERNEST TURTELOT. 10527. 

Frankfort, N. Y. 

Solicitor and collector. Born, Herkimer, N. Y., Sept. 21, 1858. 
Degree of Ph. M. from Syracuse University. Member of F. & A. M. 
and Herkimer County Historical Society. Son of Dr. Stephen Turte- 
lot and Almira Osborn ; grandson of Simeon Osborn and Hannah Far- 
rington ; great-grandson of Asa Osborn and Sally Hyde ; gt'-grandson 
of Timothy Osborn and Rachel Judd. 

1068. JAMES HORTON TUTTLE. 9718. 

New York City. 

Lawyer. Born, Croton, N. Y., Oct. 24, 1875. Member of Delta 
Kappa Epsilon Club. Son of Nathaniel Tuttle and Ella Nora Jordan 
Clark, etc. See Nathaniel Tuttle. 

594. NATHANIEL TUTTLE. 5394. 

New York City. 

Cashier, New York Tribune. Born, Cortlandt, N. Y., April 21, 1848. 
Member of West Side Republican Club, West Side Protective League, 
American Museum of Natural History and Metropolitan Museum of 
Art Son of James Horton Tuttle and Phoebe Ann Tucker ; grandson 
of Reuben Tucker and Rachel Boice ; great-grandson of Nathaniel 
Tucker and Nancy Bishop. 

422. PIERRE RUTGERS KISSAM TYNG. 4522. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 

Banker. Born, Peoria, 111., April 21, 1868. Son of Alexander Gris- 
wold Tyng and Lucie Brotherson ; grandson of Stephen Higginson 
Tyng, D. D., and Anne Griswold ; great-grandson of Dudley Atkins 
Tyng and Sarah Higginson ; gt'-grandson of Stephen Higginson and 
Susannah Porter Cleveland, and lineal descendant of Rev. Francis 
Higginson who settled at Salem, Mass., in 1629. 

521. JAMES T. UTTMAN. 5321. 

New York City. 

Baggageman. Born, Canajoharie, N. Y., Feb. 9, 1842. Son of Wm. 
P. Uttman and Margaret Angle ; grandson of Peter Ottman and Alida 
Morrell, and great-grandson of Christian Ottman. 
1334. JAMES LYMAN VAN BUREN. 11 734. 

Dunkirk, N. Y. 

Wholesale jeweler. Born, Dunkirk, N. Y., April 8, 1867. Son of 
James Henry Van Buren and Lydia Beecher Colman ; grandson of 
Henry Broadhead Van Buren and Caroline E. Kingsley ; great-grand- 
son of Jacob Kingsley and Dicey Abel; gt^'-grandson of Thomas Abel 
and Eunice Griswold. 

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86i. HARRY S. VANDER BURGH. 8761. 

Hackensack, N. J. 
Bookkeeper. Born, New York City, Aug. 27, 1852. Son of John 
B. Vander Burgh and Catharine Weld ; grandson of James Vander 
Burgh and Martha Strong; great-grandson oi John Strong and Martha 
Knowles. 

377. LOUIS F. VANDER BURGH. 4377. 

New York City. 
Bookkeeper. Born, New York, June 30, 1855. Son of John B. 
Vander Burgh and Catherine Weld; grandson of James Vander Burgh 
and Martha Strong ; great-grandson oijohn Strong a.nA Martha Knowles. 

901. EDGAR VAN ETTEN. 8851. 

New York City. 
General Superintendent, N. Y. C. & H. R. R. R. Born, Milford, 
Pa., April 15, 1843. First Lieutenant, 2d Regt. New Jersey Volunteers, 
1861-64 ; in all battles of Army of the Potomac from the first Bull Run 
to Cold Harbor, excepting the second Bull Run and Antietam. Mem- 
ber of Holland Society, Lotos Club, Colonial Club, Transportation 
Club, and Fort Orange Club of Albany. Son of Amos Van Etten and 
Lydia C. Thrall ; grandson of Cornelius Van Etten and Anna Smith, 
and of Samuel Southmayd Thrall and Cynthia Newman ; great-grand- 
son Q){ Johannes Van Etten and Rachel Decker Williams, and of Lemuel 
{Lemme) Thrall and Lydia Skinner ; gt'-grandson of Jacob Van Etten 
and of Moses Thrall. 

659. JAMES JUDSON VAN HORN. 7159. 

United States Army. 
Colonel, 8th Infantry, U. S. A. Born, Mt. Gilead, O., Feb. 6, 1835. 
Graduated from West Point, 1858. Was stationed at San Antonio when 
Civil War broke out and was made prisoner by Confederates ; exchanged 
in April, 1862 ; served in Virginia Peninsula and Maryland campaigns ; 
engaged at South Mountain, Antietam, Petersburg, Va., and Bethesda 
Church; breveted Major, for gallantry at Cold Harbor; from 1865 to 
1872, various assignments; after 1872 almost continuously on frontier, 
advancing through different grades to Colonel. In the War with Spain, 
Col. Van Horn's regiment, the 8th U. S. Infantry, sailed with the first 
expedition for Cuba. When returning to his ship during a violent 
storm while at Baiquiri, he was crushed between the ladder and the 
ship's side and obliged to take a leave of absence. During the latter, 
he died of heart failure, superinduced by his injuries, at Fort D. A. 
Russell, Wyo., Aug. 30, 1898. Member of Loyal Legion. Son of 

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Craven Osborne Van Horn and Mary Emmerson ; grandson of James 
Van Horn and Mary Groves. 

217. HENRY VAN HORNE. 4217. 

Schenectady, N. Y. 
Engineer. Born, Schenectady, N. Y., Sept. 17, 1838. Member of 
Holland Society. Son of William James Van Home and Mary M. 
Barhydt ; grandson of James E. Van Home and Mary Conant ; great- 
grandson of James Van Home and Margaret Johnson ; gt°-grandson of 
Abratn Van Home and Hannah Hoff ; gt'-grandson of Cornelius Van 
Home and Hannah Sebrook ; gt*-grandson of Abram Van Home and 
Maria Provost ; gt'^-grandson of Cornelius J. Van Home and Anna 
Maria Jans ; gt°-grandson of Jan Corneliessen Van Home, who came 
to America in 1634. 

1 1 68. JOHN TIMOTHY VAN ORSDALE. 10643. 

United States Army. 
Captain, 7th U. S. Infantry. Born, Woodhull, N. Y., March 12, 
1850. In active field service against the Indians ; in battle of the Big 
Hole, Montana, Aug. 9, 1877. In War with Spain, participated in battle 
of El Caney and subsequent operations resulting in surrender of San- 
tiago. Member of Masonic Fraternity, including Knight Templar 
degrees. Son of Augustus Van Orsdale and Eunice Graham ; grand- 
son of Cornelius Van Orsdale and Margaret Robinson, and of James 
Graham and Asenath Parker ; great-grandson oijohn Van Arsdale, Sr., 
and Catherine Mills (second wife), and oijohn Parker S-VtA Mirab, his 
wife; gt^'-grandson of Stoffel Van Arsdalen and Magdalen Van Hen- 
gelen ; gt^-grandson of John Van Arsdalen and Lammetie Probasko ; 
gt'-grandson of Simon Jansen Van Arsdalen (who came from Holland 
to New Amsterdam in 1653) and Peternelle Wyckoff. The name 
"Van Arsdalen," shortened to " Van Arsdale," was formerly pronounced 
as if spelled " Van Aursdaul." This has resulted in various phonetic 
spellings in different branches of the family and in different generations 
of the same family, such as Van Osdoll, Van Orsdale, etc. 

854. GEORGE WEST VAN SICLEN. 8754. 

New York City. 
Lawyer. Born, Hudson, N. Y., Aug. 13, 1840. Degrees of M. S., 
from College of the City of New York and LL. B., from Columbia 
College. Member of Holland Society, Founders and Patriots of 
America, American Historical Society, Hermean Society, Third of 
October Association of Leyden, Holland, the Zeeuwsch Genootschaap 
der Wetenschapen te Middelburg, and the Maatschappij der Neder- 
landsche Letterkunde te Leiden. Son of Matthew Van Siclen and 

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Eleanor Clark West; grandson of David West and Rebecca Clark; 
great-grandson of Baiajah JKfj/and Annah Younglove. Annah Young- 
love was sister of Col. John Younglove, Chairman of the Cambridge 
Committee of Safety, and Dr. Moses Younglove who, with five other 
brothers, was in the battle of Bennington, etc. 

1166. CHARLES M. VAN VALKENBURGH. 10641. 

Lockport, N. Y. 
Real estate and banking. Born, May 22, 1854. Member of City 
Club. Son of Daniel A. Van Valkenburgh and Lucinda S. Bruce; 
grandson of Warren Bruce and Eunice Wright ; great-grandson of 
Phineas Wright and Esther Coates. 

1 167. WILLIAM WARD VAN VALZAH. 10642. 

New York City. 
Physician. Born, Buffalo Cross Roads, Union Co., Pa., Dec. 11, 
1848. Son of W. Van Valzah and Sarah L. Forster ; grandson of Dr. 
Robert Van Valzah and Elizabeth Sutherland ; great-grandson of 
Tho7nas Sutherland and Jane, his wife. 

515. JOHN RUFUS VAN WORMER. 5315. 

New York City. 
Secretary and General Manager, Lincoln Safe Deposit Co. Born, 
Adams, N. Y., March 14, 1849. Member of St. Nicholas, Holland and 
New England Societies, and the Lotos, Union League, Republican and 
New York Athletic Clubs. Son of Rufus Van Wormer and Eunice 
Bullock ; grandson of Abram Van Wormer and Clarissa Richardson ; 
great-grandson of Jacob Van Wormer and Poly Alger ; gt^-grandson 
of Henry Van Wormer. 

1239. ABRAM VIELE. 10939. 

Saratoga Springs, N. Y. 
Clergyman. Born, Saratoga, N. Y., March 17, 1829. Graduate of 
Fort Edward Collegiate Institute, and M. E. General Biblical Institute 
of Concord, N. H. (now part of Burton University). Son of John I. 
Viele and Katharine Pattison ; grandson of James Pattison and Judith 
Ackart ; great-grandson of Solomon Ackart (or Acker). 

167. FRANK VINCENT. 4167. 

New York City. 
Traveler and author. Born, Brooklyn, April 2, 1848. Son of Frank 
Vincent and Harriet Barnes; grandson of William Vincent and Joanna 
Frink ; great-grandson of William Vincent and Zeruah Rudd. 

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I220. CHARLES EDWARD VINTON. 10920. 

Elmira, N. Y. 
Wholesale liquor merchant. Born, Southbridge, Mass., Jan. 2, 1835, 
Member of Knights Templars. Son of Charles Winthrop Vinton and 
Harriet Healy ; grandson of Joshua Vinton and Sally Dyer; great- 
grandson oi John Vinton and Dorothy Holmes. 

344. SAMUEL H. VIRGIN. 4344. 

New York City. 
Clergyman. Born, North Carver, Mass., Aug. 25, 1842. Degrees of 
D.D. from University of New York, and LL. D. from Iowa College. 
Member of Union League, Harvard, Congregational and Harlem Clubs, 
New England Society, etc. Pastor of Pilgrim Congregational Church. 
Son of Samuel Virgin and Melissa C. Hammond ; grandson of Thomas 
Hammond and Persis Cobb ; great-grandson of George Hammond and 
Lucy Sturtevant, and of Nchemiah Cobb and Mehitable Rickard. 

305. OTTO ULRICH VON SCHRADER. 4305. 

St. Louis, Mo. 
Lawyer. Born, Bellville, 111., !May 8, 1857. Degrees of A.B. from 
Washington University of St. Louis, and LL. B. from Columbia Law 
School, New York City. Son of Frederick Von Schrader and Olivia 
Gill Morrison ; grandson of William Morrison and Eliza S. Bissell ; 
great-grandson of Daniel Bissell and Deborah Seba ; gf'-grandson of 
Ozias Bissell and Mabel Roberts. 

218. WILLIAIM PRESTON VOSE. 4218. 

United States Army. 
Major, 6th Artillery, U. S. A. Born, Orrington, Me., July 19, 
1840. In Civil War, participated in all the battles in which the 5th 
Corps was engaged during the last years of the war. In War with 
Spain, commanded 6th Artillery at Fort McHenry, Md. Member of 
Loyal Legion. Son of William Vose and Mary Wooderson Phillips; 
grandson of William Vose and Clarissa Tainter ; great-grandson of 
William Vose and Mary Howe. 

474. GEORGE WADSWORTH. 4574. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 
Lawyer. Born, Litchfield, Conn., March 10,1830. Formerly City At- 
torney of Buffalo. Member of Buffalo and EUicott Clubs, Lodge of 
Ancient Landmarks, F. & A. M. , and Adytum Chapter R. A. M. Son 
of James C. Wadsworth and Sally C. Cooke ; grandson of Thomas Cooke 
and Elizabeth Hoyt ; ^\&:!A.-^x■^x\^i.so\^ oi Joseph Plait Cooke and Sarah 
Benedict. 

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159. WILLIAM P. VVADSWORTH. 4159. 

New York City. 
Born in New York, Nov. 15, 1840. Son of John Wadsworth and 
Caroline Masi ; grandson of Horace Wadsworth and Abigail Adams ; 
great-grandson of /(Wrf///(7« IViic/sivorfh and Abigail Flagg ; gt^-grand^ 
son of Scrmiiii Wadsworth and Millicent Marsh ; gt^-grandson of Jona- 
than Wadsworth and Hepzibah Marsh ; gt^-grandson of Hon. William 
Wadsworth and Abigail Lewis. Others of this family were conspicu- 
ous in Connecticut history. Capt. Joseph, son of William, seized the 
Connecticut Charter from the British Governor in 1687. Capt. John, 
son of Jonathan, was killed in battle, 1776. Elijah was a Captain, and 
James, grandson of William, was Major-General, 1777. 

765. CHARLES WEBSTER WAGNER, 8465. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 
Contractor. Born near Fonda, N. Y. , May 20, 1853. U. S. Consul 
to Toronto, Can., 1885-1889. Member of Saturn Club of Buffalo. 
Son of Levi Wagner and Mary Davis; grandson of John P. Davis and 
Olive Stafford ; great-grandson of Richard Stafford and Susan Brown ; 
gt^-grandson oi Joab Stafford zxiA. Susannah Spencer, etc. See Wm. S. 
Worth. 

562. EDWARD NEWTON WALBRIDGE. 5362. 

Rochester, N. Y. 
Real estate. Born, Rochester, N. Y., Oct. 11, 1859. Commander 
of Second Separate Division, Naval Militia of New York ; on outbreak 
of War with Spain, volunteered with whole command ; commissioned 
ensign and assigned to duty at New York Navy Yard ; his command 
was distributed among various vessels. Son of Silas Dewey Walbridge 
and Sarah Maria Anderson: grandson of Silas Walbridge, Jr., and 
Esther Dewey, and of Thomas Archibald Anderson and Sarah Whip- 
ple ; great-grandson of .S/yizj- Walbridge, Sr., and Rhoda Gun, and of 
/o/i/i Anderson and Jane Archibald. 

1 197. THERON AUGUSTUS DERBY WALES. 8604. 

Elmira, N. Y. 
Physician. Born, South Weymouth, Mass., July 15. 1842. Son of 
Theron Wales and Charlotte Burrell Derby; grandson of William 
Wales and Rachel Lovell. and of Martin Derby and Mary Burrell; 
great-grandson of Wm. Wales and Mary Noyes, of Abner Derby and 
Mary White, of Caleb Lovell and Ruth Fullerton, and of Robert Burrell 
and (wife not given) ; gt^-grandson of Jonathan Derby and Elizabeth 
Pratt, and of David Burrell and Mary Dyer. 

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1366. ALBERT H. WALKER. 11991, 

New York City. 
Patent lawyer. Born, Fairfax, Vt., Nov. 25, 1844. Degree of LL. B. 
from Northwestern University. Member of Connecticut Legislature, 
1891-92. Member Phi Delta Phi Fraternity and Royal Arcanum. 
Son of Sawyer Walker and Melinda Gile ; grandson Jesse Walker and 
Prudence Sawyer ; great-grandson of Gideon Walker and Rachel Fos- 
ter, and of Thomas Dtcyer and Prudence Carter ; gt"-grandson of 
Daniel Walker and Mary Perry ; gt^-grandson of Philip Walker and 
Sarah Walker. 

790, CHARLES HENRY WALKER. 8490. 

New York City. 
Physician. Born, Lockport, N. Y., April 23, 1867. Degrees of Ph. B. 
from Cornell University and M. D. from University of the City of 
New York. Son of Wm. J. Walker and Margaret C. Eshbaugh ; grand- 
son of John Eshbaugh and Margaret Lantz ; great-grandson of Solomon 
Eshbaugh and Maria Stahl; gt^-grandson oi John Stahl. 

1367. JOHN EDWIN WALKER. 11992. 

New York City. 
Lawyer. Born, Springfield, 111., Oct. 5, 1873. Son of Edwin Sawyer 
Walker and Harriet VVeeks; grandson of Sawyer Walker and Melinda 

Gile, and of Philo Weeks and Jane Sowles ; great-grandson of 

Weeks and Elizabeth Chapman, and of Lewis Sowles and Mary Marvin ; 
gt"-grandson of Timothy Chapman, who came to America from England 
about 1750, and of Benjainin Man'in. For Walker line, see Albert H. 
Walker. 

494, GEORGE A. WALLACE. 4594. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 
Wholesale grocer. Born, Brighton, Monroe Co., N. Y., Aug. 4, 1847. 
Degree of M. D. from Buffalo Medical College, 1870. First Lieutenant 
in 54th Regt. N. G. N. Y., 1869 to 1874. Member of Monroe 
Commandery, K. T., Hamilton Chapter and Genesee Falls Lodge. 
Son of Timothy Wallace and Olive Sherman ; grandson of Ebenezer 
Wallace and Anna Snow, and of Nathan Sherman and Polly Carpenter ; 
great-grandson of Benoni Wallace, and of George Sherman and Chloe 
Mason; gt'-grandson of John Wallace, Jr., and of George Sherman; 
gt'-grandson of John Wallace, Sr., and of Elkanah Sherman ; gt'-grand- 
son of Edmund Sherman ; gt'-grandson of Philip Sherman, one of the 
founders of Rhode Island. 

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553. HIRAM WALWORTH. 5353. 

Plattsburgh, N. Y. 
Real estate. Born, New York City, Jan. 27, 1833. Member of 
Plattsburgh Institute, Johnstown Historical Society, and Society of the 
War of 1812. Son of Hiram Walworth and Delia A., his wife; 
grandson of Benjamin Wahuorth and Aphia Hyde. 

S70. FRANCIS LIVINGSTON WANDELL. 8770. 

New York City. 
Lawyer. Born, New York City, July 3, 1849. Son of Benjamin Coe 
Wandell and Caroline Sophia Pangburn ; grandson of Abraham Wan- 
dell and Martha Coe ; great-grandson of Benjainin Coe and Sarah John- 
son ; gt^-grandson oi John Civ and Hannah Halstead; gt^-grandson of 
Samuel Coe and Margaret Van Zandt ; gt*-grandson of John Coe. 

1 164. HAMILTON WARD, Jr. 10639. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 
Lawyer. Born, Washington, D. C, Jan. 20, 1871. Assistant District 
Attorney of Erie County, Pa., since April, 1895. Member of Buffalo 
Historical Society, Press Club, Laymen's League, Republican League, 
and Masonic Lodge. Son of Hamilton Ward and Mary Adelia Cham- 
berlain ; grandson of Peter Hamilton Ward and Elizabeth Cleveland ; 
great-grandson of Peter Ward and Maria Colfax ; gt^-grandson of Feter 
Ward, Sr. 

730. JOHN S. WARDWELL. 8430. 

Rome, N. Y. 
Merchant. Born, Rome, N. Y., Jan. 8, 1856. Son of Samuel Ward- 
well and Mary A. Stillman ; grandson of Daniel Wardwell and Mehet- 
abel Mann, etc. See William W. Wardwell. 

1308. WILLIAM THOMAS WARDWELL. 11583. 

New York City. 

Treasurer, Standard Oil Co. Born, Bristol, R. I., Feb. i, 1827. Son 
of Wm. Taylor Wardwell and Mary Hawes ; grandson of Capt. John 
Hawes and Mercy Taber ; great-grandson of Shnbael Halves and 
Elkanah Wrightington. 

705. WILLIAM W. WARDWELL. 8405. 

Rome, N. Y. 

Merchant. Born, Mannsville, N. Y., Jan. 15, 1834. Chairman of 
Board of Fire and Police Commissioners many years. Son of Judge 
Daniel Wardwell and Mehetabel Mann ; grandson of Samuel Wardwell 
andLydia, his wife, and of Newton Mann and Abagail Maxcy ; great- 
grandson of John Wardwell and Phoebe Howland, and of Bezakel Mann 



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and Bede Carpenter; gt^'-grandson of Joseph Wardwell and (wife not 
given), and of Samuel Mann and Zipporah Billings; gt'-grandson of 
Urial Wardwell and Grace Giddings, and of Rev. Samuel Mann and 
Esther Ware ; gt'-grandson of William Mann and Mary Jarred. 

1097. JOHN HALLOCK WARING. 9897. 

Montclair, N. J. 
Banking. Born, Brooklyn, N. Y., Oct. 12, 1870. Son of Wm. 
Henry Waring and Kate Bernard ; grandson of Nathanael Ferris War- 
ing and Clara Ann Bennett ; great-grandson of Henry Waring, Jr., and 
Susan Peck; gt^-grandson of Henry JVcirh/g- and Hannah Ferris. 

364. EDWARD C. WARNER. 4364. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 
Manufacturer. Born, Buffalo, N. Y., Nov. 13, 1848. Son of 
Samuel C. Warner and Frances S. Phelps ; grandson of Samuel Warner 
and Abigail Chamberlain ; great-grandson of Eleazer Warner and of 
Moses Chamberlain and Abigail Stevens. 

492. J. FOSTER WARNER. 4592. 

Rochester, N. Y. 
Architect. Born, Rochester, N. Y.. May 5, 1859. Son of Andrew 
Jackson Warner and Kate Foster ; grandson of Amos Warner, Jr., and 
Adah Austin, and great-grandson of Amos Warner and Ruth Gilbert. 

609. HARRY TOOKER WARNICK. 7109. 

Amsterdam, N. Y. 
Born, Amsterdam, N. Y., Jan. 5, 1874. Son of John K. Warnick 
and Ada Bartlett Tooker ; grandson of Charles Bartlett and Emily 
Veeder ; great-grandson of Otis Bartlett and Bertha Kellogg, and of 
Volkert Vedder and Delilah Clizbe ; gt^ -grandson of Nathaniel Bartlett 
and Mercy Otis, ol Joseph Clizbe and Hannah Roberts, and of Albert H. 
Vedder and Annatje Quackenboss ; gt'-grandson of Josiah Bartlett and 
Mercy Chandler, and of Harmanus Vedder and Susannah Volkert 

Veeder ; gt^-grandson of Ichabod Bartlett and , and of 

Albert Vedder and Maria Sanders Glen ; gt'-grandson of Benj. Bart- 
lett and Sarah Brewster, and of Hermanns Albertse Vedder and (wife 
not given) ; gt'-grandson of Robert Bartlett and Mercy Warren. 
Robert Bartlett came to this country in 1623. His wife was a grand- 
daughter of Elder Brewster. Mercy Chandler was a granddaughter of 
John Alden. Harmanus A. Vedder came from Holland in 1630. For 
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328. JOHN K. WARNICK. 4328. 

Amsterdam, N. Y. 
Manufacturer. Born in Amsterdam, N. Y. , Feb. 19, 1840. Member 
of Alpha Delta Phi Club of New York City. Son of George VVarnick 
and Eliza Catherine Keyes ; grandson of Zachariah Keyes and Lydia 
Stanton; great-grandson of /c//// AVvcj and Mary Wales; gt""-grandson 
of Sampson Keyes ; gt^-grandson of Elias Keyes and Mary, his wife ; 
gt'-grandson of Solomon Keyes and Mary, his wife ; gt''-grandson of 
Solomon Keyes and Frances Grant. 

66. CHARLES ELLIOTT WARREN. 4066. 

New York City. 
Banking. Born, Brooklyn, N. Y. , April 9, 1864. During War 
with Spain was Captain, serving in Adjutant-General's Department, 
N. G. N. Y. and A. D. C, General Smith's Brigade ; stationed at 
Camp Black, etc. Member of St. Nicholas, Calumet and Military Clubs 
of New York, Veterans of the Seventh Regiment, and Sons of the Rev- 
olution. Son of George William Warren and Mary Eliza Pease ; grand- 
son of George Warren and Sarah Phelps, and of Richard Henry Pease 
and Mary Elliott Dows ; great-grandson of William Warren and Roby 
Hathaway, of Azor Phelps and Mary Tenney, and of Earl Percy Pease 
and Mary Ives; gt^-grandson of Joseph Ives and Mary Sherman; 
gt^-grandson oijosiah Sherman and Martha Minot. 

559. JOSHUA RAYMOND WARREN. 5359. 

North Lyme, Conn. 
Hotel steward. Born, Lyme, Conn., March 5, 1850. Formerly Judge 
of Probate. Present Member of the Connecticut House of Represen- 
tatives. Son of W. W. J. Warren, Sr. , and Maria E. Peck, etc. See 
W. W. J. Warren. 

558. WALTER SCOTT WARREN. 5358. 

New York City. 
Manufacturing stationer. Born, Lyme, Conn., July 31, 1842. Son 
of William W. J. Warren and I\Iaria E. Peck, etc. See W. W. J. 
Warren. 

391. WM. WATTS JONES WARREN. 4391. 

New York City. 
Manufacturing stationer. Born, Lyme, Conn., April 13, 1844. Served 
seven years in the New York State Militia, receiving his discharge from 
Co. K. 23d Regiment of Brooklyn ; served with Regiment in 1877 •" 
suppression of riots at Hornellsville, N. Y. Member of 23d Regt. 
Veteran Association, Society of Mayflower Descendants, Royal Arcanum, 

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New England Society, and F. & A. M. Son of VVni. W. J. Warren, M. D., 
and Maria E. Peck ; grandson of Joshua Raymond Warren and Harriet 
Way, and of Ezra Peck and Eunice Clark ; great-grandson of Moses War- 
ren, Jr., and Mehitable Raymond, of /wc/A Peck znAoi E/is/ia Way;gt''- 
grandson of Aloses Warren, Sr., and Judith Bailey ; gt'-grandson of Joshua 
Warren, Jr., and Elizabeth Harris; gt'-grandson of Joshua Warren and 
Rebecca Church ; gt^'-grandson of Daniel Warren and Mary Brown, and 
of Caleb Church ; gt*-grandson of John Warren and Margaret, his wife, 
and of Richard Church and Elizabeth Warren ; gt'grandson of Richard 
Warren, father of Elizabeth. The name of Warren is one of the oldest 
in English history. William, first Earl of Warren, was an auxiliary of 
William the Conqueror and took an important part in the battle of Has- 
tings. Richard Warren came over in the Mayflower. John Warren came 
from England and settled in Watertown, Mass., in 1630. The Peck family 
is descended from Wm. Peck, one of the founders of New Haven. 
1270. FRANCIS WASHBURN. 11 120. 

Newburgh, N. Y. 

Retired clergyman. Born, New York City, July 9, 1843. Member 
of Knights of Pythias, Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity, Newburgh 
Historical Society, Highland Clericus, etc. Private in 86th Regt. N. G. 
N. Y., e,x-Chaplain of Grant Post, 566, G. A. R. Son of Jacob Chees- 
man Washburn and Margaret Youry ; grandson of Daniel Washburn, 
Jr., and Nancy Wright ; great-grandson of Daniel Washburn and 
Eleanor Matthews. 

1 108. CHARLES ALFRED WATSON. 10508. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 

Superintendent of Inquiry Division, Postoffice. Born, Batavia, N. Y., 
Dec. 7, 1846. Son of Wm. Calvin Watson and Abby Allen ; grandson 
of Wm. Calvin Watson, Sr., and Sally Rounds ; great-grandson of 
Caleb Watson and Hannah March. 

1265. ALLEN HUNTINGTON WATTLES. 11115. 

Oneonta, N. Y. 
Bookkeeper. Born, Geneseo, N. Y., April 26, 1875. Son of Wm. 
Pitt Wattles and Sarah Frances Sweeting ; grandson of Nathaniel 
Sweeting and Catherine Waldo ; great-grandson of Francis Waldo and 
Lucinda C. Cheney ; gt^-grandson of Samuel Waldo and Molly Put- 
nam ; gt'-grandson of Israel Putnam and Hannah Pope. 

812. WILLIAM HUBBARD WAYNE. 8712. 

New York City. 
Warehouseman. Born, Mineville, N. Y., Aug. 4, 1853. Member of 
Neptune Lodge, F. & A. M., and the Logan Club. Son of Thomas 

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Wayne and Sarah J. Hubbard ; grandson of Wm. H. Hubbard and Jane 
RIorrell ; great-grandson of Tunis Hubbard and IMargaret Conover ; 
gt^-grandson oi Jacobus Hubbard ■a.wA Rebecca Stewart. 

137. ALEXANDER STEWART WEBB, Jr. 4137. 

New York City. 
Banker. Born, Feb. 5, 1870. Member of Loyal Legion and Society 
of Colonial Wars. Son of Alexander Stewart Webb and Anna Eliza- 
beth Remsen ; grandson of James Watson Webb and Helen Lispenard 
Stewart ; great-grandson of Samuel Blachley Webb and Katharine 
Hogoboom, etc. See William Seward Webb. 

355- DeWITTWEBB. 4355- 

St. Augustine, Fla. 

Physician. Born, Clinton, N. Y., Dec. 19, 1839. Supervisor of 
Dutchess County, N. Y., and Member of Common Council of Pough- 
keepsie for several years ; Member of New York Legislature, 1876-77 ; 
Acting Assistant Surgeon, U. S. A. from April, 1886, to April, 1887, at 
Fort Marion, St. Augustine, Fla. Member of Society of War of 181 2, 
Medico-Legal Society of New York, St. Augustine Scientific, Literary 
and Historical Society, and F. & A. M. Son of John Webb and Eliza 
A. Tiellieness ; grandson of Samuel Webb and Abigail Maltby ; great- 
grandson of David Webb. 

903. GEORGE BOARDMAN WEBB. 8853. 

New York City. 

Inventor. Born, Ballston, N. Y., Aug. 9., 1846. Son of James Mad- 
ison Webb and Susan Porter Holt; grandson of Josiah Holt and Mary 
Prior; great-grandson of Jonaihan Holt a.nA Anna. Falkner. 

I. GEORGE CREIGHTON WEBB. 4001. 

New York City. 
Born, New York, Dec. 4, 1853. Degrees of B. A., and LL. B., from 
Yale University, '76. Secretary of United States Legation at St. 
Petersburg ; Secretary of United States Commission Extraordinary 
for Coronation of the Czar at Moscow ; Secretary of Special United 
States Embassy to Queen's Jubilee in London. In War with Spain, 
Major and Inspector-General, U. S. Volunteers, throughout the Santiago 
Campaign ; recommended for brevet of Lieutenant-Colonel by General 
Lawton for conspicuous bravery under fire ; and for brevet of Colonel 
by General Shafter for an especially dangerous reconnoissance west of 
Santiago. Member of University Club of New York and Metropolitan 
Club of Washington. Son of James Watson Webb and Laura Virginia 
Cram ; grandson of Samuel Blachley Webb and Katharine Hogoboom, 
etc. See Wm. Seward Webb. 

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i8. H. WALTER WEBB. 4018. 

New York City. 
Vice-President N. Y. C. & H. R. R. R. Son of James Watson Webb 
and Laura Virginia Cram ; grandson Samuel Blachky Webb and Kath- 
arine Hogoboom, etc. See Wm. Seward Webb. 

413. WILLIA:\r SEWARD WEBB. 4513. 

New York City. 
President of V/agner Palace Car Co. Born, New York City, Jan. 31, 
1851. Degree of M. D. from Columbia University. Colonel of Militia 
on Staff of Governor of Vermont. Member of Vermont Legislature. 
Member of Society of Colonial Wars, Foreign Wars, Founders and 
Patriots of America, New York Historical Society, American Geograph- 
ical Society, Metropolitan, Union League, Grolier, University, Church, 
Coaching, Riding, Transportation, Tuxedo, Racquet, Country, New 
York Yacht, Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht, Tandem Field and West- 
minster Clubs, and Union Alumni Association. Son of James Wat- 
son Webb and Laura Virginia Cram ; grandson of Samuel Blachley 
Webb and Katharine Hogoboom ; great-grandson of Joseph Webb and 
Mehetabel Nott ; gt'-grandson of Joseph Webb and Sarah Blachley ; 
gt'-grandson of Joseph Webb and Mary Hoyt ; gt-t-grandson of Joseph 
Webb and Hannah Scofield ; gt^-grandson of Richard Webb of 
Gloucestershire, Eng., and Elizabeth his wife. Richard Webb was 
made a freeman of Boston in 1632 and in 1635 emigrated with the Rev. 
Thos. Hooker and others and with them settled Hartford, Conn. 

411. WILLIAM WATSON WEBB. 451 1. 

Rochester, N. Y. 
Lawyer. Born, Rochester, N. Y., Sept. 16, 1850. Degree of B. A. 
from Rochester University, 1871. Member of Mayflower Society, 
Genesee Valley Club and Country Club of Rochester. Son of Charles 
Howard Webb and Caroline Bloss, grandson of William Clough BIoss 
and Mary Bangs Blossom ; and great-grandson oi Joseph BIoss and Amy 
Wentvvorth Kennedy. 

613. GEORGE BUELL WEBSTER. 71 13. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 
Lawyer. Born, Buffalo, N. Y., March 8, 1859. Former Sergeant- 
Major, 65th Regt. N. G. N. Y. Chief time-keeper and in charge of the 
pay-rolls in office of Commissioner of the New Capitol at Albany, 1881- 
1886, by appointment from Gov. Cleveland. Member of Buffalo Club, 
F. & A. M. and Royal Arcanum Council. Son of George C. Webster 
and Sarah E. Verplanck : grandson of George Buell Webster and Maria 
Marsh ; great-grandson of Salmon Buell and (wife not given), and of 

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Rev. Truman Marsh and Clarissa Seymour ; gt'-grandson of Moses Sey- 
mour and Molly Marsh. 

1095. GEORGE SIDNEY WEBSTER. 9895. 

New York City. 
Pastor of Presbyterian Church of the Covenant. Born, Meredith, 
N. Y., July 30, 1853. Degree of A. B. from Hamilton College. Mem- 
ber of Quill Club and Chi Alpiia Ministers' Club. Son of Sidney Smith 
Webster and Lemira Wells ; grandson of Jonathan Webster and Ellen 
Lyon ; great-grandson ol Joshua Webster and Prudence, his wife. 

600. MELVILLE REUBEN WEBSTER. 5400. 

Bradford, Pa. 

Clergyman. Born, Cuyler, N. Y., Feb. 14,1850. Degree of D. D. 
from Syracuse University, 1887. Royal Arch Mason. Son of John 
Burton Webster and Harriet Maria Fox ; grandson of Ashbel Webster, 3d 
and Avis Burton, and of Edmund Fox and Sally Cadwell ; great-grand- 
son of Ashbel Webster, 2d, and Mercy Swetland, of Samuel Fox and Ma- 
bel Webster, and oi Reuben Cailwell and Margaret- Keeney ; gt" -grandson 
of Ashbel Webster, ist, and Rachel Price; gt'-grandson of Jonathan 
Webster, 2d, and Mabel Risley; gt*-grandson of Jonathan Webster, 
ist, and Esther Judd. 

688. CHARLES RUDOLPH WEED. 7188. 

Utica, N. Y. 

Physician. Born, New York City, April 6, 1846. Degree of M. D. 
from Columbia University, 1879. United States Examining Surgeon. 
Member of Utica Medical Library Association, Oneida County Medical 
Society, Fort Schuyler Club, Arcanum Club, and American Medico-Le- 
gal Society. Son of James Madison Weed and Rachel Storm Bibbins ; 
grandson of Charles Weed and Jane Smith ; great-grandson of Hezekiah 
Weed and Rebecca Knapp ; gt^-grandson of Jonas Weed and Sarah 
Waterbury; gt'-grandson of Jonas Weed, Sr. , and Bethiah Holly. 
Jonas, Sr. , was grandson of Jonas Weed who came to this country in 
1630 with Lord Saltonstall. The Rebecca Knapp above mentioned was 
a sister of Uzal Knapp, last of the Washington Life Guard, who is 
buried at the headquarters in Newburgh, N. Y. 

375. EDSON J. WEEKS. 4375. 

Philadelphia, Pa. 

General Passenger Agent, Philadelphia & Reading Railway. Born, 

Schodack, N. Y., Jan. 22, 1857. Diploma from East Greenbush, (N. Y.) 

Collegiate Institute, 1S74. Commissary of Subsistence, with rank of 

Major, 4th Brigade, N. G. N. Y., Oct. 1887, to Feb. 1897; resigned 

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on account of removal from state. Member of Albany Club of Toronto, 
Saturn Club of Buffalo and Transportation Club of New York. Son 
of Jared A. Weeks and Hannah C. Hare ; grandson of Liscomb Weeks 
and Margaret Van Buren ; great-grandson of Elijah Weeks and Sarah 
Batchelder . gt^-grandson of Thomas Weeks, Jr., and Mercy Hinckley ; 
gt'-grandson of Thomas Weeks and Hannah Hollana ; gt'-grandson of 
Supply Weeks and Susanna Barnes; gt^-grandson of Animiel Weeks 
and Elizabeth Aspinwall ; gt^-grandson of George Weeks and Jane 
Clap. 

1004. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN WELDEN. 9404. 

Binghamton, N. Y. 
Merchant. Born, Binghamton, N. Y., Feb. 28, 1875. Son of James 
Keyes Welden and Mary Emily Sisson ; grandson of Benj. Franklin 
Sisson and Maritta York; great-grandson of Gilbert Sisson and Desire 
Maine; gt"-grandson of Amos Maine.zxi^ K\)Zgai\\ Brown. 

347. CHARLES ASHLEY WELLS. 4347. 

Pompton Lake, N. J. 
Real estate. Born, Springville, Pa., Dec. 7, 1841. In Civil War, in bat- 
tles of Bull Run (first). West Point, Gaines' Mills, Savage Station, Charles 
City Cross Roads, White Oak Swamp, Malvern Hill, Fredericksburg 
(second), Newmarket, Piedmont, and Monocacy Junction. Was Second 
Lieutenant, First Lieutenant, and Captain of C'o. C, 27th Regt. of New 
York Volunteers before the age of twenty; Brevet Major, Major, and 
Lieutenant-Colonel, i st New York Veteran Cavalry. Formerly Inspector 
of Customs of New York City on recommendation of J. G. Blaine. 
Member of Loyal Legion and G. A. R. Son of Foster P. Wells and 
Sara McCrea Hart; grandson of Seth Hart and AlmaLummus; great- 
grandson of Josiah Hart and Susanna Putnam, and of Porter Lummus 
and Susanna Ashley ; gt^-grandson of Thomas Putnam and Rachel 
Wetherbe, and of Samuel Ashky s.nd Eunice Doolittle ; gt'-grandson of 
Daniel Ashley and Thankful Hawks; gt'-grandson of Samuel Ashley 
and Sarah Kellogg. 

670. CHARLES H. WENDELL. 7170. 

Lockport, N. Y. 
Banking. Born, Middleport, N. Y., April 26, 1865. Member of 
Lockport Club. Son of George G. Wendell and Rebecca Orr ; grand- 
son of Jacob R. Wendell and Martha M. Pennett; great-grandson of 
Robert Wendell andAgnietje Fonda ; gt^'-grandson of Hendriek {Henry) 
Wendell and Maria Lansing ; gt'-grandson of Jacob Wendell and Helena 
Van Rensselaer; gt'-grandson of Hermanas Wendell and Anna Glen. 

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1266. WILBUR HARRISON WESTON. 11116. 

Ncwburgh, N. Y. 
Transportation and mercantile interests. Born, Manchester, N. H., 
Feb. II, 1851. Son of Harrison Weston and Betsey J. Richardson ; 
grandson of Amos Weston and Polly Flint; great-grandson oljonathan 
Weston and Ruth Flint. 

219. CHARLflS BREWSTER WHEELER. 4219. 

United States Army. 
Lieutenant, Ordnance Department, U. S. A. Member of University 
Club, New York City. Born, Matteson, 111., May 3, 1865. Son of 
Christopher O. Wheeler and Mary J. Safford ; grandson of Joseph 
Brewster Safford and Letta Wilson ; great-grandson of Joseph Warren 
Saffordand Dyanthia P. Little; gt'-grandson of David Safford 2mA K\\vt2. 
Brewster ; gt°-grandson of Joseph Safford and Ann Bottom ; gt'-grand- 
son of Joseph Safford and Abigail, his wife, who came from England, 
landed at Plymouth, Mass., in 1723, and moved to Norwich, Conn. 

1309. JAMES HARRY WHEELER. 9331. 

New York City. 
Voice teacher. Born, Lynn, Mass., Oct. 5, 1846. Enlisted in the 
Civil War as Corporal in the i32d Ind. Vols., acting as Sergeant-Major. 
Son of James Wheeler, Jr., and Adaline Briggs ; grandson of James 
Wheeler and Hannah Reed ; great-grandson of Abijah Reed. 

-117. WILLIAM D. WHEELWRIGHT. 411 7. 

New York City. 

Merchant. Born, Valparaiso, Chili, April 16, 1849. Son of Isaac 
W. Wheelwright and Sarah Dana ; grandson of Ebenezer Wheelwright 
and Anna Coombs ; great-grandson of yi?r<?»i/rt:/i Wheelwright and Mary 
Davis. 

435. DAVID WHIPPLE. 4535. 

Oneonta, N. Y. 

Coal merchant and financier. Born, Burlington, N. Y., March 28, 
1828. Treasurer of State Normal School. Son of Stephen Whipple 
and Clarissa Harrington ; grandson of Nathan Whipple and Mary Hill. 

299. WALTER S. WHIPPLE. 4299. 

Oneonta, N. Y. 
Coal merchant. Born, Brooklyn, N. Y., March 17, 1861. Member 
of various Masonic societies. Son of David Whipple and Abigail 
Steere ; grandson of Stephen Whipple and Clarissa Harrington, and of 
Rufus Steere and Ann Eliza Brown ; gr&at-grandson of Nathati Whipple 
and Mary Hill, of Robert Steere and Esther Wheeler, and of Thomas 

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Brown and Abby Owens ; gt'-grandson of Hc?iry Whcekr and Esther 
Williams, and of Solomon Owens. Jr., and ( wife not given) ; gt'-grand- 
son of Solomon Owens, Sr., and Nancy Vermil3'ea. 
1 1 28. FRED LEWIS WHITE. 10528. 

Binghamton, N. Y. 

Clerk. Born, Binghamton, N. Y., Aug. 20, 1865. Son of Lewis 
Samuel White and Mary Georgiana Knapp ; grandson of Tracy Samuel 
Knapp and Elizabeth Field ; great-grandson of Charles Knapp and 
Elizabeth Loomis ; gt'-grandson of Samt/e/ Knapp and (wife not given), 
and of Thomas Loomis and Mary Williams. 

1036. HORACE WHITE. 9561. 

New York City. 

Editor of the New York Evening Post. Born, Colebrook, N. H., 
Aug. 10, 1834. Degrees of A. B., A. M., and LL. D. from Beloit Col- 
lege, Wisconsin. Son of Horace White and Elizabeth McClary Moore ; 
grandson of Williafn Moor and Isabel McCIary. William Moor spelled 
his last name without a final " e. " 

642. REGINALD HEBER WHITE. 7142. 

Cooperstown, N. Y. 

Merchant. Born, Brooklyn, N. Y.. Dec. 2, 1852. Member of Found- 
ers and Patriots of America. Son of George Caldwell White and Sarah 
Drown; grandson of George White and Mary Alford ; great-grandson 
of George White and Mary Bouton ; gt'-grandson of Oliver White ; gt^- 
grandson of Capt. David White ; gt'-grandson of Lieut. Daniel White. 
The immigrant ancestor was John White, who came from Chelmsford, 
Eng., in the ship " Lyon " in 1632. 

544. CHARLES HENRY WIGHT. 5344. 

New York City. 
Insurance. Born, Woburn, Mass., April 30, 1845. Son of Henry 
Wight and Eunice Newcomb Atwood ; grandson of Charles Wight and 
Lydia Morse, and of Wm. Newcomb Atwood and Polly R. Bush ; great- 
grandson of Moses Wight and Sarah Tolman, of Tho7nas Morse and 
Patty Metcalf, and oi David Atwood -iwA Susannah Newcomb; gt'- 
grandson oi Jonathan Wight and Sarah Plimpton, and oijosiah Morse. 

1240. CHARLES STONE WIGHT. 10940. 

Baltimore, Md. 
Manager of freight traffic, B. & O. R. R. Born, Galena, 111., Aug. 9, 
1849. Son of Calmes Wight and Jane Stone; grandson of Dan Stone 
and Augusta M. Farnsworth ; great-grandson of Oliver Farnsworth, Jr., 
and Anne Mumford ; gt^-grandson of Oliver Farnsworth, Sr., and Eliza- 
beth Wheeler. 

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516. DAVID FORREST WILBER. 5316. 

Oneonta, N. Y. 

Real estate and stock broker. Born, Milford, N. Y., Dec. 7, 1859. 
Major on staff of Commander of Albany Burgers Corps (independent). 
Formerly Supervisor of town of Oneonta for two terms ; now Congress- 
man from 2ist Congressional District. Son of David Wilber and 
Margaret Belinda Jones ; grandson of Wm. Eaton Jones and Martha 
Hotchkiss ; great-grandson of Jonah Hotchkiss and Mabel, his wife. 
Through Wm. Eaton Jones, Mr. Wilber is gt*-grandson of Wm. Jones, 
Deputy Governor of New Haven Colony, and, through the latter's wife, 
gt'-grandson of Theophilus Eaton, Governor of Connecticut. 
947. HENRY SEWARD WILCOX. 8897. 

Troy, N. Y. 

Manager, Troy Laundry Machine Co. Born, Albany, N. Y., Dec. 23, 
i860. Member of the Troy Club. Son of Gaylor Sheldon Wilcox and 
Margaret Witt; grandson of Elisha Wilcox and Nancy Ellis; great- 
grandson of Corporal Sihanus Wilcox and Sarah Johnson ; gt*-grandson 

of Capt. Silvamis Wilcox and Christina Curtis; gt^-grandson of 

Wilcox and (wife not given) ; gt'-grandson of William Wilcox and 
Margaret, his wife, who came from England in 1636, and settled in 
Windsor, Conn. 

964. THOMAS WILDES. 9164. 

New York City. 

Physician. Born, Arneytown, N. J., Nov. 10, 1839. Degree of M. D. 
from New York Homeopathic Medical College. During Civil V\'ar 
was Captain of Co. A, loth New York Volunteer Infantry; wounded at 
Gaines' Mills, Va. Formerly U. S. Deputy Consul at Jamaica. Mem- 
ber of eighteen orders and societies, including Knights Templars, 
Mystic Shrine, G. A. R., Junior Order of United American Mechanics, 
Knights of the Ancient Essenic Order, Rite of Memphis, Good Gov- 
ernment Club A, and the Citizens' Union. Son of Tilton Wildes and 
Lydia Wallace Brown ; grandson of John Brown, ^d, and Susan Steven- 
son ; great-grandson oi John Brown, id, and Alice Coward ; gt'^-grand- 
son of John Brown, ist, and Catherine, his wife. 

593. ERNEST R. WILLARD. 5393. 

Rochester, N. Y. 

Journalist. Born, Jamestown, N. Y., March 11, 1834. Son of Dar- 
win Willard and Ann Shaw ; grandson of Hermis Willard and Elvira 
Kidder, and of Russell D. Shaw and Mary Ann Acocks ; great-grandson 
of Nathaniel Kidder and Polly Eddy, and of Thomas Acocks and Anna 
Delano; gt^-grandson of Samuel Kidder a.nA Sarah Corbin, and of WiJ- 
liam Acocks and Mary Grant. 

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726. WELLS WILLARD. 8426. 

United States Army. 
Major, U. S. A. Born, Springfield, Mass., Sept. 9, 1834. Was Cap- 
tain of U. S. Volunteers in the Civil War ; engaged at battles of 
Roanoke Island, Newbern, Camden, N.C., second Bull Run, Chantilly, 
Stickney's Farm and New Market ; wounded in latter. Member of 
Loyal Legion and United Service Club of New York City. Son of 
Justice Willard and Sally Lyman Bryant ; grandson ol John Bryant and 
Hannah Mason; great-grandson ol David Mason and Hannah Symnes. 

832. CHAUNCEY PRATT WILLIAMS. 8732. 

Albany, N. Y. 
Financial clerk of State Department of Excise. Born, Albany, N. Y., 
Dec. 6, i860. Degrees of Ph. B. and LL. D. from Sheffield Scientific 
School of Yale University and Albany Law School respectively. For- 
merly Major (Brigade Inspector) on staff of commanding officer. 3d 
Brigade, N. G. N. Y. Now Captain, 3d Signal Corps, N. G. N. Y. 
Member of Sons of the Revolution and Founders and Patriots of 
America. Son of Chauncey Pratt Williams and Martha Andrews 
Hough ; grandson of Josiah Williams and Charity Shaler ; great-grand- 
son oi JehUl Williams and Anne Edwards. 

13 10. EVERLYN STUART WILLIAMS. 11385. 

Rome, N. Y. 
Manufacturer of underwear. Born, Oriskany, N. Y., July 21, 1568. 
Captain and Senior A. D. C. on staff of 6th Brigade, N. G. N. Y. 1873- 
80. School Commissioner of City of Rome, 1880-91 ; Mayor, 1891-92 ; 
appointed Manager of Utica State Hospital, 1894 ; resigned to become 
Manager of Rome State Custodial Asylum. Member of American 
Canoe Association and Oneida Historical Society. Son of James 
Lowell Williams and Isabella Lowery ; grandson of Benj. Edwin Wil- , 
liams and Almira Fish ; great-grandson of John Fish and Jane Palmer ; ' 
gt'-grandson of Amaziah Palmer and Rebecca, his wife. 

1 100. GERALD B. WILLIAMS. 9900. 

Dunkirk, N. Y. 
Journalist. Born, Dunkirk, N. Y., April 1, 1870. Son of Dr. Julian 
T. Williams and Julia Thompson ; grandson of Ebenezer R. Thompson 
and Eunice Mann Draper; great-grandson of Ebenezer Thompson and 
Rhoda Putnam, and oi Josiah Draper and Mary Mann ; gt'grandson of 
Hiram Thompson and Bridget Snow, and of Bezaleel Mann and Bade 
Carpenter ; gt^-grandson of Samuel Mann and Zipporah Billings ; gt*- 
grandson of Rev. Samuel Mann and Esther Ware. 

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1328. JAMES LOWELL WILLIAMS, Jr. 11728. 

Rome, N. Y. 
Manufacturer. Born, Utica, N. Y., Sept. 29, 1867. Member of 
American Canoe Association. Son of James Lowell Williams and 
Isabella Lowery, etc. See Everlyn S. Williams. 

98. ROBERT STANTON WILLIAMS. 4098. 

Utica, N. Y. 
Banker. Born, Utica, N. Y., Sept. 10, 1828. Honorary degree 
of A. M. from Hamilton College. Alderman, Member of Board of 
Education and Library Trustee of Utica. Member of Oneida Historical 
Society, Founders and Patriots, and Grolier Club of New York. Son 
of William Williams and Sophia Wells ; grandson of Thomas Williams 
and Susanna Dana; great-grandson of John Williams and Ann Bird; 
gt'-grandson of John Williams and Dorothy Brewer; gt^-grandson of 
Stephen Williams and Sarah Wise ; gt^-grandson of Robert Williams of 
Roxbury (1637), and Elizabeth Stalham. 

759. CLARENCE WILLIS. 8459. 

Bath, N. Y. 
Lawyer. Born, Howard, N. Y., July 31, 1852. Honorary degree of 

B. A. from Hobart College, 1895. Sheriff's clerk, 1883-88 ; Police Justice, 
1890-96 ; Justice of the Peace, 1892-65 ; Member of Board of Educa- 
tion, 1888-97. Member of I. O. O. F. Son of William H. Willis and 
Nancy Whiting ; grandson of John Whiting and Sarah Emerson ; great- 
grandson of John Whiting and Anna Carter ; gt^-grandson of Timothy 

Whiting, Jr., and Abigail Kidder, and oi Joseph Carterand .\nna Smith ; 
gt^-grandson of Timothy Whiting, Sr., and Sarah Osgood, etc. For 
continuation of Whiting line, see R. E. Robie. 

774. EDWARD A. WILLOUGHBY. 8474. 

Rome, N. Y. 

Manufacturer. Born, Newport, N. Y-, Oct. 31, 1847. Son of Daniel 

C. Willoughby and Caroline M. Carpenter ; grandson of Daniel C. 
Carpenter and Temperance Warfield ; great-grandson of Amos Carpenter 
and Charlotte Briggs ; gt'-grandson of Phineas Briggs and Rhoda 
Bradley. 

946. ROBERT M. WILSON. 8896. 

Rome, N. Y. 
Manufacturer. Born, Bridgeton, Pa., Oct. 26, 1853. Son of John 
M. Wilson and Julia .\nn Mclntyre; grandson of Samuel Wilson and 
Jane Manning ; great-grandson of Samuel Wilson, Sr., and Mary Hutch- 
inson ; gt'-grandson of Ralph Wilson. 

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233. THOMAS WILSON. 4233. 

New York City. 
Brevet Brigadier-General U. S. A., retired. Born, Washington, D. 
C., June 10, 1832. Graduated from West Point. Was present at most 
of the great battles of the Army of the Potomac from '61 to '65 ; never 
wounded; breveted Brigadier-General of both Volunteers and United 
States Army. Member of American Flag Association, Loyal Legion, 
Society of Army of the Potomac, and United Service Club. Son of 
Joseph Shields Wilson and Eliza Uhler Moulder ; grandson of John 
Nicholson Moulder and Mary Uhler ; great-grandson of William 
Moulder, Jr., and Martha Duncan ; gt'-grandson of William Moulder, 
Sr., and Mary Miller ; gt'-grandson of Benjamin Moulder (born, 1688) 
and Prudence Reynolds ; gt'-grandson of Robert Moulder. 

647. ZACHARIAH G. WILSON. 7147. 

New York City. 
Manufacturer of adhesive paper. Born, New York City, March 3, 
1836. Lieutenant in Co. H. 36th Regt. N. Y- Vols, in Civil War; 
participated in engagements at Yorktown, Fair Oaks, Gaines' Mill, 
Golding's Farm, and Malvern Hill, and resigned commission on account 
of physical disability. Member of F. & A. M. and Royal Arcanum. 
Son of Henry Wilson and Sophia W. Greene ; grandson of Lewis Fleet 
Greene and Charity Woodhull ; great-grandson of Zachariah Greene and 
Sarah Fleet ; gt'-grandson of Samuel Greene and Jane White ; gt'- 
grandson of Jacob Greene and Elizabeth Cranch; gt'-grandson of 
William Greene and Hannah Kendall ; gt'-grandson of William Greene, 
Sr., and Hannah Richardson. Wm. Greene, Sr., was one of the first 
settlers of Woburn, Mass., in 1642. Samuel Greene was a veteran of 
the French and Indian War. 

926. CHARLES HASTINGS WILTSIE. 8876. 

Rochester, N. Y. 
Lawyer. Born, Pittsford, N. Y., Jan. 13, 1895. Degree of A. M. 
from the University of Rochester, 1883. Member of Delta Psi Fra- 
ternity, Genesee Valley Club and Rochester Historical Society. Son 
of James Martin Wiltsie and Emily Ward Hastings ; grandson of Thomas 
Wiltsie and Rachel Brownell, and of Isaac Hastings and Elmira Ward ; 
great-grandson of James Wiltsie and Eunice West, of Simon Hastings, 
Jr., and Mindwell Andrews, and of Daniel Ward and Martha Beniis ; 
gt^'-grandson of Cornelius Wiltse, Jr., and Elizabeth Cornell, of Simon 
Hastings, Sr., and Sarah Coolidge, of William Andrems and (wife not 
given), of Uriah Ward and Jemima Harrington, and of Benjamin 
Bemiss and Rebeckah, his wife ; gt'-grandson of Benjamin Hastings 

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and Mary Taynter, and of Daniel Ward and Mary Stone Coggin ; gt*- 
grandson of Samuel Hastings and Sarah Coolidge, and of Obadiah 
Ward and Joanna Harrington. 

706. GEORGE W. WINGATE. 8406. 

New York City. 
Lawyer. Born, New York City, July i, 1840. Formerly General 
Inspector of Rifle Practice, N. Y. N. G. Served in the field in the 2 2d 
Regt. of New York in 1862 and 1863, participating in battles of Sporting 
Hill, Carlisle and Waynesboro. Founder of the National Rifle Asso- 
ciation and of Creedmoor Range. Member of National Guard Associa- 
tion of the United States, National Rifle Association, New Jersey Rifle 
Association, 22d Regt. Veteran Association, G. A. R. and the United 
Service, Brooklyn, Lincoln, Twilight, Warrayanda and Wyandack Clubs. 
Son of Charles Wingate and Mary P., his wife; grandson of Stephen 
Wingate and Abigael Cate ; great-grandson oi John Wingate. 

845. HUGH DOUGLAS WISE, 8745. 

United States Army. 
First Lieutenant, 9th Infantry, U. S. A. Born, Richmond, Va., Oct. 
10,1871. Diploma from West Point Military Academy. In War with 
Spain, served throughout the Santiago campaign and during the oc- 
cupation of the city by his regiment after the surrender ; was in Wikofi's 
Brigade of Kent's Division in assault on San Juan Hill. Member of 
New York Athletic Club and the Military Service Institution. Son of 
John Sergeant Wise and Evelyn Beverly Douglas. For paternal line 
see John Sergeant Wise. Maternal line: grandson of Hugh Douglas 
and Nancy Hamilton ; great-grandson of Patrick Hume Douglas and 
Evelyn Beverly, and of William Hamilton and Eliza Hale ; gt'-grandson 
of WilHam Douglas and Sarah Orrick (second wife), and of Andrew 
Hamilton and Isabella Kinkead ; gt'-grandson of Hugh Douglas, of 
Garallan, Scotland, and Catherine Hume, and of William Kinkead and 
Eleanor Guy; gt'-grandson of Douglas of Garallan and Margaret Craw- 
ford. The Douglas line runs back five generations further to the Earl 
of Douglas. Other distinguished families lineally connected on the 
maternal side are the Beverlys, Blands, Randolphs, Carters and Byrds. 

65. JOHN SERGEANT WISE. 4065. 

New York City. 
Lawyer. Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Dec. 25, 1S46. Graduate 
of Virginia Military Institute. B. L. from University of Virginia. 
Drill Master with pay and emolument of Second Lieutenant in provi- 
sional army of the Confederate States. Captain of Richmond Light 
Infantry Blues (militia) 1877 to 1882. Wounded in battle of New 

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Market, Va., May 15, 1864. United States Attorney for Eastern Dis- 
trict of Virginia, 1881-2. Congressman-at-Large from Virginia, 1883-5. 
Member of the Union League Club and Republican Club of New York. 
Son of Henry A- Wise and Sarah Sergeant ; grandson of John Wise and 
Sarah Corbin Cropper, and of John Sergeant and Margarhetta Wat- 
mough ; great-grandson oi John Cropper zn A Margaret Pettitt ; and of 
Jonathan Dicki7ison Sergeant and Margaret Spencer ; gt^-grandson of 
Sebastian Cropper and Sabra Corbin, of Jonathan Sergeant and Abigail 
Dickinson, and of Elihit Spencer and Joanna Eatton ; gt'-grandson of 
Bowman Cropper and (wife not given), of Jonathan Sergeant and Han- 
nah, his wife, and of Isaac Spencer and Mary Selden ; gt'-grandson of 
Sebastian Cropper and Rachel Parker, of Jonathan Sergeant and (wife 
not given), and of Samuel, son of Gerard (or Jared) Spencer, of Lynn, 
Mass., born, 1610, one of the earliest settlers of New England; gt*- 
grandson of John Cropper, the first of the name in America, and Ger- 
trude Bowman, and of Jonathan Sergeant, one of the founders of 
Branford, Conn., who took the freeman's oath in 1(^44. In the direct 
paternal line, John S. Wise is great-grandson of Col. John Wise, who 
was King's Lieutenant in Accomac County, Va., until he became an 
ardent " rebel." He died in 1770, but was an ante-bellum advocate of 
revolution. 
538. FREDERICK HUBBARD WOLCOTT. 5338. 

Utica, N. Y. 

Physician. Born, Utica, N. Y., Sept. 16, 18^4. Died April 30, 
1895. Son of Samuel Gardner Wolcott and Caroline Hubbard ; grand- 
son of Calvin Wolcott and Sarah Gardner ; great-grandson of Samuel 
Gardner and Sarah Upton ; gt'-grandson of Wm. Upton, j,i{ and Sarah 
Herrick ; gt'-grandson of Wm. Upton, 2d, and Lydia, his wife ; gt'- 
grandson of Wm. Upton, ist, and Mary Maber. 

220. BENJAMIN WOOD. 4220. 

New York City. 

Editor. Born, Shelby, Ky. , Oct. 13, 1820. Son of Benjamin 
Wood and Rebecca Lehman ; grandson of Henry Wood, ^d, and Hannah 
Edridge ; great-grandson of Henry Wood, 2d, and Mary Kay ; gt'- 
grandson of Henry Wood, ist, who was born in Wales in 1616, came 
to Massachusetts in 1650, and eventually settled in New Jersey. Also 
grandson of Henry Lehman and great-grandson of Gen. Lehman, who 
served with distinction in the Ten Years' War (i 740-1 750) in Germany. 
404. BENJAMIN WOOD. 4504. 

New York City. 

With Campbell Printing Press & Manufacturing Co. Born in New 
York, June 10, 1871. Son of Fernando Wood and Alice Mills; grand- 

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son of Benjamin Wood and Rebecca Lehman ; great-grandson of 
Henry Wood, yi, and Hannah Edridge, etc. See Benjamin Wood, No. 
220. 

131 1. CHARLES WELLS WOOD. 11 586. 

Syracuse, N. Y. 
Merchant. Born, Syracuse, N. Y., July 15, i860. Degrees of A. B. 
and A. M. from Williams College. Member of Genealogical Society 
of Onondaga. Son of Reuben Wood and Sylvia Jordan ; grandson of 
Benj. Gibbs Wood and Rachel Breed ; great-grandson of Allen Breed 
and Lucy Taylor ; gt^-grandson of Josiah Breed and Mary Breed (his 
cousin), and of Reuben Taylor and (wife not stated) ; gt'-grandson of 
John Breed and Lydia Gott ; gt'-grandson of Allen Breed, 3d, and 
Elizabeth Ballard ; gt'-grandson of Allen Breed, 2d, and Mary, his 
wife ; gt'-grandson of Allen Breed, ist, who came to America in 1630 
with Gov. VVinthrop and settled at Lynn, Mass. 

381. FRANK SCOTT WOOD. 4381. 

Batavia, N. Y. 
Lawyer. Born, Detroit, Mich, Sept. 14, 1856. Clerk of Surrogate's 
Court, 1877-83; District Attorney, 1887-93; Trustee of School for the 
Blind, 1895 to present time. Son of Edward Farmer Wood and Mary 
Jane Humphrey ; grandson of Elijah Wood and Elizabeth Farmer, and 
of Ezekiel N. Humphrey and Mary Bryan; great-grandson oi Daniel Wood 
and Hannah Barrett, of Sylvanus Humphrey and Betsey Humphrey, 

2,x\Aoi Edward Farmer, 2d, and Brown ; gt^-grandson of ^//i/-(7;>« 

Wood, Jr., and Mary Heald, of Ezekiel Hiunphrey and Elizabeth Petti- 
bone, oi James Barrett, Jr., and Millicent Estabrook, of Edward Farmer, 
and of Jacob Brown ; gt'-grandson of James Barrett, Sr., and Rebecca 
Hubbard; gt-i-grandson of Benjamin Barrett and Lydia Minott ; gt'- 
grandson of Humphrey Barrett and Mary Potter. 

403 HENRY ALEXANDER WISE WOOD. 4503. 

New York City. 
Vice-President of the Campbell Printing Press & Manufacturing Co. 
Born, New York, March i, 1866. Son of Fernando Wood and Alice 
Mills ; grandson of Benjamin Wood and Rebecca Lehman ; great- 
grandson of Henry Wood, T,d, and Hannah Edridge, etc. See Benja- 
min Wood, No. 220. 

392. WASHINGTON FERNANDO WOOD. 4392. 

New York City. 
Born, Washington, D. C, Jan. 6, 1870. Son of Fernando Wood and 
Alice Mills ; grandson of Benjamin Wood and Rebecca Lehman ; 

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great-grandson of Henry Wood, t,'^, and Hannah Edridge, etc. See 
Benjamin Wood, No. 220. 

941. STEWART LYNDON WOODFORD. 8891. 

New York City. 

Lawyer. Born, New York City, Sept. 3, 1835. Degrees of \. B. and 
A. M. from Columbia College, A. M. from Yale University, LL. D. from 
Trinity College, and D. C. L. from Syracuse University. Colonel of 
U. S. Volunteers during Civil War, participating in campaigns in Vir- 
ginia in the summer of 1836 and in South Carolina from 1863 to 1865 ; 
mustered out with brevet rank of Brigadier-General, having been spe- 
cially assigned by Presidential order to duty as of brevet rank. Mes- 
senger of New York Electoral College, i860; Assistant U. S. District 
Attorney, 1861 ; Lieutenant-Governor, 1867-9 I Presidential Elector-at- 
Large and President of Electoral College, 1872 ; Member of Congress, 
1873; U. S. District .Attorney, 1876-84; Greater New York Charter 
Commissioner, 1897 ; U. S. Minister to Spain from 1897 to the declara- 
tion of war with the United States. Member of Bar Association, Law- 
yers' Club, University Club, Union League Club of Brooklyn, Hamilton 
Club, Montauk Club, New England Society, Columbia Alumni, and the 
Orders of the Loyal Legion, Foreign Wars, and Founders and Patriots of 
America. Son of Josiah Curtis Woodford and Susan Terry : grand- 
son of Chandler Woodford and Dorothy Curtis ; great-grandson of 
William Woodford, Jr., and Esther Wilcox; gt^-grandson of WiHiam 
Woodford, Sr., and Susannah Garrett ; gt'-grandson of Capt. Joseph 
Woodford and Lydia Smith ; gt-i-grandson of Joseph Woodford and 
Rebecca Newell ; gt''-grandson of Thomas Woodford and Mary Blott 
Thomas Woodford came from Lincolnshire, Eng., and landed at Ply- 
mouth, Mass., 1632. 

iioi. ANDREWS JOSLYN WOODWORTH. 10501. 

Syracuse, N. Y. 

Insurance. Born, Rome, N. Y., Aug. 12, 1835. Member of the 
Society of Colonial Wars and St. Nicholas Society of New York. Son 
of Hiram A. Woodworth and Emeline Joslyn ; grandson of John R. 
Woodworth and Amanda Andrews, and of Geo. W. Joslyn and Rhoda 
Corey ; great-grandson of Ephraim Woodworth and Delight Rowley, of 
Ahijali Joslyn and Keziah Farrar, and of Hezekiah Corey and Sarah 
Garfield; gt'-grandson of Ephraim Woodworth, Sr., and Anna More, 
and of John Joslyn and Lucy Wilder. 

948. NEWELL BERTRAM WOODWORTH. 8898. 

Syracuse, N. Y. 

Lawyer. Born, Rome, N. Y., April 12, i860. Degrees of A. B. and 
A. M. from Columbia University. Assistant to the Corporation Coun- 

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sel of New York City, 1885-88. Member of St. Nicholas Society and 
Psi Upsilon Club of New York, Onondaga Historical Society, Syracuse 
Club and Citizens' Club of Syracuse, and Society of Colonial Wars. 
Son of Andrews Joslyn Woodworth and Mary Bertram, etc. See An- 
drews J. Woodworth. 

497. RICHARD LANSING WOOLSEY. 4597. 

United States Army. 
Chief Clerk, Quartermaster's Dept., U. S. A. Born, Whitesboro, 
N. Y., Dec. 5, 1835. Private in 71st N. Y. Volunteers, 1862 ; served in 
defenses of Washington ; afterwards Captain's Clerk, U. S. N. ; acting 
Squadron Secretary of West Gulf Blockading Squadron ; in battle of 
Donaldsonville, La., and minor engagements on lower Mississippi. 
Member of G. A. R. and Masonic Fraternity ; Grand Commander, 
K. T., of Indiana, 1883-4. Son of Commodore Melancthon Taylor 
Woolsey, U. S. N., and Susan Cornelia Tredwell ; grandson of Gen. 
Melancthon Lloyd Woolsey and Alida Livingston ; great-grandson of 
Col. Melancthon Taylor Woolsey and Rebecca Lloyd ; gt^'-grandson of 
Rev. Benj. Woolsey and Abigail Taylor ; gt'-grandson of George 
Woolsey and Hannah, his wife ; gt'-grandson of George Woolsey, Sr., 
and Rebecca Cornell. 

940. RYNIER J. WORTENDYKE. 8890. 

Jersey City, N. J. 
Lawyer. Born, Jersey City, N. J., Aug. 24, i860. Degrees of A. B., 
and A. M. from Rutgers College and LL. B. from Columbia University. 
Son of Jacob R. Wortendyke and Susan J. Doremus ; grandson of 
Nicholas J. Doremus and Elizabeth Haring; great-grandson of Peter 
T. Doremus and Susan Jacobus ; gt^-grandson Thomas Doremus and 
Rachel Speir ; gt^-grandson of Cornelius Doremus and Sarah Sandford; 
gt'-grandson of Thomas Doremus and Only Jung. 

369. WILLIAM SCOTT WORTH. 4369. 

United States Army. 
Brigadier-General, U. S. A., retired. Born, Albany, Jan. 6, 1840. 
In the Civil War, served in the campaign of the Army of the Poto- 
mac from the beginning to the end of the war, and the campaign 
of Corinth, Miss., being twice breveted for gallant and meritorious 
conduct. In War with Spain was Brigadier-General of Volunteers in 
Santiago campaign, and twice wounded while leading his brigade at the 
storming of San Juan Hill. On Oct. 31, 1898, President McKinley 
appointed him Brigadier-General in the Regular Army ; and on Nov. 
14, he was retired upon his own application under the law providing for 

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retirement after 30 years' service. Member of tlie Society of Foreign 
Wars, tile Aztec Club and tlie War of 1S12 Society. Son of William 
Jenkins Worth and Margaret Stafford; grandson of John Stafford and 
Margaret Denniston ; great-grandson of /i>a6 Staffoiui and Susannah 
Spencer ; gt'-grandson of Thomas Stafford and Audrey Greene ; 
gt'-grandson of Samuel Stafford and Mercy Westcott ; gt-t-grandson of 
Thomas Stafford and Elizabeth, his wife, who came from Warwickshire, 
England, to I'lyrnouth, Mass., about 1626, and settled in Rhode island. 
Wm. Jenkins Worth mentioned above was a Major-General, U. S. A. 
The City of New York has erected a monument to his memory in 
Madison Square. 

617. GEORGE WORTHINGTON. 7117. 

Bennington Center, Vt. 
Born, Cleveland, O., Aug. 8, 1854. Member of Society of Mayflower 
Descendants, Union Club of Cleveland, and Psi Ifpsilon Club of New 
York City. Son of George Worthington and Maria Cushman Blackmer ; 
grandson of Ralph Worthington and Clarissa Clark ; great-grandson of 
John Worthington and Abigail Wright; gt''-grandson o{ Dii,Ucy Wrii^ht 
and Dimmis Lomis ; gt^-grandson of Joseph Wright and Mary Dudley. 

1312. ALFRED GOOLD WRIGHT. 11587. 

Rochester, N. Y. 
Manufacturer of perfumery. Born, New York, Jan. 24, 1S56. Son 
of Alfred Wright and Maria E. Goold ; grandson of John Sears Wright 
and Sarah A. Stevens ; great-grandson of Elisha Wright and Sarah 
Sears ; gt'-grandson of Samuel Wright. 

125. CHARLES A. WRIGHT. 4125. 

Hancock, Mich. 
Attorney-at-law and President of Superior Savings Bank of Hancock. 
Born, Hartford, Conn., Dec. 4, 1S54. Chairman of Republican County 
Committee of Houghton County, Mich. Member of Onigaming Yacht 
Club. Son of Joseph A. \^'right and Emily S. Barker ; grandson of 
Joseph Wright and Sarah Lockwood ; great-grandson of William Lock- 
wood and Sarah Sturges. 

795. JOHN SEARS WRIGHT. 8495. 

Rochester, N. Y. 
Manufacturing perfumer. Born, Rochester, N. Y., Feb. 13, 1S70. 
Son of Alfred Wright and Mary Jane Hunter ; grandson of Daniel 
Hunter and Emily Carpenter ; great-grandson oi John Hunter and Jane 
McGregor. 

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244. JOSEPH PAYSON WRIGHT. 4244. 

United States Army. 
Colonel and Asst. Surgeon-General, U. S. A. Born, Wilkesbarre, 
Pa., Dec. 25, 1836. Degrees of A. B. and A. M. from Dickinson College, 
and M. D. from Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia. Appointed 
Assistant Surgeon with rank of First Lieutenant in Regular Army, May 
28, 1861. Served with Rosecrans' Army at luka, Corinth, Miss., August 
and September, 1862; in charge of field hospital at Jackson, Tenn., 
winter of 1862-3; ^' Chattanooga, Tenn., and Atlanta, Ga., March, 
1864 ; Assistant Medical Director of Army and Department of the 
Cumberland during campaign resulting in capture of Atlanta. Member 
of Loyal Legion. Son of Joseph J. B. Wright and Eliza Jones ; grand- 
son of Amasa Jones and Elizabeth Huntington ; great-grandson or 
Joseph Huntington and Elizabeth Hale, and oi Joel Jones ; gt^-grandson 
o^ Jonathan Hale ; gt'-grandson of Jonathan Hale, Sr. , and Sarah Tal- 
cott ; gt*-grandson of Samuel Hale, Jr., and Mary Wells ; gt'-grandson 
of Samuel Hale, Sr., who came to Watertown, Mass., in 1632. Through 
Elizabeth Huntington, the family are collaterally related to Samuel 
Huntington of Connecticut, who was a signer of the Declaration of 
Independence and President of Congress, 1779-1781. Through the 
Hales the family are collaterally related to Nathan Hale, the Martyr. 

1384. WILKINSON Deforest WRIGHT, 12284. 

New York City. 
Secretary. Born, Powell, Vt., June 30, 1871. Son of Solomon 
Wright and Mary Brimmer ; grandson of Pliny Wright and Finett 
Wadsworth ; great-grandson of Solomon Wright and Eunice Jewett ; 
gt'-grandson of 2'homas Jc^uett and Eunice Slafter ; gt'-grandson of 
Elezer Jewett ; gt^-grandson of Elezer Jewett. 

82. STEPHEN MOTT WRIGHT. 4082. 

New York City. 
Retired. Born, Jericho, N. Y., Aug. 16, 1842. Enlisted in Battery 
G, 1st Regt. Artillery, N. G. S. N. Y., Oct. 25, 1864 ; Second Lieutenant, 
Aug. 28, 1866 ; Regimental Adjutant, May 27, 1868 ; assigned to Separate 
Battery, Light Artillery, as First Lieutenant, Feb. 5, 1870, and continued 
until honorably discharged from the service, Jan. 4, 1872. Since his re- 
tirement from active business life he has been Secretary of the Empire 
State Society, S. A. R., General Society of Mechanics and Tradesman, 
and Mechanics and Traders' Exchange ; Secretary and Treasurer of 
Webb's Academy and Home for Ship Builders, and the Building 
Trades Club. Active member of the Patriotic League and Patria 
Club ; Senior Past Master of Prince of Orange Lodge, No. 16, and 

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Past Grand Senior Deacon of the Grand Lodge, F. & A. M. Son of 
Daniel Dodge Wright and Mary Mott ; grandson of Stephen Wright 
and Martha Dodge (second wife); great-grandson of Thomas IVright 
and (his third wife, whose name is unknown) ; gt"-grandson of Edmund 
Wright, 2d, and Sarah Townsend ; gt''-grandson of Edmund Wright 
and Sarah Wright; gt'-grandson of Nicholas Wright and Ann Baupre. 

183. WALTER KING WRIGHT. 4183. 

United States Army. 
First Lieutenant and Regimental Quartermaster, i6th Infantry, 
U. S. A. Member of Army and Navy Club, Washington, D. C, and 
of University Club, Salt Lake City. Born in Warsaw, N. Y., Sept. 19, 
1858. Son of Norman F. Wright and Mary A. Forbush ; grandson of 
Preserved Wright and Jemima King, and of Jonathan E. Forbush and 
Sarah McClellan ; great-grandson of Solomon Wright and — — — 

Dewey, of King and (wife not given), of Jonathan Forbush and 

Betsey Hayden, and of James McClellan and Beulah Bacon; gt^-grand- 
son of William King,/r., and (wife not given), of David Forbush and 
Annah Whitney, and oi Jamt-s MrChilananA Sarah Axtell. 

221. WILLIAM M.\SON WRIGHT. 4221. 

United States Army. 
First Lieutenant, 2d. Regt. U. S. Infantry. Born, Newark, N. J., 
Sept. 24, 1863. In War with Spain was Captain and Assistant Adju- 
tant General of Volunteers in Santiago campaign, participating in battle 
of El Caney and the engagements resulting in the surrender of Santiago. 
Member of Union Club, United Service Club, St. Anthony Club, and 
Loyal Legion, of New York City. Son of Edward H. Wright and 
Dorothea Mason ; grandson of Stevens Thomson Mason and Julia E. 
Phelps ; great-grandson of John Thomson Mason and Eliza Baker 
Moir; gt^-grandson of S/avns Thomson Alason and Mary E. Armistead, 
and of Thomson Mason and Mary Barnes. The Mason line runs back 
to Col. Geo. Mason of Charles I.'s Army, who after Charles' defeat by 
Cromwell, 1651, escaped to America in disguise. 

297. FRANK HOUSTON WYETH. 4297. 

Philadelphia, Pa. 
Manufacturing chemist. Born, Harrisburg, Pa., July 14, 1836. Mem- 
ber of Union League, Art, Country, and Manufacturers' Clubs of Phil- 
adelphia and Pennsylvania Historical Society. Son of Francis Wyeth 
and Susan Houston Maxwell ; grandson of John Wyeth and Louisa 
Weiss ; great-grandson of Elumezer Wyeth, Jr., and Mary Winship ; 
gt^-grandson of Ebenezer Wyeth, and Susannah Hancock ; gt^-grandson 
of John Wyeth and Deborah Ward ; gt'-grandson of Nicholas Wyeth 

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and Rebecca Andrew. The name Wyeth is variously spelled, With, 
Withe, Wythe and Wyeth. Nicholas Wyeth emigrated from England 
in 1640-44 and settled in Cambridge, Mass., in 1645. 
277. MAXWELL WYETH. 4277, 

Philadelphia, Pa. 

Chemist. Born, Philadelphia, June 15, 1866. Degree of Ph. G. 
from Philadelphia College of Pharmacy. Member of Union League, 
Bachelors Barge and Art Clubs of Philadelphia. Son of Frank Houston 
Wyeth and Henrietta Braxton Horner. [For continuation of Wyeth 
line, see Frank Houston Wyeth.] Grandson of Richard Brent Horner 
and Mary Blair Little ; great-grandson of Gitstm^us Brown Horner dind 
Francis Harrison Scott; gt'-grandson of Robert Horner of Ripon, 
Eng., and Mary Brown. Also great-grandson of Dr. Robert Little and 
Mary Whiting ; gt^-grandson of Henry Whiting and Elizabeth Blair 
Braxton ; gt^-grandson of Col. George Braxton and Mary Blair, and 
gt*-grandson of John Blair and Mary Monroe. Col. Braxton, above 
mentioned, was brother of Carter Braxton, signer of the Declaration of 
Independence. 

972. EDWARD JUDSON WYNKOOP. 9172. 

Syracuse, N. Y. 

Physician. Born, Syracuse, N. Y., April 24, 1869. Degree of M. D. 
from Syracuse University. Member of Hospital Corps, 41st Separate 
Co. N. G. N. Y. Member of Holland Society of New York and Onon- 
daga Historical Society. Son of Jonathan G. Wynkoop and Mary 
Judson Hawley ; grandson of Rev. Peter Silvester Wynkoop and Mar- 
garet Gosman, and of David Austin Hawley and Mary Judson ; great- 
grandson of John Cornelius Wynkoop and Lydia .Silvester, and of 
William Judson and Esther Barker ; gt'-grandson of Corndius C. Wyn- 
koop and Maria Catharina Ruehl, and of Timothy Judson and Sarah 
Hooker. 

678. JAMES DAVIS WYNKOOP. 7178. 

Hurley, N. Y. 

Merchant. Born, ffurley, N. Y., Feb. 28, 1843. Son of George 
Wynkoop and Eleanor Sala Davis ; grandson of Derrick C. Wynkoop 
and Elizabeth Sparlin;^ ; great-grandson of Cornelius D. Wynkoop and 
Leah DuBois ; gf'-grandson of Derrick Wynkoop and Gertrude Cole 
gt'-grandson of Major Johannes \\'ynkoop and Cornelia Ten Broeck 
gt'-grandson of Elder Cornelius Wynkoop and Maria Jane Langedyck 
gt'-grandson of Peter Wynkoop. Elder Cornelius Wynkoop moved 
from Albany to Ulster Co. in 1663 and obtained land which has re- 
mained in the family nearly two and a half centuries. He held several 
public offices. 

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1165. WILLIAM HENRY YALE. 10640. 

New York City. 
Dry goods commission merchant. Born, Brooklyn, N. Y., March i, 
1859. Attended Yale College. Member of Union League Club, Yale 
Alumni, Yale Club, Merchants' Club and Chamber of Commerce. Son 
of Henry Clay Yale and Amelia White ; grandson of Thomas Broughton 
White and Hannah Burchard : great-grandson of Broughton White and 
Mary Hough; gt^ -grandson of Thomas White, Jr., and Elizabeth 
Morgan ; gt'-grandson of Thomas White, Sr., and Sarah Broughton. 

1029. CHARLES MYRTLE YOUNGLOVE. 9554. 

Pittsburgh, Pa. 
Mechanical engineer. Born, Hammondsport, N. Y., Jan. 27, 1873. 
Degree of M. E. from Cornell University. Son of Oliver Hoyt Young- 
love and Margaret Myrtle ; grandson of Timothy Meggs Younglove 
and Matilda Hoyt ; great-grandson of Cornelius Younglove and Han- 
nah Bartlet ; gt'-grandson of Joseph Younglove and Azubah Skinner, 
and of Samuel Bartlet and Hannah Meggs. 

302. JAMES I. YOUNGLOVE. 4302. 

Johnstown, N. Y. 
Lumber merchant. Born, Johnstown. N. Y.. Oct. 13, 1850. Founder 
and Vice-President of the Johnstown Historical Society ; member of 
Oneida Historical Society and Lotus Club of Johnstown. Son of 
James Younglove and Mary Ann Davies; grandson of Isaiah Younglove 
and Susannah Yanney ; great-grandson of Z'azvV/ Younglove and Nancy 
Failing, and of Henry Yantiey and Elizabeth Margaret Kline ; gt'- 
grandson of Isaiah Young'ove and Mary Lucas, and of Nicholas Failing 
(or Feeling), and of Christian Yantiey and Susannah Boshart ; gt^- 
grandson of Joseph Younglove and Anna Terry ; gt'-grandson of John 
Younglove ; gt^-grandson of Samuel Younglove, who came from Lon- 
don, Eng., in 1635, ^nd settled in Ipswich, Mass. 



Members admitted during publication, too late for alphabetical classijica- 

cation in the foregoing pages. 
1385. LEWIS PARKER ABELL. 12283. 

Flushing, N. Y. 
Artist. Born, St. Catherine's, Ont., April 29, 1873. Son of Chandler 
MacKelsey Abell and Rachel Josephine Hilton ; grandson of Robert 
Abell and Julia Tucker; great-grandson of Abel Abell and Lucy Hub- 
bard ; gt'-grandson of Elijah Abell and Ann Lathrop ; gt'-grandson of 
Benjamin Abell and Lydia Hazen ; gt'-grandson of Caleb Abell and 
Margaret Port. 



a&&lttonal /IDembers. /Rac. 

1386. LEON BROOKS BACON, 12286. 

New York City. 

Lawyer. Born, Taberg, N. Y., July 24, 1870. Son of Sidney Brooks 
Bacon and Esther Delila Munger ; grandson of Rufus Bacon and Ann 
Tucker Dalton ; great-grandson of David Baco9i and Abigail Sampson ; 
gt'-grandson of Rev. Jacob Bacon and Mary Wood ; gt'-grandson of 
Thomas Bacon and Hannah Fales ; gt'-grandson of John Bacon and 
Rebecca Hall ; gt'-grandson of Michael Bacon, who was a soldier in 
King Philip's War. 

1376. EDWIN F. BISHOP. 12276. 

Buffalo, N. Y. 

Lawyer. Born, Cuba, Allegany Co., N. Y., May 6, 1858. Graduate 
of De Veaux College, Niagara Falls. Formerly Secretary of Board of 
Public Works of Bufifalo and for four years U. S. Consul at Chatham, 
Canada. At one time Second Lieutenant in 74th Regt., N. G. N. Y., and 
afterward A. D. C, with rank of Major on the staff of the 4th Division. 
Son of A. C. Bishop and Mary J. Kirkpatrick ; grandson of Caleb Bishop, 
Jr., and Lucy Anna Phillips ; great-grandson of Caleb Bishop, Sr., and 
Catherine Phillips. 

1387. LUKE HASSERT CUTTER. 12287. 

New York City. 
Insurance. Born, New York City, Nov. 19, 1870. Son of Charles 
N. Cutter and Helen Frances Hassert ; grandson of Kelsey Cutter and 
Mary J. Stansbrey ; great-grandson of Chas. Cutter and Mary Cutter ; 
gt'-grandson of Kelsey Cutter and Hannah Marsh. 

1388. CHARLES ROLLINSON LAMB. 12288. 

New York City. 
Decorative architect. Born, New York City, Feb. 10, i860. Member 
of the Architectural League, Sculptural .Society, Art Students' League, 
American Fine Arts Society, Municipal Art Society, Church Club, and 
Mural Painters' Society. Son of Joseph Lamb and Eliza Rollinson ; 
grandson of Charles Rollinson and Maria Styniets ; great-grandson of 
Frederick Sfjmcts and Ann Baria. 

1389. RUFUS LEIGHTON MacDUFFIE, 12289, 

New York City. 
Railroad supplies. Born, Cambridge, Mass. , Dec. 30, 1866. Son of 
John McDuffie and Hannah Elizabeth Givens ; grandson of John Mc- 
Dufifie and Mary Ann Varnum ; great-grandson of Peter Varnum and 
Susannah Jones ; gt'-grandson of Nathaniel Jones and Susannah 
Harris, 

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1390. PORTER J. SCHERMERHORN. 12290. 

Mechanicsville, N. Y. 
Merchant. Born, Lexington, Greene Co., N. Y., April 15, 1831. 
Son of Jacob D. Scliermerliorn and Ruth Butler ; grandson of Derrick 
L. Schermerhorn and Eva Van Valkenburgh ; great-grandson of Luke 
St/iermerhoin and Mynlje Fitzgerald. 

1391. JABIN ALDEN SECOR. 12291. 

Elmira, N. Y. 
Grocer. Born, Horseheads, N. Y., Aug. 31, 1856. Son of David 
R. Secor and Clara Bundy ; grandson of \Vm. Bundy and Philura 
Alden ; great-grandson of Simeon BunJy and Elizabeth Gallup. 

IJ92. LAURISTON LIVINGSTON STONE. 12292. 

Rochester, N. Y. 
Commission merchant. Born, Cabot, Vt., Aug. 2, 1833. Son of 
Levi Huntoon Stone and Clarissa Osgood ; grandson of John Stone 
and Betsey Huntoon ; great-grandson of Joseph Huntoon and Sarah 
Davis ; gt'^-grandson of John Huntoon and Mary Rundlett ; gt'-grandson 
of Philip Huntoon, 2d, and Hannah, his wife; gt-t-grandson of Philip 
Huntoon, ist, who was born in England in 16 19, came to America when 
a boy, and settled in Exeter, N. H. 




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Deceased Members. 



Note : Following are the names of Deceased Members whose records appeared in 
the " Year Book for 1893-94," together with the dates of their birth and the reported 
dates of their death. The records of Deceased Members admitted since the " V'ear 
Book," of 1893-94 was issued are embodied in the RoU of Members preceding. 



State No. 
382 

248 

156 

359 



367 



259 



CHABXES RODERICK BEERS. 

Born December 25. 1868. 
Died January 11, 1895. 



TIMOTHY DIX BOI,I,ES. 

Born October 3i, 1847. 
Died Aug^ust 23, 1892. 



GEORGE RAWSON BRUSH. 

Bom November 3, 1836. 
Died December, 1894. 



GEORGE CANDEE BUEI/I/. 

Born October 12, 1822. 
Died January 24, 1898. 



National No. 
4382 

4248 
4156 

4359 



CHARI^ES J. CHATFIEI<D. 

Born AufTust 4, 1844. 
Died in 1894. 



ALBERT H. COMSTOCK. 

Born June 11. 1833. 
Died March 11, 1895. 

357 



4367 



4259 



Cor. DeceaseD /IDembers. 

287 ^RASTUS CORNING. 4287 

Born June 16. 1837. 
Died August 30, 1897. 



40 Al^^XAND^R I. COTHEAI^, 4040 

Born November $, 1804. 
Died February 27, 1894. 



314 HERBERT PELHAM CURTIS. 4314 

Born May 27. 1830. 
Died in February, 1892. 



CHARI<ES ANDERSON DANA. 4009 

Born August 8, 1819. 
Died October 17, 1897. 



184 ALEXANDER S. DIVEN. 4184 

Born February lo. 1809. 
Died June 11, 1896. 



171 RICHARD IRVING DODGE. 4171 

Bom May 19. 1817. 
Died in 1895. 



339 STANCI,IFF BAJ5EN DOWNES. 4339 

Born December 5, 1859. 
Died April 21, 1895. 



186 CHARLES RUDOI^PH EXNER. 4186 

Born December 31, 1866. 
Died in December, 1895. 



1S7 I^EIGHTON FINLEY. 4187 

Born June 9, 1856. 
Died February 12. 1894. 



258 CHARI^ES GARNETT GORDON. 4258 

Born September 28, 1837. 
Died October 26, 1898. 



1S9 AI/BERT S. GREENE. 4189 

Born August 3, 1838. 
Died riarch 8, 1896. 



2)ecea8e& /IDembers. ®«. 

92 HORACE I/. GREEN. 4092 

Born October 13, 1839. 
Died October 2, 1891. 



245 AXBERT HAGAN. 4245 

Born October 16, 1842. 
Died June 22, 1895. 



JAMES WEBSTER HA1<E. 4003 

Born November 21, 1801. 
Died August 17, 1892. 



93 JOHN F. HENRY. 4093 

Born February 25. 1834. 
Died May 25, 1893. 



322 GEORGE E. HUBBARD. 4322 



Born February 28, 1857. 
Died March 23, 1893. 



195 JAMES FINI,EY KEENEY. 4195 

Born riarch i6, 1862. 
Died in February, 1894. 



25 WII.I,IAM HENRY LEE. 

Born May 19, 1818. 
Died after April 30, 1895. 



4025 



CARTER NEI/SON BERKEI/EY MACAUI^EY. 4198 

Born July 28. i8<;9. 
Died February 6, 1896. 



JAMES COOPER MC KEE. 4100 

Born May i8, 1830. 
Died December 11, 1897. 



32 THOMAS WHITESIDE MOORE. 4032 

Born Marcli i, 1827. 
Died April 5, 1898. 



21 JAMES OTIS. 4021 

Born October 12. 1836. 
Died in 1898, 

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211 JOHN CLEVELAND ROBINSON. 4211 

Bom April lo, 1817. 
Died February 18, 1897. 



ELWOTT FITCH SH5PARD. 401 1 

Born July 25. 1833. 
Died March 24, 1893. 



73 BI^BRIDGE GERRY SPATJ1<DING. 4073 

Born February 24. 1S09. 
Died May 5, 1897. 



215 PHIlylP W. STANHOPE. 4215 

Born June 4, 1829. 
Died June 24, 1895. 



147 FREDERIC TAYLOR. 4147 

Born — 
Died February 4, 1897. 



227 JOHN LUDLOW VIVEN. 4227 

Bom March 5, 1833. 
Died January 9, 1896. 



289 GEORGE COBB WILDE. 4289 

Born January 31, i859> 
Died Aus:ust 39, 1892. 



115 EBENE^SER KEI<LOGG WRIGHT. 41 15 

Born July 28, 1837. 
Died August 4, 1895. 




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Note : Following are the records of the Revolutionary Ancestors of the Members. 
The names here printed in CAPITALS correspond to the names printed in italics in 
the Roll of Members ; and the names here printed in italics, being the names of 
Members descended from these ancestors, respectively, correspond to the names 
printed in CAPITALS in the Roll of Members. 

BIGSBY A. ABBOTT : Born in Andover, Mass., Nov. 24, 1750 ; died 
there in 1813 ; Corporal under Capt. Benj. Ames and Col. James 
Frye ; serving seven days on Lexington Alarm; private under the 
same in camp at Cambridge, May 17, 1775 ; Corporal under the same 
in October and November, 1775. — Albert Cutler Abbott. 

WILLIAM ABBOTT: Born in Pomfret, Conn., Oct. 7, 1745; died 
in Clinton, Oneida Co., N. Y., July 25, 1832 ; Corporal of 5th Co. 22d 
Regt. of Connecticut Volunteers in 1775, serving seven days under 
Capt. Lawrence on the Lexington Alarm ; re-enlisted for one year in 
January, 1776, serving in Cambridge and New York ; made Ensign; 
drafted in 1779, s^nd served two months at New London ; drafted again 
in 1 78 1, serving a month and a half at New London. — William Eells 
Abbott. 

THOMAS ABEL: Born in Norwich, Conn., Oct. 9, 1749; died in 
Fredonia, N. Y., Oct. 10, 1814 ; private in Capt. Samuel Robinson's 
Co. of Vermont at battle of Bennington ; Sergeant in Capt. Robinson s 
Co., Col. Samuel Herrick's Regt., Oct. 11, 1780, serving ten days; 
Sergeant in Capt. Joseph Safford's Co., Col. Ebenezer Walbridge's 
Regt., Aug. 2, 1781, for three days; under the same command Sept. 
7, 1782, for four days. — Charles Lee Abell, Dan Williams Abell, Walter 
Chester Smith, James L. Van Buren. 

ABEL ABELL: Born in Chatham, Conn., Sept. 14, 1757; died 
there March 14, 1841 ; enlisted from Middletown June 4, 1777, under 

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Capt. Warner in the 3d Regt. , Connecticut Continental Line, Col. 
Wyllys; was pensioned for three years' service. — Lewis Parker Abcll, 

SOLOMON ACKART (or Acker): Died in Schagticoke, N. Y. ; 
private in Col. Knickerbocker's Regt. of New York State Militia, also 
commanded by Col. Peter Yates. — Abram Viele. 

WILLIAM ACOCKS : Born in Devonshire, Eng., in 1755 ; died in 
1797 ; received bounty from Capt. Thomas Nichols, chairman of first 
class, for the town of Charlemont, Mass., April 22, 1782, to serve in 
the Continental Army for three years. — Ernest R. Willard. 

ABEL ADAMS: Born in Simsbury, Conn., April 30, 1756 ; died 
there March 25, 1829 ; enlisted May 9, 1775, in Capt. Abel Pettibone's 
Co., 2d Regt., Continental Line, serving till Dec. 18, 1773; re-enlisted 
in Capt. Lemuel Roberts' Co., i8th Regt., arriving in New York, Aug. 
24, 1776; served till Sept. 7, 1776; reappeared in Capt. Ephraim War- 
ren's Co., nth Regt. of State Troops, same year, marching to West- 
chester Co.; in May, 1793, made Ensign of his old regiment, the 
1 8th; in October of same year promoted to Lieutenant, and in 1797, to 
Captain. — Louis Henry Cotnish, Virgil Pettibone Humason, George W. 
Loomis. 

ANDREW ADAMS: Born in Milton, Mass., Aug. 12, 1735 ; died 
in Lancaster, N. H., April 14, 1833 ; before the war held commissions 
as Coroner and Lieutenant of Cavalry under George III.; enlisted in 
April, 1775, under Capt. Joseph Vose ; served at Cambridge, Squan- 
tum, and other places until March 4, 1776, when he belonged to the 
first detachment that took Dorchester Heights ; was an officer in Col. 
Robertson's regiment at Roxbury ; marched with Lieut. Col. Wheelock 
on an alarm for Bennington.— /<;/;« Quincy Adams. 

BENONI ADAMS: Born in Sherborn, Mass., Dec. 31, 1754 ; died 
in Dudley, Mass. ; marched on the Lexington Alarm in Capt. Jacob 
Davis' Co., Col. Ebenezer Larned's Regt ; also served on the Rhode 
Island Alarm of Dec, 1776, in Capt. Nathaniel Healy's Co., Col. 
Jonathan's Regt. — ILenry Hersehel Adams. 

DANIEL ADAMS: Born in Canterbury, Conn., Oct. 7, 1755 ; died 
in Feb., 1829; served from Windham one month on the Lexington 
Alarm; enlisted May 9, 1775, in Capt. Obadiah Johnson's Co., 3d 
Regt. (Israel Putnam's); discharged Dec. 16, 1775. His brother Ros- 
well was in same company. — Jed. E. Adams. 

EBENEZER ADAMS, Sr. : Born Dec. 3, 1751 ; died Jan. 31, 
1846 ; enlisted at Rhinebeck, N. Y., Aug. 8, 1775, and served in Henry 
B. Livingston's Co., 4th '&.ttg^.—He?iry Barton Snyder, Elmore Earring- 
ton Austin. 

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ELIASHIB ADAMS : Born at Preston, Conn., in 1727 ; member of 
the Connecticut General Assembly in 1775; one of the most active 
supporters of the resolution to resist the unjust demands of the British 
government. — Rtifus M. Townsend. 

JOHN ADAMS : Settled in Alford, Berkshire Co., Mass., between 
1 75 1 and 1760; private in Capt. Samuel VVolcott's Co., Col. Joiin 
Brown's Regt., from Berkshire Co., ordered to reinforce the northern 
army in 1777; re-enlisted Oct. 15, 1780, as Lieutenant in Capt. Will- 
cock's Co., Col. John Ashley's Regt., and served two days ; served on 
a committee in Alfred to raise troops. — Frank Loring Dodds, James 
Loring Lusk. 

JOHN ADAMS : Born in Lexington, Mass., in 1764 ; died in Hins- 
dale, Mass., soon after applying for a pension, May 11, 1818 ; enlisted 
as a private in March, 1782, serving under Capts. Hunt and Pritchard, 
and Cols. Henry J.ickson and Michael Jackson. His widow received a 
pension for 18 months' actual service by him. — Charles Francis Adams, 

LEVI ADAMS : Born in Canterbury, Conn., in 1728 ; died in Hart- 
wick, N. Y. in 1816; Volunteer at the burning of New London and 
capture of Fort Griswold in 1781 ; had three sons, Levi, David and 
John, in the American Army. — William Henry Adams. 

LUKE ADAMS: Born in Waterbury, Conn., March 8, 1756; died 
in Southington, Conn., April 18, 1831 ; enlisted in 1776 in Capt. John 
Lewis' Co., Col. William Douglas' Regt., and served seven 
months, during which time, he was in the battle of White Plains ; May 
14, 1777, re-enlisted for three years in Capt. Eli Leavenworth's Co., 
Col. Return J. Meigs' Regt.; made Corporal in January, 1779; 
discharged May 14, 1780. — Ozias Willard Peck. 

JONAS ADDOMS, (or Adams) : Born in New Jersey, March 26, 
1753; died in New York City, July 16, 1837 ; in August 1 771, appointed 
by Gov. Clinton in the New Levies ; commissioned by Congress, Jan. 
29, 1782, as Second Lieutenant of the 2d Regt. of Continental Artillery 
under Col. John Lamb. — Everett Addoms. 

ASA ALCOTT (Alcox) : Of Waterbury, Conn., was a private in 
Capt. Pendleton's Co., enlisting March i, 1778, for three years; 
was a pensioner residing in New York in 1818. — Clifford Hubbell. 

HUGH ALEXANDER: Born in Cumberland County, Pa., Jan. 
23, 1724; member of the Provincial Conference at Carpenter's 
Hall, Philadelphia, 1776 ; signer of a Declaration of Independence dated 
June 24, 1776; member of the First Constitutional Convention of 
Pennsylvania ; died in Philadelphia while serving as member of the 
First Assembly, March 17, 1777. — Hugh Hamilton. 



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ROBERT ALEXANDER: Of Maryland; died in Northeast, Cecil 
Co., Md., in 1808? record in family Bible almost illegible ; one of the 
Baltimore County Committee of the Sons of Liberty who in March, 1766. 
appealed to the Chief Justice of the Provincial Court and other officers 
to resume their duties regardless of the odious stamp tax law; in No- 
vember, 1774; appointed on a Committee of Correspondence for Balti- 
more County ; signed the famous Maryland Declaration of the Associa- 
tion of Freemen of Maryland, July 26, 1775, in favor of armed resistance 
to Great Britain ; member of the Provincial Congress, and on Dec. g, 
1775, was elected to the Continental Congress. — Robei-t Alexander. 

ASAPH ALLEN : Born in Deerfield, Mass., Oct. 25, 1751;; died in 
Waterbury Center, Vt., March 19, 1840 ; Corporal in Col. Samuel Wil- 
liams' Regt. of Massachusetts, serving 10 days on the Lexington Alarm ; 
re-enlisted May i, 1775, serving three months and eight days; was a 
pensioner. — Leo Allen Bergholz. 

ETHAN ALLEN : Born in Litchfield, Conn., Jan. 10, 1737; died 
in Burlington, Vt., Feb. 13, 1789 ; distinguished himself by surprising 
Fort Ticonderoga, May 10, 1775, and capturing it with a handful of 
men " in the name of the Great Jehovah and the Continental Congress ;" 
did good service in Gen. Montgomery's expedition into Canada where 
he was taken prisoner ; was not exchanged until 1778 ; after the war was 
a member of the Vermont Legislature. He was an author as well as 
soldier, and wrote among other things a deistical work called " Reason 
the only Oracle of Man," published in 1784. — Charles Allen Andrews. 

JOSEPH ALLEN: Born in Pomfret, Conn., March 10, 1754; 
died in Rhode Island, 181 7 ; served nine days on the Lexington Alarm 
in Capt. Zebulon Ingall's Co., from the town of Pomfret. — Horace Mc- 
Guire, Wm. Dolphin McGuire. 

NO.\H ALLEN: Born in Greenfield, Mass., June 24, 1727; died 
in Sherburne, N. Y., Feb. 17, 1802 ; Lieutenant in Capt. Moses Soul's 
Co., Col. John Fellows' Regt., of Massachusetts ; marched April 21, 
1775, 0"^ Alarm from Lexington; made Captain Oct. i, 1776 ; engaged 
Nov. 19, 1776 in Col. VViggleworth's Regt.; at Ticonderoga, Nov. 27, 
1776; wintered at Valley Forge ; served at Providence and Boston in 
1778; at Providence and Valley Forge in 1779; at various places 
in 1780; at West Point and other Hudson River points, 1781; 
reported wounded at York Huts, 1782; again reported wounded. 
— Frederick Perdval Allen. 

SAMUEL ALLEN, Jr. : Born in Monmouth County, N. J., in 1757; 
died there in 1830. Samuel, Sr., was a Quaker, but his son fully 
compensated for his father's non-combatant principles by the energy 

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and daring with wiiich he espoused the American cause. A bold and 
dashing youth, at the head of a company of independent patriots, he 
was the champion of the persecuted and the terror of the Tories. He 
was repeatedly driven from home by parties sent to capture him ; thrice 
saw his house burned ; once captured and escaped. He was merciless 
with his enemies, and captured and hanged them by his own decree. 
His daring and his wealth gave him a commanding position in his vicin- 
ity, and he was by common consent the General-in-Chief of military 
movement in his district, and the judge of the prisoners brought before 
him. Capt. Allen was one of the most picturesque figures of the Rev- 
olution outside of the regularly enlisted troops. — Addison Allen, Ethan 
Allen. 

MARSHALL ALLING : Private in Capt. Prentice's Co., sth 
Battalion, Col. William Douglass, Connecticut Militia. — Marshall 
Winslow Greene. 

DAVID AMES : Of Hollis, N. H. ; private in Capt. Reuben Dow's 
Co., Col. Wm. Prescott's Regt. of Massachusetts ; was at the battle of 
Bunker Hill ; is also of record in a company return dated Cambridge, 
Oct. 6, 1775 : also served at Quebec. — Luther Stearns Ames. 

EBENEZER AMES: Born in Bridgewater, Mass., March 16, 1739; 
enlisted in the 3d Regt. Connecticut Line, under Capt. Thomas Abbe 
and Col. Samuel Wyllis, April 10, 1777, for three years; promoted to 
Corporal in Jan. 1788 ; died in 1779. — Samuel Ames. 

DERICK AMMERMAN: Born in New York in 1749; died in New- 
burgh, N. Y. , March 4, 1826 ; Assistant-Quartermaster while the army 
was stationed at Newburgh. — George Danforth Tooker. 

JOHN ANDERSON: Born in Londonderry, N. H., Aug. 31, 1757; 
private at taking of Ticonderoga by Ethan Allen and at battle of 
Bunker Hill. — Edwa7-d Newton Walbridge. 

PATRICK ANDERSON : Born July 24, 1719, in Chester County, 
Pa., served in the French and Indian War; member of the Chester 
County Committee, 1775 ; Captain in 1776, Member of Assembly from 
1778 to 1780, and Commissioner of Navigation of the Schuylkill, 1781 ; 
died in March, 1793, leaving a large family. One of his sons, namely, 
Isaac Anderson, was a Revolutionary officer, and after the war held 
several civil offices including those of presidential elector in the Mon- 
roe campaign, and member of Congress from 1803 to 1807. — Andrew 
Gregg Ciirtin Quay. 

ELI ANDREV\'S : Born in Danbury, Conn., in 1757 ; died in San- 
gerfield, N. Y., Aug. 25, 1850; served in Capt. Stephen Hall's Co., 

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7th Regt., Connecticut Line (Col. Heman Swift) ; fought at German- 
town ; wintered at Valley Forge, and was in battle of Monmouth. — 
Frederic Martin Turner. 

WILLIAM ANDREWS : A native of Wolcott, Conn. ; Corporal in 
the 4th Co., 8th Regt., Connecticut Continental Line, 1775; Ensign 
in Capt. Smith's Co., Col. Elmore's Regt., 1776; and Lieuten.int in 
the 8th Regt. from August, 1777, till March, 1778. — Seth E. Thomas. 

WILLIAM ANDREWS : Born in Boston or Watertown, Mass., prior 
to 1760 ; died in one of those places after 1780 ; enlisted from Boston 
June II, 1777, under Capt. Thomas Turner and Col. Henry Jackson; 
made Sergeant ; served also under Capt. Peter Dolliver ; on duty in 
Rhode Island until Dec. 31, 1779 ; re-enlisted Jan. i, 1780, as Ser- 
geant in the Continental Army under Capt. Hunt and Col. H. Jackson; 
discharged June 11, 1780. — Charles Hastings IViltsie. 

EDWARD ANNABLE: Born in Brastable, Mass., June 22, 1753; 
died in Marcellus, N. Y., June 10, 1836 ; one of the most noted men of 
Ashlield, Mass., in his day; enlisted in 1775, and served throughout 
the war without furlough ; participated in battles of Bunker Hill, 
Brandywine, Saratoga, Monmouth and Stony Point, passed the famous 
winter of 1777-8, at Valley Forge, and one of Andre's guard at his 
execution. His father was so pronounced a Tory that at the time of 
his enlistment he said he hoped his son would never come back. — 
James E. Seymour. 

JOHN ARMSTRONG : Born in Pennsylvania ; died in Carlisle, Pa., 
March 9, 1795; Colonel during the French and Indian War ; commis- 
sioned Brigadier-General in Pennsylvania Line, March i, 1776, and was 
engaged in the battles of Brandywine and Germantown among other 
actions; resigned April 4, 1777, and became a member of Congress. — 
John Armstrong Chanlcr. 

ISAAC ARNOLD, Sr. : Born about or prior to 1747 ; died Feb. 
4, 1813 ; served in Lieut. Carter's Co. of Connecticut troops under 
Gen. Wooster, from Oct. 25, 1776, to Jan. 23, 1777. — A Iphonzo Eugene 
Pelham. 

SAMUEL ASHLEY: Born in Westfield, Mass., March 20, 1720; 
moved to Claremont, N. H.,of which he was one of the grantees ; died 
February 18, 1792; served in Cape Breton War and French and 
Indian War; was delegate to the Provincial Conventions, in 1774-5; 
member of First Provincial Congress, Committee of Safety, and 
Council of Eight; Colonel of 13th New Hampshire Regt. ; was aide 
with rank of Colonel on Gen. Stark's staff at battle of Bennington, also 
at Burgoyne's surrender, and was Associate Justice of the Court of 

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Common Pleas from 1776 to July, 1791. Two of his sons, namely, 
Oliver and Samuel, were Captain and Lieutenant of the Claremont 
company. — Egbert Fairchitd Ashley, Charles Ashley Wells. 

WILLIAM ASHLEY : Born in Sheffield, Mass., in 1742; died there 
18 — ; served 17 days on the Lexington Alarm as Ensign in Capt. ^^■m. 
Bacon's Co., Col. John Fellows' Regt. of Massachusetts ; re-enlisted for 
3 months ; was promoted to Sergeant, and served at Dorchester; re-en- 
listed Sept. 19, 1777, as a private under Capt. John Spoor and Col. 
John Ashley, marching to Stillwater and being discharged Oct. 19, 1777 ; 
and served from Oct. 29, 1780, to Nov. 7, 1780, on alarm at Benning- 
ton, as Lieutenant of Capt. Enoch Noble's Co. — Benjamin Folsom. 

JACOB ASHMEAD : Born in Germantown, Pa., May 30, 1742; 
died there, July 10, 1814; promoted Sept. 6, 1776, from Lieutenant to 
Captain in the ist Pennsylvania Battalion, afterward the Second 
Pennsylvania Continental Line ; resigned May 16, 1780. — Benjamin 
Ro7vland Morrow. 

ISAAC ASHTON: Born in Philadelphia, Pa., July 17, 1742; died 
there of camp fever, Sept. 7, 1777 ; commissioned Second Lieutenant 
of a company of Militia Artillery in the City of Philadelphia, Sept. 2, 
1777. — Edwin Williams Fiske. 

DAVID ATWOOD: Born in Wellfleet, Mass., Aug. 24, 1758; died 
there Feb. 19, 1817 ; private in Capt. VVinslow Lewis' Co. of Massa- 
chusetts, Jan. 13, 1776. — Charles- Henry Wight. 

ABNER AVERY, Jr.: Born in Wallingford, Conn., May i, 1748; 
served eight days in April, 1 775, on the Lexington Alarm ; two months in 
1775 under Capt. James Wadsworth ; three months in the Spring of 1776, 
under commanders not stated ; and three other enlistments respectively 
for three months under Capt. Joel Hall and Col. Cook, three months 
under Capt. Cook and Col. Cook, and one month under commanders not 
stated. — Leander Clark. 

DAVID AVERY: Born in Preston, Conn., Nov. 5, 1764; served 
one year as a Matross in the Connecticut troops, part of the time under 
Capt. Wm. Latham and Col. Samuel McClellan ; while residing in 
Lebanon in 1832, applied for a pension which was granted. — Wni. 
Sniffen Brumley. 

GARDINER AVERY, Sr. : Born in 1752 ; lived in Monson, Mass., 
and Paris Furnace, Oneida County, N. Y. ; enlisted in 1776 in Captain 
Ball's Company, Colonel Larnet's Regt. Massachusetts Militia ; served 
one year; took part in the battle of East Chester; in 1818, while 
living in Oneida County, was pensioned by the United States Govern- 

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ment. The name was then spelled " Avary." His grandson dropped 
the " i " from " Gardiner." — Trueman Gardner Avery. 

MII.es AVERY; Born in Norwich, Conn., Sept. 5, i860; died in 
Great Barrington, Mass., June 27, 1850; enlisted from Norwich, May 
31, 1777, in Capt. Hyde's Co. of the 4th Regt. Connecticut Continental 
Line,- promoted to Corporal, May i, 1779; made Sergeant, May i, 
1780 ; from Jan. i, 1780, to Jan. i, 178 1, was Sergeant in Capt. Lemue' 
Clift's Co., ist Regt., Connecticut Continental Line ; was pensioned 
under the act of 1818 while residing in Massachusetts. — John Davison 
Rockefeller. 

SAMUEL AVERY: Born Oct. 17, 1751 ; private 25 days from Aug. 
29, 1777, in Capt. John Petty's Co., Col. Wm. Williams' Regt. of New 
Hampshire Militia ; also received a pension in Windsor County, Vt., 
for having served in New Hampshire Continental Line. — Josiah Collins 
Pumpelly. 

SIMEON AVERY: Born in Groton, Conn.. Oct. 20, 1752; died 
there Aug. i, 1796; successively Ensign, Second Lieutenant, First 
Lieutenant and Adjutant in Col. Jedediah Huntington's Regt. 
Connecticut Militia; participated in battles of Germantown, Monmouth 
and Stony Point, and wintered at Valley Forge. Two brothers were 
killed and one desperately wounded at the massacre of Fort Griswold. 
Their father, the Rev. Park Avery, was pastor of a church in Groton, 
and every male member of his congregation was either killed or wounded 
in that battle. — Elisha Avery Packer. 

EZEKIEL AYRES : Born in Woodbridge, N. J., Dec. 6, 1755 ; died 
in Oak Tree, N. J., April 2, 1814; private in the Middlesex County, 
N. J., Militia. — William DuUher. 

SIMON BACKUS, Jr. : Born in Newington, Conn., Feb. 13, 1738; 
lived in Guilford from 1785 to 1800; died in Bridgeport, Aug. 7, 1823 ; 
to assist the people of Granby to resist the authority of Great Britain, 
he publicly offered to surrender his salary as a clergyman during the 
war. The acceptance of the offer deprived him of a comfortable living. 
— Oswald Prentiss Backus. 

DAVID BACON: Born in Plymouth, Mass., Aug. 24, 1754; died 
in Templeton, Mass., Nov. 30, 1849; enlisted July i, 1775, in Capt. 
James Davis' Co. of Massachusetts, serving six months and five days. 
His brother Samuel was also a Revolutionary patriot. — Leon Brooks 
Bacon. 

RUFUS BACON : Born in Sutton, Mass., about 1755 ; died about 
1830 ; enlisted in 1775 in Capt. William Campbell's Co. as a fifer, and in 
1778 in Capt. Abijah Lamb's Co., Col. Holman's Regt., as Drum 

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Major; was drummer in Col. Davis' Regt. , marching from Worcester 
County to Rhode Island in 1780, and was Drum Major in Drury's Regt. 
at West Point in 1781. — Francis McA^eil Bacon. 

JOHN BAILEY: Born in Fishkill, N. Y., Dec. 4, 1732; died in 
Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Aug. 9, 1806 ; signed the General Association at 
Poughkeepsie in June-July, 1775 ; was commissioned Lieut. -Colonel 
of the 2d Regt. of Minutemen of Dutchess Co., N. Y., Oct. 17, 
1775 ; w^s Chairman of Committee of Safety at Poughkeepsie, July 14, 
1776; was present at a meeting at Fort Constitution when it was re- 
solved to stretch the chain across the Hudson at West Point. — Pierre 
Van Buren Hoes. 

MATTHIAS BAKER: Born in New Jersey, Nov. 15, 1742; died 
in Bound Brook, N. J., April 9, 1789; Member of Committee of Ob- 
servation for Woodbridge, N. J., and met with the other members at 
New Brunswick, June 16, 1775; on that day was chosen one of the 
Committee of Correspondence for Middlesex County ; on Feb. 20, 
1775, was appointed inspector of public landings by the Woodbridge 
Committee of Observation. — James de la Montanye, Austin Al. Slauson. 

REUBEN BAKER : Born in Rehoboth, Mass., May 30, 1758 ; died 
in Comstock, N. Y., Oct. 19, 1811; enlisted July i, 1780, in Capt. 
Michael G. Houdin's Co. , Col. Rufus Putnam's Regt. of Massachusetts ; 
serving six months. — George Comstock Baker. 

THOMAS MARSHALL BAKER : Of Worcester Co., Mass. ; 
died in Upton, Mass. ; enlisted Dec. 8, 1776, and served till Jan. i, 1777, 
in Capt. Benj. Francis' Co., Lieut. -Col. Nathan Tyler's 3d Worcester 
County Regt., stationed at Providence, R. I. ; Lieutenant on alarm of 
Aug. 21, 1777, at Bennington, in Capt. Robt. Taft's Co. ; Captain in 
Col. Benj. Hawes' Regt. from July 28, till Sept. 12, 1778, in Rhode 
Island ; same rank from Oct. 18, 1779, to Nov. 23, 1779, in Col. Samuel 
Denny's Regt., ordered to Claverack, N. Y. ; and from July 26, 1780, to 
Aug. 8, 1780, in Col. Nathan Tyler's Regt. for service in Rhode 
Island. — Volney A. Hoard. 

BENJAMIN BALCH : A clergyman, of Danvers, Mass ; born, Feb. 
12, 1743; served two days on the Lexington Alarm as Lieutenant in 
Capt. Edmund Putnam's Co. ; Chaplain in Col. Doolittle's Regt. in 
the eight months' service, at Winter Hill, Oct. 6, 1775; and Chaplain 
of the frigate " Boston " commanded by Samuel Tucker, Oct. 28, 1778. 
—Henry Elliott Mott. 

CALEB BALDWIN: Born in Newtown, Conn., Dec. 13, 1728; 
died there Sept. 6, 1804; Major in i6th Connecticut Regt, 1776-1778. 
— Harry Burke Jewett. 

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EZEKIEL BALDWIN : Born in New Jersey, Dec. 19, 1719; died 
there Jan. 27, 1805; private in Capt. Andrew McMyers' Co., ist 
Battalion, second establishment, New Jersey Continental Line. — 
Warren E. Dennis. 

ISAAC BALDWIN, Sr. : Born in Woburn, Mass., Dec. 12, 1738; 
died in Medford, Mass., June 17, 1775; one of the incorporators of 
Hillsborough, N. H., and president at the first town meeting held Nov. 
24, 1722 ; a soldier in the French and Indian War; Captain of a com- 
pany which he raised at Hillsborough, May 23, 1775 ; mortally wounded 
in the battle of Bunker Hill. — IVm. Hairy Baldivin. 

JEDUTHAN BALDWIN : Born in Woburn, Mass., Jan. 13, 1730; 
lived in Brookfield, Mass. ; died June 4, 1788; commissioned Captain 
and Assistant Engineer, Continental Army, March 16, 1776 ; Colonel 
of Engineers, Sept. 3, 1776; retired April 26, 1782; also Colonel of 
Artillery Artificer Regt. from Sept. 3, 1776, to March, 1781. Several 
letters written by him from camps at Cambridge, Ticonderoga, Still- 
water, etc. , are yet preserved. — Amos H. Cakf. 

MOSES BALDWIN : Born in Virginia in 1753 ; died in Meadville, 
Pa., July 14, 1837 ; pensioned for 18 months' actual service in the 
Pennsylvania troops, a part of which was under Capt. John Haling and 
Col. A. St. Clair, 2d Pennsylvania Battalion, i']i6-i-]-]'].^/o/in Scott 
McFarland. 

MOSES BALDWIN: Born in Newark, N. J., Feb. 21, 1757; died 
there June 6, 1831 ; private in the Essex County, N. J. Militia; called 
Captain in the family, a title which may refer to service which is not 
recorded. — William BoUcs Bahiwin. 

THOMAS BALDWIN: Born in Norwich, Conn., Feb. 23, 1755 ; died 
in Chemung, N. Y. , Jan. 10, 1810 ; Sergeant in Capt. Robert Durkee's 
Co. (the ist Independent) attached to the 24th Connecticut Regt. 
commanded by Col. John Durkee ; afterwards in Simon Spaulding's 
Co ; was in battle of Bound Brook and IMillstone, N. J., in 1777 ; in 
the Hartley campaign in 1778; the Sullivan campaign in 1779; 
and in the Yorktown campaign, with which his service ended. He 
was one of the most noted Indian scouts during the Wyoming Valley 
troubles. — John H. Gray, J. Scott Baldwin. 

SAMUEL BALL: Born in Bloomfield, N. J., in 1735; died in 
Hanover, N. J., in 181 1 ; private in Capt. Williams' Co., 2d Regt., of 
Essex County, N. J., Capt. Gillam's Co. of State Troops, the Con- 
tinental Army; and was killed at Connecticut Farms, June 7, 1780.^ 
Albert James Squier. 

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ALLEN BANGS : Born in Satucket (now Brewster), Mass., March 23, 
1733-4 ; died in Brewster, Sept. 14, 1793 ; served in Capt. Jonathan Cro- 
well's Co. on the Lexington Alarm ; also in Capt. John Nickerson's 
Co., Col. Nathan Freeman's Regt., marching on alarm to Dartmouth 
and Falmouth in September, 1778, and performing other service. — 
George Dennis Bangs. 

JOSEPH BANGS : Born in Yarmouth, Mass., July 5, 1757 ; died in 
Hawley, Mass., June 30, 1809 ; served with his father, Allen Bangs, 
(q. V.) in Capt. Jonathan Crowell's Co., on the Lexington Alarm ; from 
July 8, 1775 to Dec. 31, 1775, in Captain Joshua Gray's Co.; was Cor- 
poral in Capt. Elisha Hedge's Co. detached from the Militia and 
marched on alarm at Falmouth, Sept. 13, 1779, serving five days; his 
widow was pensioned for nine months' actual service performed by 
him. — George Dennis Bangs. 

JOHN BANISTER: Born in Petersburgh, Va., 1728 ; died there 
about 1798 ; fitted for the bar at the Temple, London ; a Burgess be- 
fore the war ; member of the Convention of 1776; member of Conti- 
nental Congress in 1778-79 ; one of the framers of the Articles of Con- 
federation in 1781, and Lieutenant-Colonel of Cavalry under General 
Lawson ; was the proprietor of large estates and suffered heavily from 
depredations. — John Monro Banister, William Brodnax Banister. 

DIRCK BANTA : Born in Schraalenburgh, N. J., Dec. 5, 1749 ; died 
in Marcellus, N. Y., March 25, 1820; private in Col. Theunis Dey's 
Regt. of Bergen County, N. J., Militia during the war. — Frank Matiley 
Banta. 

DAVID BARBER, 2d : Born in Hebron, Conn., Feb. 17. 17 16 ; died 
there Jan. 14, 1801 ; enlisted in Capt. James Clark's Co. on the Lexing- 
ton Alarm, at Lebanon, Conn., serving 15 days; re-enlisted May 7, 
1775, in same company, 3d Regt.; marched to Boston; engaged 
at Bunker Hill ; discharged Dec. 10, 1775 ; appointed Justice of the 
Peace in May, 1777. — George Hokombe Barber. 

ZENAS BARKER: Born in Waterbury, Conn., Jan. 26, 1769; died 
in Buffalo, N. Y. ; was in Capt. James Cannon's Co., belonging to a 
regiment of Levies, under Col. Marinus Willet, raised for the defense of 
the frontiers of New York State in April, 1782. — Frank Bartlett Steele. 

BENJAMIN BARNARD : Lived in Peru, Vt., whither he moved from 
Westminster, Mass., in 1800 ; on the Lexington Alarm marched to Cam- 
bridge in Capt. Noah Miles' Co., Col. John Whitcomb's Regt. ; served 
II J^ days ; was Corporal in Capt. John White's Co., Col. Abijah Stearns' 
Regt.; enlisted April i, 1778; discharged July 2, 1778; served three 

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months and five days, and at and around Boston. He received a wound 
in the leg which crippled him for life. — Edgar Sivarlwout Dudley, Har- 
2vood Dudley. 

ELIPHALET BARNUM : Sergeant in the 6th Co. (Capt. Noble 
Benedict) 5th Regt. (Col. Waterbury) of Connecticut. — Nathanael Cul- 
ner Barnum. 

JAMES BARRETT, Sr. : Born in Concord, Mass., July, 29, 1710; 
died there April 11,1779; representative to the General Court from 
1768 to 1777 ; member of each Provincial Congress ; Colonel of a regi- 
ment of Concord militia, April, 19, 1775, at the battle of Lexington and 
Concord, when the first blood of the Revolution was shed ; and super- 
intended the manufacture, collection and deposit of military stores at 
Concord. — Horace F. Barrett, Frank Seott JFoiid. 

JAMES BARRETT, Jr. : Son of Col. James Barrett (q. v. ) ; born 
at Concord, Mass., Jan. 4, 1734; died there Oct. 30, 1799; member of 
the Committee of Safety and Correspondence of Concord, Mass., 1775- 
1783. — Frank Seott Wood. 

JOHN BARRETT, Sr.: Born in Boston, Dec. 7, 1731, died in 
Springfield, Vt., Dec. 3, 1806 : Captain in Col. Seth Warner's Regt. New 
York Militia, beginning in January, 1776 ; in March, 1776, was about 
Quebec, and in May, 1776,31 Brown Point; promoted to be Lieutenant- 
Colonel, and received instructions as such from General Gates, dated 
Ticonderoga, Sept. 7, 1776. — Andrc7u G. Hammond. 

STEPHEN BARRETT : Born in Carlisle, Mass., Oct. 4, 1756; died 
in Billerica, Mass., Aug. 16, iSir ; served 16 days on the Lexington 
Alarm under Capt. Edward Farmer and Col. Greene of Massachusetts ; 
Sergeant from May 2, 1777, to May 2, 1780, in 7th Co., Col. Nixon'>; 
Regt., at Peekskill, the Highlands, etc. ; and Lieutenant in Col. Daniel 
Whiting's command in 1780. — Jeremiah Richards. 

ANDREW BARRY: Of Pennsylvania, born in 1745. died in 181 1 ; 
Magistrate under George IH. before the Revolutionary \\'ar ; when the 
war broke out he became Captain of the company of scouts known as 
the South Carolina Partisan Rangers, and participated in many battles. 
His company, under Gen. Pickens, was in the forefront in Morgan's 
three lines of battle at the Cowpens. His wife, Margaret Kate Moore 
Barry (q. v.) was a famous spy. — Eugene Taylor Barry. 

MARGARET KATE BARRY {nee Moore): Wife of Andrew Barry 
(q. v.), a famous Revolutionary spy; scout for the patriot Whigs of 
South Carolina ; when Gen. Green was placed in command after Gen. 
Gates' defeat at Camden, he sent Gen. Morgan into South Carolina to 

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gather up the scattered patriots preparatory to reclaiming that state 
from the British. Mrs. Barry volunteered as a scout for Gen. Morgan, 
and the latter soon found his little force of 400 regulars sufficiently 
augmented to give Tarleton battle at Cowpens. — Eugene Taylor Barry. 

JOSEPH BARTHOLOMEW: Born in Bradford, Conn., May 6, 
1721 ; died in Wallingford, Conn., Oct. 27, 1781 ; served eight days in 
Capt. Isaac Cook's Co. from the town of Wallingford on the Lexington 
Alarm. — Archibald Atwater Munsoii, Ward Preston Munson. 

SAMUEL BARTLET: Born in Chatham, Conn., May 21, 1746; 
died there July i, 1810 ; enlisted as Orderly Sergeant ; promoted Jan. 
I, 1776, to be Captain in the 21st Regt. of Foot, commanded by Col. 
Jonathan Ward, and discharged on account of ill health in March, 1778. 
— Charles Myrtle Youitglove. 

JOHN BARTLETT: Born in Lebanon, Conn., Sept. 29, 1754 ; died 
in East Windsor, Conn., Aug. 6, 1831 ; served in Capt. John Douglas' 
Co., Col. Jedediah Huntington's Regt. of Connecticut ; stationed first 
on the Sound, afterward at Boston ; also in Capt. Johnson's Co., Col. 
Bradley's Regt., stationed on the Jersey Shore in 1776, and sent to the 
relief of Fort Washington, Nov. 16, 1776. — John Pomeroy Bartktt. 

JOSIAH BARTLETT: Born in Amesbury, Mass., Nov. 2, 1729 (or 
Nov. 29, 1728); died in Kingston, N. H., May 19, 1795; appointed 
Colonel of the 7th Regt. of Massachusetts Militia, in 1774; elected 
four times to the Continental Congress ; signed the Declaration of 
Independence ; chosen General Naval Agent and in that capacity, 
also to look after medical supplies ; accompanied Stark to Bennington 
in 1777 ; Muster Master in 1780; also Chief Justice of the Court of 
Common Pleas of New Hampshire, 1780, Justice of the Supreme Court, 
1782, Chief Justice of the same in 1788, member of the Constitutional 
Convention in 1788, and first Governor of the State in 1792. — Edward 
Theodore Partletf, Josiah Leverett Merrill. 

NATHANIEL BARTLETT : Born in Lebanon, Conn., 1725 or 1726 ; 
died in Charlton, N. Y. ; enlisted May 18, 1 781, in Capt. Peter Vaill's 
Co. of Sea Coast Guards, Col. Samuel Canfield's Regt. , stationed at 
Guilford, Conn. ; served one month. — Harry Tooker Warnick. 

SIMEON BARTLETT : Born in Amesbury, Mass., June 17, 1727 ; 
died there March 13, 1798; like his brother. Gov. Josiah Bartlett, was 
an ardent patriot, and was Chairman of the New Hampshire Committee 
of Safety during the War. His sons Simeon and Joseph were in the 
army. — IVm. Dana Davis. 

DAVID BARTON : Born and died in Granby, Mass. ; marched on 
the Lexington Alarm in Capt. Phineas Smith's Co., Col. Porter's Regt.; 

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Sergeant under same Captain and Col. Ruggles Woodbridge, marching 
on alarm at Bennington, Aug. 17, 1777 : Lieutenant in same Regiment 
under Capt. Hooker at Scarsdale Camp, Dec. 7, 1777; Second Lieu- 
tenant under Capt. Elijah Dwight and Col. Elisha Porter at New- 
London, Conn., in July and August, 1779: and was commissioned 
Captain of the 8th Co., Fourth Hampshire County Regt., commanded 
by Col. Porter, June 29, 1780.— /(;/;« M. Barton. 

EBENEZER BASSETT : Private in Capt. Benjamin Smith's Co., 
raised in Martha's Vineyard, Mass., from June i, 1776, to Sept. i, 
1776. — Asa Bassett Pcakc. 

ABNER BATCHELLER: Born in Sutton, Mass., in Sept., 1755 ; 
enlisted on April iq, 1775, in Capt. John Putnam's Co., Col. Ebenezer 
Larned's Regt. , and served three months; was in the battle of Con- 
cord and Lexington, and participated in the movement on Dorchester 
Heights. — George Clinton Batchellcr. 

ABRAHAM BATCHELLER : Father of Abner Batcheller (q. v.) ; 
born in Wenham, Mass., June 5, 1722 ; enlisted with his son, April 19, 
1775, in Capt. John Putnam's Co., Col. Ebenezer Larned's Regt., serving 
two weeks, as Corporal. — George Clinton Batihelhr. 

ELISHA BATTLE: Born in Nanesmond County, Va., Jan. 9, 1723, 
moved to Tar River, Edgecomb County, N. C, in 1746; member of 
the North Carolina Congress which adopted the State Constitution, 
Dec. 18, 1776, and member of the State Senate during the war. — Samuel 
Wcstray Battle- 

MOSES BAXTER : Born in Infield (Enfield), Conn., Feb. 29, 1753 ; 
died in Comstock, N. Y. ; private in Capt. Thomas Eustis' Co., 
which marched from Rutland to Cambridge on the Lexington Alarm ; 
also in Capt. David Bent's Co., Col. Jacob Cushing's Regt., from 
Sept. 5 to r^ov. 29, 1777, on service to the northward. — George Corn- 
stock Baker. 

HODIJAH BAYLIES: Born in Uxbridge, Mass., Sept. 17, 1756; 
lived in Dighton, Mass. ; entered the army as Lieutenant in Col. Jack- 
son's Massachusetts Regt. ; was appointed aide to Gen. Benjamin 
Lincoln with rank of Major in November, 1777 ; upon Lincoln's capitula- 
tion at Charleston became a prisoner, but was exchanged, re-enlisted, 
and served in Lincoln's division in the siege of Yorktown. After 
Cornwallis' surrender and appointment of General Lincoln as Secretary 
of War, Baylies, promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel, served as aide to 
Washington at Newburgh, Mount Vernon, etc. In 1784 he returned to 
Massachusetts and married Elizabeth Lincoln, daughter of Gen. Lin- 
coln. His appointment as aide to Gen. Washington was dated May 3, 
1 782. — Edmund Lincoln Baylies. 

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ELIAKIM BEACH: Of Trumbull, Conn., was a member of the 
Council of Safety and a contributor of money and provisions to the 
Continental Army. His house in Trumbull was a place of refuge for 
the Colonists during the ravages of the British on the coast. Hither 
fled the mother of Prof. Benj. Silliman, Sr., when Fairfield was burned, 
and here he was born in 1779. — Isaac Jennings. 

ENOCH BEACH : Of Morris County, N. J., was a private in the 
Morris Militia ; in his company with him was his son Samuel. — Theo- 
dore Frelinghuysai Jackson. 

ABIJAH BEARD: Born in Stratford, Conn., Feb. 3, 1757 ; died 
in Harpersfield, N. Y., July 25, 1S41 ; enlisted in June, 1775, under 
Capt. Whittlesey and Col. Thompson, of Connecticut, for six months; 
December, 1776, under Capt. Hull and Col. Webb for one year and 
six months ; in summer of 1777, under Capt. Smith for one month ; in 
1778, for one month under Capt. Guernsey; and in May, 7182, for six 
months under Captain Monson and Col. Grey ; engaged at White 
Plains, Trenton, and Princeton ;" and was a pensioner. — Russell Daniel 
Baird. 

WILLIAM BEARD: Born in Coleraine, Ireland, October 20, 1751 ; 
died in New Boston, N. H., Jan. 2, 1832 ; upon the news from Lexing- 
ton, enlisted under Capt. Gordon Hutchins and Col. John Stark; 
fought at Bunker Hill; commissioned Ensign in 1777, and served in 
Capt. Peter Clark's Co., Col. Stickney's Regt., Gen. Stark's Brigade 
to the northward; was one of the scouts that commenced the attack on 
the enemy at Bennington. — Innn H. Beard. 

PHILIP BECKER : Born in 1760 ; died in South Worcester, N. Y., 
Nov. 3, 1826; private in Capt. Rudolph Kock's Co., under Col, Jacob 
Klock, 2d Regt. of Tryon Co^ N. Y., 'iAWx'ixTi..— James Stewart. 

LEMUEL BECKWITH : Born in Norwich, Conn., Oct. 9, 1765 ; 
died in Ulysses, N. Y., in 1842 or 1843 ; enlisted Jan. i, 1782, in Capt. 
Stoddard's Co., Col. McLallen's Regt., at New London, Conn., serving 
two months at Fort Trumbull; re-enlisted April i, 1782, under Capt. 
Charles Niles and Col. Samuel Canfield, serving one year. — William 
Parker Sedgwick. 

JOHN BEEKMAN: Born in Somerset Co., N. J., Nov. 5, 1741 ; 
died, Somerville, N. J., March 17, 1789; private in Capt. Jacob Ten 
Eyck's Co., 1st Battalion, of Somerset County, N. J., Militia. — John 
Beekman. 

WILLIAM BELCHER : Of Preston, Conn., was Captain of a com- 
pany that marched from that town for the relief of Boston, April, 1775 ; 
was in service in 1776 as Captain of the 2d Co., Col. Samuel Selden's 

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Regt., until he joined the Connecticut Line in January, 1777, as 
Captain in the ist Regt. , formation of 1777-1781. — Harry L. Breivster, 
Henry Colviti Brnvster. 

AUGUSTUS BELDING: Born in Northfield, Mass., Jan. 13, 1753; 
died in Ivibius, N. Y., Aug. 20, 1831 ; was in Capt. Eldad Wright's Co., 
Col. Samuel Williams' Regt. which marched from Northfield and \^'ar- 
wick, Mass. , April 20, 1775; also served under Capt. Eliakini Smith 
and Col. Jonathan Ward, Capt. Kellogg and Colonel Wood, and Capt. 
Samuel Merriman. — Charles Gilbert Belden, James /. Belde?i, James 
Mead Belden. 

MOSES BELDING: Born in Northfield, Mass., Feb. 28, 1726; died 
in Swanzey, N. H. ; served in Capt. Hind's Co., Col. James Reed's 
Regt. of New Hampshire; appointed Corporal May 10, 1775, in Capt. 
Wm. Humphrey's Co. ; promoted to Ensign ; commissioned First 
Lieutenant Nov. 8, 1776, in the 9th Co., 3d Regt. of New ffampshire, 
serving until Sept. i, 1778. — Charles Gilbert Belden, James J. Belden, 
James Mead Belden. 

ISAAC BELKNAP: Born in Newburgh, N. Y. , Dec. 14, 1733; 
died there April 29, 1815; signed the Association Pledge in 1775; 
Captain of a company of Rangers ; afterwards in the regular service as 
Assistant Quartermaster-General, and was Quartermaster of Lieut. - 
Col. Hardenberg's Regt. of Ulster County Militia. — George Danforth 
Tooker. 

SAMUEL BELKNAP: Born in Woburn, Mass., Oct. 18, 1735; 
died in Newburgh, Orange Co., N. Y., March 31, 1821 ; Captain of a 
company which marched from Woburn to Cambridge on the Lexington 
Alarm, serving 28 days; Captain of xst (Woburn) Co., 2d Middlesex 
Regt., commissioned May 6, 1776; marched with his company to 
Horseneck ; re-enlisted Oct. 9, 1776, as Captain in Col. Eleazer Brooks' 
Regt., serving 50 days. — Ethelbert Belknap. 

WILLIAM BELKNAP : Born in Charlestown, Mass., Feb. 21, 
1751 ; died in Newburgh, N. Y., July 18, 1831 ; Lieutenant and Quarter- 
master, 3d New York Continental Line, 1775 ; served in Canada cam- 
paign and attack on Quebec ; in battles of Stillwater and Saratoga ; at 
Whitemarsh in December, 1777; wintered at Valley Forge; Ensign 
of ist Regiment Continental Infantry, Col. James Livingston ; pro- 
moted to Lieutenant, May 6, 1778; in battle of Monmouth; and 
honorably discharged Jan. i, 1781. While Lieutenant in Col. Living-- 
ston's Regt., he was captured, imprisoned on a ship in New York har- 
bor, jumped overboard at night and escaped. He was an original 
member of the Cincinnati. — Ward Belknap. 

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JOHANNIS BELL: Born-in Orangetown, N. Y., March 19, 1731 ; 
commissioned Captain in Col. Abraham Lent's Regt. of Orange County 
Militia, Dec. 22, 1775. On June 27, 1783, Gov. Clinton recommended 
him to the Council of Appointment for promotion to rank of Lieutenant- 
Colonel of the Orangetown and Tappan Precinct Regt. — James Smith 
Haritig. 

PETER BELLINGER, Jr. : Born in German Flats, N. Y. ; died 
in Herkimer, N. Y., in September, 181 5; Quartermaster of the 4th 
Tryon County (N. Y.) Regt., on duty at various times from June 12, 
1779, *o December, 1780, and in 1781 and 1782 ; one of the most en- 
terprising settlers of his region and was a neighbor and firm friend 
of Gen. Herkimer. — Chas. Gray Grosvenor, Thos. Walter Grosvcnor, 
Archibald Ativater Munson, Ward Preston Munsoti. 

NATHAN BEMAN : Born in Shoreham, Vt, Sept. 15, 1759; died 
in Chateaugay, N. Y., Dec. 20, 1846; private from June i, 1777, to 
June I, 1780, in Col. Seth Warner's Regt. of Continental Troops; 
also 16 days beginning Oct. 11, 1780, under Capt. Thos. Barney and 
Col, Ira Allen, in Vermont ; from July i to Nov. 14, 1781, under Capt. 
Daniel Comstock and Lieut. -Col. Saml. Fletcher ; and two days begin- 
ning March 18, 1783, under Capt. Barney and Col. Ira Allen. — Samuel 
A. Beman. 

BENJAMIN BEMISS : Born in Spencer, Mass., Jan. 29, 1744; 
died in Worcester, Mass., March 9, 1828; served 12 days on the 
Lexington Alarm in Capt. John Wolcott's Co. of Rangers, which 
marched from Brookfield and Spencer; re-enlisted May 3, 1775, as 
Sergeant under Capt. Joel Green and Col. Ebenezer Learned, eight 
months' service; chosen by field officers, March 28, 1776, as First 
Lieutenant in Capt. David Proutee's Co. of Col. Samuel Denney's 
Regt. — Charles Hastings Wiltsie. 

ABNER BENEDICT : Born in North Salem, N. Y., Nov. 9, 1740; 
died in Roxbury, N. J., in 181 8 ; Chaplain of Connecticut troops, 1776. 
— Russel Head ley. 

JOSEPH BENEDICT: Born in Norwalk, Conn., May 20, 1730 ; 
lived in South Salem, N. Y. ; Captain of 2d Co., 4th Regt., New York 
Continental Line, which he assisted in raising, June 28, 1775 ; promoted 
to Major, 1776; Lieutenant-Colonel of Associated Exempts, 1780. — 
Oliver Benedict Bridgman, Theodore Humphrey Bridgman. 

PETER BENEDICT, Jr. : Born in North Salem, Conn., March 4, 
1753; died in St. Andrews, Lower Canada, May 20, 1830; Second 
Lieutenant in the 3d New York Continental Regt. in October, 1776; 
promoted to First Lieutenan Nov. 21, 1776, but declined promotion, 

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althougii remaining in the service ; was with Montgomery in the Cana 
dian expedition; was officially recorded as " a very good officer. " His 
son Charles was a Major in 1S12. — William Keays Benedict. 

JAMES BENHAM: Born in 1735; died in Bridgewater, N. Y., 
May 6, 1830 ; private in Capt. David Welch's Co., Col. David Wooster's 
Regt. of Connecticut, raised April-May, 1775, resigning Sept. 6, 1775 ; 
private in Capt. Stanley's Co., Col. Fisher Gay's Battalion, raised in 
June, 1776, serving at battle of Long Island, etc.; private in Capt. 
Stoddard's Co., Col. Noadiah Hooker's Regt., discharged May 16, 
1777 ; private in Capt. Strong's Co., Col. Philip Burr Bradley's Regt., 
discharged Sept. 2, 1777 ; private in Capt. St. John's Co., 2d Regt. of 
the Line, formation of 1 781-3 ; Corporal in Capt. Humphrey's Co., 2d 
Regt. , formation of January-June, 1783, enlisting Dec. 25, 17S0, for 
three years. — Trueman Gardner Avery. 

JARED BENHAM, Sr. : Sergeant-Major in Capt. James Stoddard's 
Co., Col. Moseley's Regt., Connecticut Militia. His brother Silas, 
Lieutenant in the 2d Regt., was killed at Whitemarsh, Pa., Dec. 7, 1777. 
— Henry Hill Benhani. 

ASA BENJAMIN : Born in Preston, Conn., March 2, 1762; died 
there April 26, 1834 ; Sergeant in Capt. Square Millard's Co. of Rhode 
Island troops in 1777 ; also served from July 5, 1780, to Dec. 10, 1780, 
in the 4th Regt. of Connecticut Levies. — Fraiicis Asbury Crandall. 

ASA BENNETT: Born in Mansfield, Conn., June 9, 1752; died 
Aug. 21, 1827; member of Capt. Sargent's Co. (from ^^'indham, Conn.), 
of Major Backus' Regt. of Light Horse, ordered to the army near New 
York in September, 1776. — Seymour Henry Stone. 

JOSEPH BENNETT: Born in Dartmouth, Mass., Oct. 14. 1761 ; 
died in Fairhaven, Mass., between 1848 and 1850; served nine months 
in 1778 under Capt. Ingraham ; three months in 1779 under Capt. 
Claghorn ; one month in 1779, command not stated ; three months in 
1780 under Capt. Drake ; enlisted again July 31, 1780, under Capt. 
Geo. Claghorn and Col. Abial Mitchell, serving three months and two 
days; re-enlisted Aug. 27, 1781, under Capt. Daniel Drake and Col. 
Drury, serving three months and 20 days. — Willaim M. Stetson. 

DIVAN BERRY: Born in Wallingford, Conn., May 2, 1735 ; died 
there Dec. 3, 1783 ; Ensign of i6th Co., loth Regt. of Connecticut, 
1774; Second Lieutenant, 6th Co., ist Battalion, June, 1776; Lieu- 
tenant in Capt. Couch's Co., raised in Meriden (then Wallingford) in 
July, 1776, and assigned to Col. Philip Burr Bradley's Battalion, sta- 
tioned on the Jersey Heights ; most of this regiment assisted in de- 
fending Fort Washington ; established Captain of 6th Co., loth Regt., 
1778; Captain 17th Regt., 1780. — Alonzo B. Rich, Charles A. Rich. 

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PETER BERRY : Of Heidleberg Township, Lebanon Co., Pa. ; 
served as Second Lieutenant of the 6th Co., Greenwalt's Battalion, 
Pennsylvania troops, raised within the limits of Lebanon County (then 
Dauphin) in the autumn of 1775, and was in service with the Conti- 
nental Army during the campaign of 1776, ending with the retrfeat 
through the Jerseys. — Francis Boughter. 

NATHAN BETTS: Born in Ridgefield, Conn., Aug. 13, 1753; died 
in Lysander, N. Y. , March 26, 1844; private in Oct., 1877, in Capt. 
Abijah Gilbert's Co. of the 2d Westchester County Regt. of New York 
State Militia, of which Col. Thomas Thomas was Colonel. — Graliam 
Kefinedy Betts. 

SILAS BETTS: Born in Stamford, Conn., Sept. i, 1752; died in 
Port Richmond, Staten Island, Feb. 5, 1837; private in 9th Regt., 
Connecticut Militia, from Aug. 12, 1776, to Jan. 11, 1777, serving 
under Capts. Gregory and Hobby in the vicinity of New York. — Morris 
Betts, Walter Beits. 

WILLIAM BIBB : Born in Hanover Co., Va. , in 1735 ; died in Pe- 
tersberg, Ga. , in 1796 ; member of Virginia House of Burgesses, 1774- 
1775 ; member of Virginia Convention of December, 1775 \ member of 
Convention of 1776 ; member- of Committee of Safety, 1776 ; Captain 
of Cavalry in Revolutionary Army, and later member of the House of 
Delegates. — George B. Fowler. 

CLEMENT BIDDLE: Born in Philadelphia, Pa., May 18, 1740; 
died there July 14, 1814; helped organize the Quaker Company in 
Philadelphia in 1775 ; on July 8 was appointed Deputy Quartermaster- 
General of forces in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Delaware ; partici- 
pated in the battles of Trenton, Princeton, Brandywine, and German- 
town, at Trenton being selected by Washington to receive the swords 
of Hessian officers ; and wintered at Valley Forge. He was also 
Quartermaster-General under Washington during the " Whiskey Insur- 
rection. " — James Bidtlle. 

CONVERSE BIGELOW: Born in Waltham, Mass., Jan. 20, 1755 ; 
died in Sherburn, Mass., April 23, 1829; served three days on the Lex- 
ington Alarm in Capt. Samuel Lamson's Co. ; marched Feb. 4, 1776, 
under Capt. Asahel Wheeler and Col. John Robinson, serving one 
month and 28 days ; Corporal in Capt. Chas. Miles' Co., Col. Jonathan 
Reed's Regt. , serving at Ticonderoga and to the northv/axd.. — Wesley 
Bigelow. 

JOSIAH BIGELOW : Father of Converse Bigelow (q. v.) ; marched 
from Weston, Mass., on the Lexington Alarm and served four days. — 
Wesley Bigelow. 

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JOSEPH BILLINGS : Born in Hatfield, Mass., Nov. 4, 1732 ; died 
in Belchertown, Mass., in 1809; Corporal in Capt. Jonathan Bardwell's 
Co., Col. Jonathan Warner's Regt., whicii marched from Belchertown 
to Cambridge April 20, 1775, serving fourteen days. — Horace Briggs. 

ELIAS BINGHAM: Born in Windham, Conn., Sept. 28, 1753 ; died 
May 17, 1829 ; enlisted in Capt. Elderkin's Co., 7th Regt., Connecticut 
Continental Line, Jan. 15, 1777, for three years ; made Corporal Sept. 
I, 1777 ; discharged Jan. 15, 1780 ; also enlisted for several short terms 
prior to above service. — George Clifton Bingham. 

JONATHAN BIRGE: Of Bolton, Conn. : marched on the Lexing- 
ton Alarm and served six days, and in 1776 was Captain of the 4th Co., 
Col. Sage's Battalion, Wadsworth's Brigade. At the battle of White 
Plains, Oct. 28, 1776, Capt. Birge was killed. — Julius A. Johnson. 

C.\LEB BISHOP, Sr. : Born near the Hudson River, New York 
State, April 25, 1752; died in Dutchess Co., N. Y. , May 20, 1845; 
served in N. Y. State Militia, 1 777-1 779; stationed at Esopus at the 
time of Clinton's expedition up the Hudson ; detached on a scouting 
expedition in July, 1779, ^^"d prevented from participating in capture of 
Stony Point. — Edwin F. Bishop. 

BENJAMIN BISSELL: A native of Litchfield, Conn.; enlisted as 
Sergeant in Capt. Beebe's company formed in that town in January, 
1776, for an expedition to New York, in Col. Andrew Ward's regiment; 
re-enlisted in May, 1776, in the same company.— 6^6wy(,- Robert More. 
head. 

DANIEL BISSELL: One of the five sons of Ozias Bissell (q. v.), 
who participated in the war; born in Bolton, Conn., about 1768 ; died 
in St. Louis Co., Mo., Dec. 15, 1833 ; enlisted from Windsor as fifer in 
the 4th Co. of Col. Huntington's regiment ; performed service within the 
enemy's line from Aug. 14, 1781, to Sept. 29, 1782, carrying despatches. 
After the war he was commissioned an Ensign of the ist Sub-Legion, 
1793, and made Brigadier-General, U. S. A., March 9, 1814. — Otto 
Ulrich Von Schradcr. 

EBENEZER felSSELL : Born at Suffield, Conn., Oct. 25, 1743; died 
at Torringford, Conn., Nov. 8, 1820: was in Capt. Shubael Griswold's 
Co. , which marched March 4, 1777, to the Saw Pits, where it joined the 
army for service to the northward. — John Gordon Bissell. 

EZEKIEL BISSELL : Born in Windsor, Conn., Sept. 6, 1705 ; died 
there Sept. 20, 1791 ; marched as a Minuteman and did active service 
in Capt. Strong's Co., 17th Regt. of Connecticut, and in Capt. Shubael 
Griswold's company from Torringford, Conn., in the northern campaign. 
— John Gordon Bissell. 

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OZIAS BISSELL: Born in Manchester, Conn., May 13, 1729; 
served in the French War; Lieutenant in Capt. Timothy Cheney's 
company of Minutemen, at the Lexington Alarm ; in Col. Hinman's 
Regt. of State Volunteers, as Captain of the 2d Co., when he took 
part in the capture of Fort Ticonderoga and Crown Point ; on Jan. 
I, 1776, commissioned Captain in Col. Jedediah Huntington's regi- 
ment; wounded in the battle of " Long Island," and taken prisoner; 
again taken prisoner in a skirmish on the Hudson river in 1780; ex- 
changed and made Captain in Col. Levi Wells' Regt. , and honorably 
discharged in 1 78 1 ; was wounded three times. — Otto Ulrich Von Sch ru- 
der. 

GEORGE BLACKMAN : Born in Stoughton, Mass., July 31, 1728 ; 
served 11 days on the Lexington Alarm in Capt. Asahel Smith's Co., 
Col. Lemuel Robinson's Regt. ; re-enlisted March 4, 1776, under 
same Captain and Col. Benjamin Gill, and served five days at Dor- 
chester Heights; and enlisted again as Lieutenant March 20, 1778, in 
Capt. James Endicott's Co., Col. Wm. Mcintosh's Regt., serving 18 
days. — Henry C. S. Stimpson. 

JOHN BLAIR: Born in Williamsburg, Va. ,1732; died in August 
1800 ; in June, 1776, was a member of the committee that drew up the 
plan of State government ; was chosen to the Council ; Judge of Court 
of Appeals, 1777; later Chief Justice; Judge of the High Court of 
Chancery, 17S0; delegate to Federal Constitutional Convention, and 
with Washington and Madison, alone of all the Virginia delegates, 
voted for the adoption of the Constitution. — Maxwell Wyeth. 

OBED BLAKESLEE: Born in Waterbury, Conn., Aug. 29, 1756; 
died in Castle Creek, Feb. 4, 1825 ; enlisted at West Springfield, Mass., 
May 4, 1775, under Capt. Enoch Chapin and Col. Timothy Danielson, 
serving three months and four days ; re-enlisted April i, 1776, under 
Capt. Danl. Smith and Col. Samuel Elmore, in a Connecticut battalion, 
serving till Jan. 13, 1777, part of the time at German Flats, N. Y. ; 
then enlisted March 9, 1777, from Waterbury, Conn., serving till May 
I, 1780, part of the time in Col. Crane's Artillery and Capt. Wilcox's 
Artificers; was pensioned in 1818. — Arthur Woodivard Booth, Ir^iing 
D. Booth. 

EBER BLAKESLEY : Born in New London, Conn. ; died in Piatts- 
burg, N. Y., March 27, 1848 ; served as gunner on the sloop " Spy "for 
seven months, for which service his heirs received a pension. — Samuel 
D. Aulls. 

ELIAS BLANCHARD : Born in Hartford, Conn., March 28, 1756 ; 
died there November 8, 1822 ; Ensign in the Connecticut Line and was 
a pensioner. — Walter Jesse Sears. 

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RICHARD BLAND, Jr. : Born at Jordan's Point, Va., May 6, 1710 ; 
died Oct. 28, 1776 ; member of House of Burgesses thirty years, mem- 
ber of Committees of Correspondence and Safety, of First Virginia Con- 
vention, of Continental Congress, of tire famous Convention of 1776 
witii Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson, ct al. , and of every important 
committee, including the one which reported the Declaration of Rights 
and Constitution. He was stricken with his last illness while en route 
to sign the Declaration of Independence. He gave his sons andgrand- 
sons to tiie final struggle, including Light Horse Harry Lee and Theo- 
dorick Bland — the latter a Colonel and member of the first two Conti- 
nental Congresses. — Roger Atkinson Pryor. 

ISAAC BLAUVELT: Father of Johannes Isaac Blauvelt (q. v.) of 
Rockland County, N. Y. ; was a private in Capt. Tourneur's Co., Col. 
Hay's Regt., of Orange County Militia, and Corporal in Hogencamp's 
Co., same regiment. He was on the Committee of Correspondence. 
— William F. Blauvelt. 

JOHANNES ISAAC BLAUVELT: Born in Rockland County, 
N. Y., July 15, 1743; lived there; First Lieutenant of the Northern 
company of the Lower (Orangetown) regiment of Orange County, 
N. ¥., militia. (Orangetown is now in Rockland County.) He was 
also member of the Committee of Correspondence. — William F. Blau- 
velt. 

PETRUS BLAUVELT: Born, June 20, 1718 ; signed in Haver- 
straw Precinct the Pledge of the General Association of the City and 
County of New York adopted April 29, 1775. — William Henry Corhu- 
sier. 

ANTHONY BLEDSOE: Justice of the Peace, Surveyor and noted 
Indian fighter; born in Virginia; appointed Lieutenant-Colonel of 
Militia for Kentucky Co., 1776-7; as Major was stationed on south- 
western frontier of state, by order of March 13, 1777; moved from 
Virginia to Tennessee in 1779 ; received 6,280 acres from North Caro- 
lina for services in the Continental Line of that State; was killed by 
Indians at Bledsoe's Lick, Sumner Co., Tenn., July 20, 1788. — Beau- 
mont Bonapaf te Buck. 

JOHN BLISS: Born in Longmeadow, Mass., Feb. i, 1727; died in 
Wilbraiiam, Mass., Nov. 3, 1809; on April 8, 1775, was appointed 
by the Provincial Congress of Massachusetts, a Commissioner to 
Connecticut to secure the latter's cooperation in measures for gen- 
eral defence, and on April 28, 1775, was appointed on a similar commis- 
sion ; on Oct. 7, 1777, he was made Colonel of the ist Hampshire 
County Regt., and served in Westchester County, N. Y. — Henry Lin- 
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NEZIAH BLISS : Born, March 21, 1736-7 ; lived in Hebron, Conn. ; 
died Aug. 31, 1787; First Lieutenant, 2d Veteran Co., 12th Regt. 
of Connecticut, May, 1778 ; also served several years in the Legislature 
and held other prominent public offices. — Edward Walden Potter, 
Russell Hayward Potter. 

ARNOLD BLIVEN: Born in Westerly, R. I., Feb. 7, 1757; died 
Jan. 12, 1837; buried at Saratoga, N. Y. ; private in the Company of 
his father, Capt. Edward Bliven (q. v. ) in Col. Joseph Noyes' Regt. ; 
and Lieutenant in Col. VVm. Bliven's command in July, 1781. — William 
Warren Bliven. 

EDWARD BLIVEN, 3D : Born in Westerly, R. I., May 30, 1722 ; 
died subsequent to 1778 and before Dec. i, 1784 ; Major during Colo- 
nial times ; at a town meeting in Westerly, Jan. 16, 1777, by special act 
of the Council of War of Rhode Island to settle the dispute about the 
officers of the Alarm Company of that town, he was chosen Captain of 
the Company; also served as Captain in Col. Joseph Noyes' Regt.; 
he was imprisoned on the " Jersey " prison ship where he died. — \Vm. 
Warren Bliven. 

NATHAN BLODGETT: Born Nov. 3, 1756; died in Cortland, 
N. Y., July 12, 1845 ; private in Capt. Daniel Gilbert's Co., Col. Job 
Cushing's Regt. of Massachusetts, from July 30, 1777, to Sept. 2, 1777, 
at Bennington ; pensioned for 10^ months' actual service as private, 
drummer and Sergeant, a portion of his service being under Capt. 
James Convers. He enlisted at Brimfield, Mass. — Frank Dickinson 
Blodgett. 

JONATHAN BLOOMFIELD : Born in Woodbridge, N. J., Aug. 
25, 1735 ; died there April i, 1810 ; private in the Middlesex County, 
N. J., Militia; taken prisoner Aug. 5, 1780, with several neighbors, and 
carried first to Staten Island, then to New York, where they were im- 
prisoned in one of the sugar houses. — Samuel Henry Beach, George 
Washington Brush. 

JOSEPH BLOSS : Born in Thompson, Conn., Sept. 29, 1759 ; died 
in Brighton, Monroe County, N. Y., Feb. 15, 1838; joined Capt. Gris- 
wold's Co., Col. Enos' Regt., of Connecticut Militia, November, 1776 ; 
re-enlisted in spring of 1777 in Capt. Augustine Collins' Co., Col. 
Ely's Regt. ; was a member of Col. S. B. Webb's ill-fated expedition to 
Long Island but escaped to New London ; served three months in Fort 
Griswold ; served at East Haven on Alarm in July, 1779 ; joined the 
army at Peekskill in 1780 in Capt. Savage's Co., Col. Lamb's Artillery; 
on account of clerical proficiency was detached to Quartermaster's De- 
partment in Brigade of Artillery under Gen. Knox ; conveyed mails to 

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army at Morristown ; and was present at Andre's execution. — Wil/iam 
IVatson Webb. 

NICHOLAS BONNESTEEL, Jr. : Private in Capt. Shaw's Co., of 
Col. Van Rensselaer's Regt. (the Sixth Albany Co. Regt.) The name 
" Bonnesteel " is variously recorded as Bonesteel, Bonistale, Bonestell 
and Bonstelle, all in the same family. — Charles Hartwell Bonesteel. 

NICHOLAS BOORUM : Born in 1714 ; Minuteman in the Middle- 
sex County, N. J., Militia. — J. Francis Booraem. 

JOSEPH BORDEN : Born in Mansfield, N. J., Feb. 11, 1741 ; died 
in Newburgh, N. Y., Oct. 7, 1810; Captain of a troop of Purlington 
County, N. J., light horse, Oct. 6, 1777, and served throughout the war. 
— William Cline Borden. 

RICHARD BORDEN : Born in 1722 ; died July 4, 1795 ; captured 
May 25, 1778, by a detachment of British at Fall River and taken to 
Newport. As the British were passing Bristol Ferry the Americans 
fired upon them from the shore and their aged prisoner, to avoid danger, 
threw himself flat upon the bottom of the boat. Whereupon two men 
seized him and attempted to raise him, but while thus engaged a shot 
from the Americans killed them both. — Leander Newton Lovell. 

ELISHA BOUDINOT: Married Kate Smith 1778; Alexander 
Hamilton was " best man," being then twenty-one years of age and an 
aide on Washington's staff ; Elisha Boudinot was a member of the 
General Committee of Safety elected at a meeting of freeholders of 
Newark, N. J., May 4, 1775, and later was a member of the Committee 
of Safety of New Jersey. After the war he was elected Judge of the 
Supreme Court of New Jerse)', and his portrait is in the capitol at 
Trenton. — Walter Butler Atterbury. 

TIMOTHY BOUTON (Subsequently spelled Boughton) : Born 
in New Canaan, Conn., June i, 1746; settled in Poundridge, N. Y. ; 
at the outbreak of the Revolution he left his dependent family with his 
father-in-law, Capt. James Scott, and served as a private in Capt. 
Daniel Bouton's Co. of Lieut.-Col. Crane's Regt. (the Fourth West- 
chester County) New York militia. — Daniel Hall Boughton. 

RALPH HART BOWLES: Born in Boston, Mass., March 10, 
1757; died in Machias, Me., September, 1813 ; Ensign in Patterson's 
Regt. 1776 ; Lieutenant in Vose's First Massachusetts Regt. 1777 ; Lieu- 
tenant and Adjutant, 1779 ; served at Saratoga, Monmouth, and York- 
town ; commanded first company that entered New York City on evacua- 
tion of the British ; and was an original member of the Massachusetts 
Society of the Cincinnati. — Robert Lincoln Bowles. 

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JOSEPH BOWMAN: Born in Lexington, Mass. in 1740; died in 
New Biaintree, Mass., Jan. 5, 1818 ; was Ensign in Capt. Grainger's 
Co., Col. Jonathan Ward's Regt., Massachusetts militia in 1775 ; Second 
Major in Fourth Regt. of Worcester County militia under Col. Jonathan 
Walker in 1776; and the same in Col. Job Cushing's Regt., Gen. War- 
ner's Brigade, in the Northern Department, from July 25, 1777, to Nov. 
30, 1777. — Ralph Bowman. 

PETER BOWYER (or Boyer) : Born in Germany ; died in Cass 
Co., Ind., Oct. 10, 1850 ; Matross in Capt. TurnbuU's Co., Second Regt. 
Pennsylvania Artillery, commanded by Col. Proctor ; pensioned under 
act of 1828. — John Marshall Bowyer. 

ADAM BOYD : Born in Bath, Pa., in 1746; died in Harrisburg, 
Pa., May 14, 1814 ; commissioned Second Lieutenant of the armed 
boat " Burke," Jan. 23, 1776 ; First Lieutenant, Oct. 4, 1776 ; honorably 
discharged July 16, 1777. — Hugh Hamilton. 

SAMUEL BRADFORD : Born in New Hampshire in 1753 ; died 
in Hillsboro, N. H., July 23, 1833 ; enlisted at Hillsboro in May, 1775, 
as Sergeant under Capt. Isaac Baldwin and Col. John Stark ; fought at 
Bunker Hill ; promoted to Ensign ; joined the northern army early in 
1776; promoted to Lieutenant; fought at Trenton, and Princeton; 
present at Burgoyne's surrender; in Rhode Island in 1778; resigned 
his commission in December, 1779. — Samuel A. M. Ives. 

ABRAHAM BRADLEY : Born in Guilford, Conn., Dec. 3, 1731 ; 
died in Verona, N. Y., Aug. 23, 1824; Captain of the 5th Co, 2d 
Battalion of Wadsworth's Brigade of Connecticut, June, 1776 ; partici- 
pated in the battle of Long Island, the retreat through New York, and 
was with the army at White Plains ; also in Col. Roger Enos' State 
Regt. in June, 1777 — Walter Grant King. 

TIMOTHY BRADLEY : Of Bradford, Conn. ; born in 1747 ; died 
1810; private in Capt. Peter Vaill's Co. of Guards stationed in Guilford 
for the defense of the seacoast ; appears on a pay-roll of the company 
dated Guilford, Jan. 22, 1782, crediting him with two months and three 
days service from April 13, 17 — , to June 16, 17—, when he was dis- 
charged. — Henry Bradley Plant, Morton F. Plant. 

JEPTHA BRAINERD : Born in Haddam, Conn., Nov. 16, 1749; 
served in Capt. Abraham Filer's Co., Col. Jedediah Huntington's Regt., 
from July 9, 1775 onward. This regiment was stationed on the Sound 
for a while, and also at Roxbury, Mass., under Washington. It is the 
family record that he died on a British prison ship in New York Har- 
bor. — •/. Millard Brainerd, Leonard L. Braincrd. 
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JOSIAH BRAINERD: Bom in East Haddam, Conn., May 4, 
1711 ; died in Haddam, Conn., July 8, 1792; Ensign in ist Co. (Capt. 
John Willey), 4th Battalion, Wadsworth's Brigade, of Connecticut ; this 
battalion was raised in June, 1776, to reinforce Washington in New- 
York ; served in New York and on Long Island ; was caught in the 
panic and retreat Sept. 15, 1776 and suffered some loss ; remained with 
the army until Dec. 25, 1776, when the term of the regiment expired. — 
Henry Fisk Tarbox. 

ALLEN BREED : Born in Marblehead, Mass., July 14, 1759 ; died 
in Spafford, N. Y. ; April 2, 1842 ; marched from New Ipswich, N. H., 
Apr. 20, 1775, to Cambridge, serving 13 days; was Corporal in Capt. 
Joseph Parker's Co., mustered July 18, 1776,31 Ticonderoga ; enlisted 
July 4, 1777, as Corporal in Capt. Josiah Brown's Co., Col. Hale's Regt. 
which marched to reinforce Ticonderoga, serving nine days ; immediately 
re-enlisted in Capt. Stephen Parker's Co. , Col. Moses Nichols' Regt., Gen'l 
Stark's Brigade, joining Gates' army at Stillwater, July 19, 1777, serving 
till Sept. 26, 1777; served 21 days from Aug. 10, 1778, in Capt. Rob- 
ert Fletcher's Co., Col. Enoch Hale's Regt. which marched from 
New Hampshire to Rhode Island; and was in the service six months in 

1 780 at West Point.— William Allen Butler, Charles Wells Wood. 

JOSIAH BREED : Father of Allen Breed (q. v. ) ; born in Lynn, 
Mass., Dec 16, 1731 ; died Dec. 12, 1790 ; enlisted at Lynn ; captured 
at Concord in the fight of April 19, 1775; was exchanged May 28, 
1775. — William Allen Butler, Charles Wells Wood. 

JOHN BREMNER, (sometimes spelled Brymner and Brininer): 
Born in Aberdeen, Scotland, April 2, 1737 ; died in Jamaica, N. Y., 
Jan. 31, 1807 ; associated with others in Queens County, N. Y. as 
Minutemen for the defense of American Liberty; and from 1779 to 

1781 was a private in Capt. Samuel Shaw's Co., Col. Henry K. Van 
Rensselaer's Regt. of Albany County Militia. — Andrew Augustus 
Brem>ier. 

HUGH BREVARD: Born in Mecklenburg Co., N. C; died in 
Burk Co., N. C, soon after the Revolutionary War; member of the 
Committee of Safety for Rowan Co., N. C, Sept. 20, 1775; Major 
of 2d Regt. of Rowan, N.C. Militia, April 22, 1776; participated in 
battle of Ransom's Mill ; and was finally a Colonel in the State 
Militia. — Andrew Theodore Long. 

JOHN BREVARD: Born in Elkton, Md., in 1715 ; died in Ire- 
dell Co., N. C, Sept. 15, 1790; member of Committee of Safety for 
Rowan Co. N. C, from Aug. 8, 1774, till May 7, 1776 ; in August, 
1775, was appointed a member of Committee of Safety for Salisbury 

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District, N. C; member from Rowan Co. of Provisional Congress 
of North Carolina which met at Halifax Nov. 12, 1776. — Andrew 
Tlteodore Long. 

CHARLES BREWER: Born in Wilbraham, Mass., Dec. 18, 1748, 
died Dec. 23, 1836 ; was one of " a number of persons who went 
upon an alarm last April, occasioned by Lexington fight, who did 
not embody under the command of any ofificer." — Edicnn Parker 
Brewer. 

PHINEAS BRIGGS : Born in Norton, Mass., in 1750 ; died in 
Russia, N. Y. ; enlisted in 1775 in Capt Silas Cobb's Co., ("ol. 
Walker's Regt. and served for eight months ; was enrolled in Capt. 
Smith's Co., of Artillery, rendering short tours of duty ; in April, 1778, 
marched with that company to Warren, R. I., and thence to How- 
land's Ferry where he was stationed for about six weeks ; subsequently 
served at Newport, Butt's Hill and Howland's Ferry. — Edward A. 
Willoughby. 

BENJAMIN BRISTOL : Born in New York State June 24, 1750; 
Corporal in Capt. Salisbury's Co., Col. W. B. Whitney's 17th Albany 
County, New York State, Militia. — Elias Le Roy Macomb Btistol. 

JACOB BRITTIN, (or Brittain) : Born in Fox Chase, near Phila- 
delphia, Pa., in 1744; died in Long Hill, N. J. Aug. 18, 1784 ; Minute- 
man in the Morris County, New Jersey, Militia. — Job Elmer Hedges. 

LUKE BRODHEAD : Born in Brodhead's Creek, Pa., in 1 737 ; died 
in Smithfield, Pa., in May, 1816; 3d Lieutenant in Miles' Pennsylvania 
Regiment, May 28, 1776; 2d Lieutenant, Oct. 24, 1776 ; taken prisoner 
at battle of Long Island; exchanged Dec. 8, 1776; Captain 6th 
Pennsylvania Regt., Feb. 15,1777; retired June 21, 1778; in conse- 
quence of wounds received at battle of Long Island ; complimented 
for bravery by Lafayette ; commissioned Colonel on the same day 
on which his brother Daniel was made General. — George Hamilton 
Brodhead. 

NICHOLSON BROUGHTON: Commanded a company in Col. 
John Glover's Continental Regt. of Massachusetts, June 23, 1775 ; 
also a detachment of troops in the schooner " Hannah" which captured 
the British ship " Unity " Sept 7, 1775; also Captain of schooner 
" Lynch " Oct. 16, 1775, which captured the fort on the Island of St. 
Johns. Previously he had been Major of the 5th Regt. of Essex 
County, Mass., Militia, commanded by Col. Jonathan Glover. — Devereux 
Elmes. 

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ALPHEUS BROWN. Sr. : Son of John Brown (q. v.); born in 
Canterbury, Conn., Aug. 25, 1762; died in Windsor, Mass., Jan. 12, 
1842; enlisted under Capt. Daniel Brown and Col. Miles Powell in the 
Berkshire Co., Mass., Militia July 24, 1779, and was discharged Sept. 7, 
1779; and again, with his father, under Capt. John Pierce and Col. 
Asa Barnes, in the Berkshire Co. Militia, Oct. 28, 1781, serving ten 
days. — Charles Holbrook Brown. 

ELIJ.A.H BROWN: Born in Stockbridge, Mass., Aug. 4, 1730; 
died there Dec. 18, 18 19; representative to the Provincial Congress 
from Richmond, Mass., in 1776, and one of the Committee of Inspec- 
tion and Safety. — Frank Hoag Brooks, Walter Backus Brown. 

GAWEN BROWN, Jr. : Born in Boston, Mass., died in Virginia, 
appointed Captain in Col. Henry Jackson's Massachusetts Regt., April 
I, 1777 ; appears on muster rolls dated Guelph, Pa., February 1777, 
Providence, R. I., June, July and August, 1778, Pawtuxet, R. I., Sep- 
tember 1778 ; resigned Oct. 23, 1778 ; commissioned Major, July 2, 1779, 
serving three months and seven days on the Penobscot expedition. — 
Alfred Walker Ireland. 

ISAAC BROWN : Born in Mt. Pleasant, N. Y. , Feb. 2, 1758; died 
there March 25, 1838 ; enlisted Aug. 31, 1776, in Capt. Ladiew's Co., 
Col. Thomas Thomas' Regt. , serving five months ; in 1778 served one 
year under Capt. Howe, attached to the command of Col. Hughes of 
the Quartermaster's Department ; was stationed at Verplanck's Point on 
the Hudson River and detailed as a ferryman ; enlisted in 1779 under 
Capt. Jonas Disor and served until April, 1780; during his last enlist- 
ment was imprisoned six weeks in one of the New York sugar-house 
prisons. — George Harold Seller k. 

JACOB BROWN : Born Concord, Mass., April 6, 1736 ; died there 
1816; First Lieutenant in Capt. John Bridge's Co., Col. Thatcher's 
Regt., detached from 3d Middlesex Massachusetts Regt. ordered to 
march to Fairfield, Conn., Dec. 6, 1776; with men who marched to 
capture Burgoyne, with rank of Captain ; commissioned Aug. 13, 1779, 
officer of 1st Co., 3d Middlesex County Regt ; Captain of Co. I, 3d 
Regt., Concord, Mass., Militia, March 7, 1780. — Frank Scoll Wood. 

JOHN BROWN: Born in Canterbury, Conn., Mays, 1727; died 
there March 8, 1810; enlisted under Capt. Wm. Clark and Col. Benj. 
Simonds, marching from Gageborough (now Windsor) to Bennington 
Vt., Aug. 19, 1777, serving eight days ; and again under Capt. John 
Pierce and Col. Asa Barnes, Oct. 28, 1781, in Berkshire Co., Mass., 
serving ten days. — Charles Holbrook Brown. 

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JOHN BROWN, 2D: Born in Hanover, N. J., in 1736; died there 
in 1822 ; with his two sons, one of whom was John Brown, 3d (q. v.), 
served in Capt. Richard Shreve's troop of Light Horse from Burlington 
County and participated in the battle of Monmouth. — Thomas Wildes. 

JOHN BROWN, 3D : Born in Hanover, N. J., in 1762 ; died there 
in 1820; served with his brother and his father, John Brown, 2d (q. v.), 
in Capt. Richard Shreve's troop of Light Horse from Burlington County, 
N. J., and participated in the battle of Monmouth. — TJiomas Wildes. 

JONATHAN BROWN : Born in Stonington, Conn., Dec. 20, 1753 ; 
died in Pittstown, N. Y. , June 11, 1836; enlisted in ist Co., ist Regt. 
Continental Line of New York, Col. Goose Van Schaick, Nov. 22, 1776 ; 
Ensign, Jan. 13, 1777; resigned April 23, 1778; present at battles of 
Bennington and Bemis Heights and surrender of Burgoyne ; given a 
Major's commission at close of war ; was Sheriff, County Judge and 
member of the Legislature many years. — John T. Molt, Luther Wright 
Motl, Richard Bloss Billings. 

JOSEPH BROWN : Born in Suffolk Co., Long Island, N. Y., Oct. 
30, 1781 ; served in the same regiment (Col. James Clinton's) as Capt. 
Daniel Roe (q. v.) whose daughter his son married. — Arthur Vernon 
Brown, Curtis Browti. 

SILAS BROWN, Sr. : Born in Northfield, Mass., June 21, 1729 ; 
died in East Hampton, Mass., Aug. 4, 1804; commissioned 2d Lieuten- 
ant in Capt. Philip Clarks's Co., 2d Hampshire County Regt., April 5, 
1776 ; Lieutenant in Capt. Jonathan Wales' Co., Lieut. -Col. S. Williams' 
Regt. from Dec. 20, 1776 to March 23, 1777 ; 2d Lieutenant under 
same Captain and Col. Ezra May from Sept. 22, 1777, to Oct. 15, 1777, 
marching to Stillwater and Saratoga. — William Herbert Reid. 

WILLIAM BROWN : Born in Warwick, R. I., Dec. 15, 1761 ; died 
in Schenectady, N. Y., in 1847; Lieutenant in Col. Joab Stafford's 
Independent Co. of Volunteers who were mustered in at New Providence 
Lanesborough, East Hoosick and Gageborough (Berkshire Troops) and 
fought in the battle of Bennington ; also in Capt. Daniel Brown's Co., 
Col. Benj. Simond's Regt., on alarm of Oct. 13, 1780, at Berkshire. 
Capt. Daniel was William's uncle. — Henry Morris Brown. 

GEORGE BROWNELL, Sr. : Born in Little Compton, R. I., June 
21, 171 1 ; Sergeant in Capt. Thomas Kempton's Co. of Minute-men on 
the Lexington Alarm and at other times during the year 1775. The date 
of his death is unknown, but he was a member of the Little Compton 
Congregational Church in 1787. His son George also served in the 
Revolution. — Charles Dyer Parkhurst. 

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WILLIAM BROWNELL: Born in Little Conipton, R. I., in 1749; 
died there in 1810; drummer in Col. Archibald Drury's Regt. of Rhode 
Island, recruited in 1776 ; also among Little Compton recruits in 1782. 
— John Harry Stedman. 

JACOBUS SEVERYN BRUYN : Born in Kingston, N. Y., Oct. 27, 
1752; died there July 12, 1825; raised at his own e.xpense and was 
Captain of the 7th Co., Col. James Clinton's 3d Ulster, N. Y. Regt. ; 
served during northern campaign in 1775 ; was near Montgomery when 
he died before Quebec; subsequently Lieutenant-Colonel in 5th Bat- 
talion, Col. DuBois ; taken prisoner at fall of Fort Montgomery, Oct. 6 
1 777 ; confined on " Jersey " prison ship six months, and was prisoner on 
parole on Long Island three years : exchanged and rejoined the army ; 
Member of Assembly, 1798-9, and State Senator, 1801-05. He suffered 
all his life after the war from privations and hardships endured. — John 
Forsyth, Sevcryn Bruyii Forsyth. 

JEHIEL BRYAN, Jr. : Born in Milford, Conn., in 1755 ; Sergeant 
in Capt. Mix's Co., Col. Moseley's Regt. ; ordered to the Hudson 
soon after the battle of Monmouth, and stationed at Fort Clinton, 
West Point, and other critical places in the dangerous territory along 
the Hudson. — Anson Treat Doivjis. 

JEHIEL BRYAN, Sr. : Of Milford, Conn., was married June 4, 
1753 ; was First Lieutenant in the 3d Co., Col. Douglas' Regt., Wads- 
worth's Brigade, of Connecticut ; served in New York and Brooklyn ; 
participated in the battle of Long Island and in the retreat from New 
York in September, and fought at White Plains in October. His term 
expired Dec. 25, 1776. — Anson Treat Doivns. 

JOHN BRYANT : Born in Boston, May 11, 1743 ; died in Springfield, 
Mass., May i, 1816 ; served in Knox's Regt. of Artillery until 1777, 
when he lost his right arm by the explosion of a gun while firing a salute 
opposite West Point ; then ordered to Springfield and served in the 
capacity of Commissary of Military Stores until the end of the war. — 
Wells Willard. 

ELIJAH BUCK: Born in New Milford, Conn., in 1749 ; died in 
Chemung, N. Y., July 26, 1830 ; served from June 29, 1778, to June 28, 
1778, in Capt. Elijah Robinson's Co., Col. Roger Enos' Regt., of Con- 
necticut ; also from Aug. 2, 1779, 'o J^" 25, 1780, in Capt. David Par- 
sons' Co., 2d Connecticut Regt. (Col. Zebulon Butler). His brother, 
Capt. Aholiab, perished in the Wyoming Massacre, and his brother 
Asahel was killed in an Indian encounter in 1779. — William Covell 
Buck. 

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NATHAN BUCKNAM : Born in Boston, Mass., in 1754 ; died there 
in 1813 ; served under Capt. Hatch and Lieut.-Col. Bond, in the 37th 
Regt. of Massachusetts Foot, 1775 ; also in service at various times 
from April 19, 1775, to April 13, 1778. — Louis Henry Knapp. 

SALMON BUELL: Of Litchfield, Conn., served on the Danbury 
Alarm in April, 1777, and was an invalid pensioner. — George Buell 
Webster. 

WILLIAM BUFORD: Of Virginia, was a Colonel in the Conti- 
nental Army. — Hugh Richardson Garden. 

JOHN BULL : Of Berkeley Co., Va., before and at the time of the 
Revolution, lived in the vicinity of Norristown, Pa. ; was Colonel of the 
ist Pennsylvania Battalion, Nov. 25, 1775 ; Colonel, May 2, 1777, and 
Adjutant-General of Pennsylvania Troops from June, 1777, to the close 
of the war. — Mills Miller. 

COMFORT BULLOCK: Born in Rehoboth, Mass., March 9, 1763; 
died in Hillsdale, N. Y., July 25, 185 1 ; served six months from July 4, 
1778, under Capt. Joseph Cole and Col. John Jacobs of Massachusetts ; 
one month from Aug. 13, 1779, under Capt. Nathaniel Ides and Col. 
Thomas Carpenter ; twelve days from July 28, 1780, under Capt. Joseph 
Wilmarth and Col. Carpenter ; six months from June, 1781, under Capt. 
Lincoln ; engaged in action in Rhode Island. — Charles Benjamin Hill. 

JACOB BUMP : Born in Mendon in 1738 ; died in Richmond, N. H., 
Dec. 17, 1829 ; signed the Association Test Oath sent out by Congress, 
March 14, 1776. — Frederick Joseph Cox. 

SIMEON BUNDY : Enlisted May 15, 1775, in Capt. Joseph Elliot's 
Co., Col. Israel Putnam's Regt. of Connecticut; discharged Dec. 14, 
1775 ; re-enlisted March i, 1778, in Capt. Wills Cliffs Co., Col. Samuel 
Wyllys' Regt.; discharged Jan. i, i'j-j().—/abin Alden Secor. 

ROBERT BURCH (or Birch) : Born in Killingly, Conn., Sept. 15, 
1762 ; died in Schuyler, N. Y., June 26, 1830 ; when fifteen years of 
age, ran away from home to join the army, but was brought back by his 
father; ran away again, enlisting Jan. 8, 1778, in Capt. John Williams' 
Co., Col. Obadiah Johnson's Regt., serving with them in Rhode Island 
until the close of the war ; moved to Schuyler, N. Y., in 1800, and was 
twice elected to the Assembly in 1811 and i%\2.-~ William H.Burch. 

EDWARD BURHANS : Born in Kingston, N. Y., Nov. 28, 1752; 
died in Roxbury, N. Y., Sept. 3, 1832 ; enlisted from Kingston, July 22, 
1775, under Capt. Jacobus S. Bruyn and Col. James Clinton ; served 
throughout the war and was pensioned in 1831. — Henry Barton Snyder. 

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WILLIAM BURR: Born in Woodbury, Conn., June 29, 1762 ; died 
in Connecticut June 28, 1841 ; served two years in the Connecticut 
troops as Sergeant ; he was a pensioner. — IF. Pierce Blakely. 

LAWRENCE BURRAS: Born, April 20, 1720 ; died Feb. 20, 1797, 
and is buried in Trinity Church Yard, New York City ; lived on Bowl- 
ing Green, owned large tracts of land in the vicinity of Trinity Church, 
was very rich, and contributed generously in money, horses, and ma- 
terials for the support of the American Army. Washington and staff 
dined and spent the night at his house after the battle of Long Island. 
Although enjoying the title of Colonel, his attachment to Washington 
appears to have been more as a personal friend and financial assistant 
of the cause than as a military man. — Hoivard Patterson. 

DAVID BURRELL: Of Stoughton, Mass.; married in 1761 ; was 
among the men raised April 16, 1781 ; served 20 days on an expedition 
to Rhode Island under Capt. John Armstrong and Col. Gill. — Theron 
Augustus Derby Wales. 

STEPHEN BURROUGHS, Jr. : Born in Stratford, Conn., Oct. 4, 
1729 ; died there Aug. 2, 1817 ; appointed Dec. 10, 1774, by the town 
of Stratford, a member of a committee to observe the conduct of persons 
whose loyalty was suspected; Dec. 19, appointed member of a com- 
mittee to transmit donations to the sufferers at Boston ; raised and 
commanded a company of Connecticut Militia throughout the war ; 
assisted in repelling Tryon's invasion of Connecticut ; member of the 
General Assembly, 1779-1781. — Oswald Prentiss Backus. 

JOHN BURTIS, 1ST: Father of John Burtis. 2d (q. v.) ; born in 
1712 ; on the training list of Cow Neck and Great Neck, L. I., an 
Associator in 1776, and on the Committee of Safety. — Arthur Burtis, 
Morse Burtis, Peter Phillips Burtis. 

JOHN BURTIS, 2D: Born in Foster's Meadow, L. I., Feb. 26, 
1749 ; lived in Hempstead, L. I. ; was on the training list of Cow Neck 
and Great Neck, L. I. ; was a private in Capt. Richard Manee's Com- 
pany, Col. Josiah Smith's Regt., and served on Long Island and in 
New York ; entered the service July 23, 1776. — Arthur Burtis, Morse 
Burtis, Peter Phillips Burtis. 

GEORGE BUSH : Born in Middletown, Conn., June 11, 1756 ; died 
in Portland, Conn., March 3, 1843 ; enlisted in June, 1775, as drummer 
under Capt. Tyler and Col. Jedediah Huntington of Connecticut, serv- 
ing at Lebanon, Stonington and New London, Conn., and Roxbury, 
Mass. ; in June, 1776, under Capt. Joseph Churchill and Col. Comfort 
Sage, serving at New York City, Harlem Plains and White Plains ; in 
winter of 1777 under Capt. Elijah Blackman and Col. Roger Enos, 

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serving at Horseneck and White Plains ; and at other times under 
Capt. Joseph Kellogg at Fiskhill, and Capt. Geo. Hubbard, at New 
Haven. — Jolui James Bush, Henry K. Bush-Brown. 

MIC AH BUSH : Born in Marlboro, Mass, June 29, 1731 ; died in 
Bolton, Mass. ; saw much service prior to the Revolution ; was in 
Capt. J. Weeks' Co., organized in Marlboro in 1759, marched to Quebec 
and fought on the Heights of Abraham : participated in the battle of 
Lexington, and was a member of Capt. Benj. Munroe"s 6th Co., 4th 
Middlese.x County Regt. in 1776. — Robert Wilder Bush. 

EPHRAIM BUSHNELL: Born in Saybrook, Conn., in August, 
1760 ; died in Vernon, N. Y., Sept. 24, 1836; enlisted in Capt. Elisha 
Chapman's Co., Col. Samuel Selden's Regt. of Connecticut ; on Long 
Island, in retreat to Kingsbridge ; discharged Dec. 25, 1776 ; re-enlisted 
in January, 1777; served three months under Capt. Justus Buck and 
Col. John Ely at Providence ; then eight months under Capt. Elisha Ely 
and Col. R. J. Meigs, in New Jersey and at White Plains, N. Y. ; in 
1778, served two months at New Haven under Capt. Elisha Chapman ; 
and again one week at East Haven in July, 1779. — George May Elwood, 
James Nelson Elwood. 

GIDEON BUSHNELL, Jr. : Born in Westbrook (?), Conn., in 1756; 
died in Salisbury, Conn., Jan. 8, 1830; private in Capt. Gallup's Co., 
Col. McClellan's Regt. of Connecticut, which marched Nov. 8, 1777. — 
Clarence Munsoii Bushnell. 

ELI BUTLEP. : Born in Middletown, Conn., May 26, 1740; died in 
New Hartford, N. Y. , April 19, 1802 ; Captain in Sheldon's Regt. 
of Light Dragoons of Connecticut from Oct. 25, to Dec. 25, 1776. — 
Chai'les Butler Rogers. 

ZEBULON BUTLER: Born in 1731 ; died in 1795; an Ensign in 
French and Indian War ; Captain of Connecticut Provincials in 1761 ; 
Colonel of 3d Regt., Connecticut Continental Line, in New Jer- 
sey Campaign, 1777; commanded the garrison at Wyoming, Pa., in 
1778, surviving the massacre ; served in Sullivan's expedition in 1779, 
and was a member of the Society of the Cincinnati. — Edwin Williams 
Fiske. 

JOHN BUTTRICK: Born in Concord, Mass., in 1731 ; died there 
May 16, 1791 ; commanded the Minutemen of Concord and Acton at 
Concord North Bridge, April 19, 1775 ; gave the famous order to fire, 
and himself discharged the first shot on the American side ; Major in 
Nixon's Regt. at Bunker Hill ; commanded an independent com- 
pany in Saratoga campaign in 1777 ; Lieutenant-Colonel under Sullivan 
in Rhode Island in 1778, and wounded in Sullivan's retreat. — Elihu 
Root. 

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JOHN CADWELL: Born in Hartford, Conn., Jan. 9, 1758 ; died in 
Fabius, N. Y., March 3, 1834 ; enlisted in May, 1776, under Capt. 
Jonathan Wells and Col. Walcott, serving eight months; in March, 1777, 
re-enlisted under Capt. Jared Cone, serving two months ; in August, 1778, 
under Capt. Richard Pitkins, serving two months; in July, 1780, as 
Sergeant under Capt. Booth and Col. Hezekiah Wyllys, serving three 
months ; among other operations was engaged in Sullivan's retreat 
from Rhode Island. Was a pensioner. — Charles Gilbert Belden, James 
/. Belden, James Mead Belden. 

REUBEN CADWELL : Born in Hartford County, Conn., June 28, 
1763; died in Fabius, N. Y., Sept. 23, 1842 ; enlisted in April, 1778, 
for the war, under Capt. John P. Wyllys and Col. Samuel Wyllys. 
When regiments were consolidated at the close of 1780, he remained 
in the same company and regiment, then commanded by Col. S. B. 
Webb; transferred in 1781 to Capt. Roger Wells' Co. ; served chiefly 
at military posts along the Hudson and in New Jersey. — Melville Reuben 
Webster. 

ELISHA CADY : Born in Lyme, Conn., Jan. 8, 1750; died in 
Florida, N. Y., Aug. 24, 1827; enlisted in May, 1775, in the 17th Regt. 
of Albany County, N. Y. , Militia. — William Gere Cady, Gitstaviis Linne- 
tnann Prescott. 

JOHN CAINE: Born in Florida, N. Y., Dec. 10, 1762; died in 
Camden, N. Y., June 7, 1840; enlisted at Mohawkton, N. Y., in July, 
1780, and a served as private in Capt. Garret Putnam's Co., Col. 
Marinus Willett's Regt., for about five months ; re-enlisted about April 
I, 1 78 1, serving about nine months as Sergeant in the same regiment 
and company. Both he and his widow were pensioners. — Edtcin 
Clinton Hanvy. 

JOHN CALDWELL: Born in 1752 ; died in Ohio, Nov. 4, 1791 ; 
served in the Washington County, Pa. Militia in 1779, and possibly 
on other tours of duty ; he belonged to Capt. Thomas Philips' Co. — 
Wm. H. Caldwell. 

PATRICK CALHOUN : Born in Donegal, Ireland ; came to Amer- 
ica with his father in 1733; lived successively in Pennsylvania, Virginia, 
and South Carolina, constantly engaged in desperate encounters with 
the Indians, by whom Patrick's mother and brother James were slain. 
When the Revolutionary War began, Patrick was appointed by the 
Provincial Government to the command of a body of Rangers for the 
defense of the frontier, and distinguished himself by his prowess in 
lighting both Indians and "Yon^s.—John Caldivell Calhoun. 

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JAMES CAMPBELL, 2D: Born in Old Rehoboth, R. L, Dec. 3, 
1753 ; died in Sutton, Vt., Aug. 7, 1835 ; served eight days on the Lex- 
ington Alarm in Capt. John Perry's Co. ; re-enlisted in May, 1775, for 
six months, under Capt. John Perry and Col. Timothy Walker ; and 
enlisted again for one year in January, 1776, under same Captain and 
Col. Sargent. He also served in the War of 1812, being stationed at 
Sackett's Harbor, N. Y. — Eugene Andrews Rowland, Howard J. 
Rowland. 

JOHN CAMPBELL: Born in Oxford, Mass., Nov. 13, 1744; died 
in Milford, N. Y., after 1832 ; enlisted in Massachusetts Militia in 
April, 1775; serving as private under Capt. John Town and Col. 
Learned, then as Sergeant under Capt. Wm. Campbell (his uncle) and 
Col. Learned ; was pensioned, June 21, 1832. — Alfred W. Carr, Fred- 
erick B. Carr. 

SAMUEL CAMPBELL: Born in Londonderry, N. H., in June, 1738 ; 
died in Cherry Valley., Sept. 12, 1824; one of the Sons of Liberty; 
member of the Committee of Safety ; enlisted as a Minuteman ; pro- 
moted through grades of Captain and Major to Colonel of 1st Tryon 
County, N. Y., Regt., June 25, 1778, vice Col. Ebenezer Cox, who 
was killed at the battle of Oriskany. At the close of that famous 
action, Col. Campbell was in command of the field. Gen. Herkimer 
having been wounded. In the Cherry Valley massacre, his wife and 
children were made captives by the Indians and his house burned. 
After the war he was a member of the Legislature.— 77/(f(7. Campbell 
Turner. 

ABSALOM CAREY: Born in Walkill, N. Y., April 9, 1765; died 
in Chemung, N. Y., Dec. 30, 1841 ; entered the army in 1779 as a sub- 
stitute for Benjamin Parker and served about five months as a teamster 
under command of Capt. VVm. Cummings; in November, 1779, re-en- 
listed as teamster and served one year in same company ; at expiration 
of term, again re-enlisted and served another year, under same officer. 
Served chiefly in vicinity of Newburgh, the post being in command of 
Col. Mitchell. Both he and his widow were pensioners. — Chauncey 
Sherwood Ca?-ey, Henry De Witt Carey. 

ELIHU CAREY: Father of Absalom Carey (q. v.)-; was an artifi- 
cer under Col. Mitchell, commanding the post at Newburgh, N. Y. — 
Chauncey Sherwood Carey, Henry De Witt Carey. 

SAMUEL CARLE (or Carll) : A native of Scarboro, Me. ; enlisted 
Jan. 22, 1776, in Capt. Benjamin Hooper's Co., stationed at Falmouth, in 
the service of the Massachusetts Bay, and served continuously until 
Nov. 24, 1776. — Charles S. Ilsley. 

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SAMUEL CARLETON, Jr. : Born in Boxford, Mass., Sept. 28, 1750 ; 
died there, March 19, 1843; enlisted in August, 1776, for two months 
under Capt. Timothy Johnson and Col. Page of Massachusetts ; in 
December, 1776, for three months, under Capt. Nathaniel Gage and Col. 
Pickering; and in September, 1777, for one month under Capt. John 
Robinson. — Horace Alorrison Carleton. 

BENJAMIN CARPENTER: An Associator of Orange County, N. 
Y., and First Justice of the Peace of Goshen, N. Y. — Chaunccy Sher- 
700od Carey, Henry De Witt Carey. 

CEPHAS CARPENTER: Born in 1754; died in Fair Haven, Vt.. 
Feb. 26, 1829 ; private in Capt. Asa Rice's Co., Col. Wm. Williams, 
1st Regt. of Cumberland County, N. Y. (now Rutland Co., Vt.), Mi- 
litia; serving in 1777, and participating in the battle of Bennington. — 
Herbert Marlow Lovell. 

WILLIAM CARPENTER: Born in Charlestown, Mass., Sept. 22, 
1752; died in Potsdam, N. Y., July 24, 1843 ; served in Capt. Samuel 
Wright's Co., Col. Nichols' Regt., Gen. Stark's Brigade ; marched from 
Winchester ; joined the Continental Army at Bennington and Still- 
water, July 23, 1777, and was discharged Sept. 24. — Gilbert Saltonstall 
Carpenter. 

NATHANIEL CARRIEL : Born in Sutton, Mass., Jan. 23, 1724; 
died June 8, 1816 ; member of the Committee of Safety, 1782. — Ear! 
B Putnam. 

PAUL CARRINGTON : Of Mulberry Hill, Charlotte Co., Va. 
a member of the Committee of Safety for Charlotte Co., Va. ; member 
of the House of Burgesses ; Judge of the Court of Appeal ; and 
in various capacities was patriotically active in public affairs before and 
during the Revolutionary War. — Clement Carrington Gaines. 

AMOS CARROLL (Carryl) : Born in Middletown, Mass., in 1728; 
died in Thompson, Conn. , in 1792; marched from Killingly, Conn., 
for the relief of Boston on Lexington Alarm, April, 1775, serving six 
days; commissioned Oct. 31, 1778, Lieutenant of 7th Co. of Alarm 
List, nth Regt. of Connecticut. — Edward Tourtellot Carroll, Frederick 
Linus Carroll. 

JOSEPH CARTER: Born at Lancaster, Mass., Nov. 17, 1745 ; died 
at Fitzwilliam, N. H., June 17, 1804; served on Town Committee for pur. 
chase of Army supplies, 1781. — Charles La Rue Kingsley, Reuben Ed- 
ward Robie, Clarence Willis. 

NATHANIEL CARTER (or Cartter) : Born in Leominster, Mass., 
Dec. 17, 1735 ; died there in March, 1829 ; Lieutenant in Capt. Joshua 
Wood's Co. of Militia on the Lexington Alarm. — Dennis McCarthy. 

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ARCHIBALD CAREY: Born in Chesterfield Co., Va., Jan. 24, 
1720; died in Virginia, September, 1786; President of the House of 
Burgesses at beginning of the Revolution ; member of the Virginia 
Convention of 1776 ; as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole of 
the Convention he reported the resolutions instructing the Virginia 
delegates in Congress to propose independence. He was also County 
Lieutenant and Colonel. — Henry Harrison Sheets, Jr. 

JONATHAN CARYL: Born in Hopkinton, Mass., March 7, 1730; 
died in Hopkinton, or Chester, Vt. ; enlisted from Sutton, Mass., on 
the Lexington Alarm and served seven days in Capt. Samuel Sibley's 
Co. — Julius H. Caryl. 

THEOPHILUS CASS ; Born in Hampton, N. H., in 1755 ; died in 
Grafton, N. H., in November, 1845 ; enlisted April 21, 1775, in Col. 
Stark's New Hampshire Regt. ; at battle of Bunker Hill and siege 
of Boston ; re-enlisted in 1776 in Capt. Merrill's Co., Col. Cilley's 
New Hampshire Regt. ; served during entire war under Capts. Mer- 
rill, Dearborn, and Sentor, and Cols. Stark, Cilley, and Dearborn ; 
rose to grade of Orderly Sergeant ; received from Washington the badge 
and certificate of the Order of Merit for faithful and meritorious service ; 
wounded at the battle of Trenton ; participated in Sullivan's Indian 
campaign and siege of Yorktown. He was a pensioner. — William Bar- 
ren Cass. 

WILLIAM CEBRA: Born March 5, 1750; Second Lieutenant in 
Capt. Andrew Moody's Co. of the 2d Regt. of Continental Artillery, 
assigned to the State of New York, commanded by Col. John Lamb, 
from Feb. i, 1777, to April 15, 1780. — Cebra Quackenbiish. 

ASA CHAFFEE : Born in Woodstock, Conn., June 5, 1734; lived in 
South Wilbraham (now Hampden), Mass. ; on the Lexington Alarm he 
marched in Capt. James Warriner's Co. from Wilbraham ; served in Capt. 
Daniel Caldwell's Co. at Ticonderoga, Dec. 25, 1776 ; and in 
Capt. Joseph Williams' Co., Jan. 18, 1787, ordered by Major-Gen- 
eral Shepard to put down Shay's Rebellion. — Edward /ames Chaffee. 

CYRIL (or CariU) CHAFFEE : Son of Asa ChafTee (q. v.) ; was in 
Capt. Faxon's Co. at Springfield, Mass., in the service of the Continental 
Army, and was a pensioner residing in Hartford County, Conn., in 1832. 
Edward James Chaffee. 

SOLOMON CHALFFIN : Born in Berkley County, Va.,June 25, 
1752 ; died in Monongahela County, Va.,Oct. 14, 1840 ; enlisted in August, 
1776, in Capt. Gabriel Long's Co., Col. Rawlings' Regt., of Vir- 
ginia, and served three years and seven months ; was in action at the 

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battle of Brandywine, and was present at Yorktown at the surrender of 
Coruwallis. He was pensioned in 1832. — Gilbert Palmer Cotton. 

MOSES CHAMBERLAIN: Born in December, 1750 ; married at 
Newbury, Vt., May 17, 1779; moved to Gibson, Pa., about 1812 ; and 
died Feb. 12, 1832 ; enlisted in May, 1775, under Capt. Benjamin 
Mann, and Col. James Reed, New Hampshire Militia ; served contin- 
uously in various commands until 1782, becoming a Captain and par- 
ticipated in the siege of Boston, the battles of Bunker Hill, Trenton 
and Princeton, and the capture of Burgoyne. — Edward C. IVariier. 

AMASA CHAMBERLIN: Of Strafford, Vt., married Jan. 12, 
1772 ; died subsequent to 1800, in which year his twelfth child, Orlin, 
was born ; with his brothers, Elias, Asahel and Isaac in Capt. John 
Alger's Co. in protecting the retreat of the people of Strafford to 
Thetford, Aug. 14, 1777. — fames R. Chamberliii. 

JOSEPH CHAMPLIN : Born Aug. 4, 1709 : died Dec. 20, 1792; 
Colonel of a Connecticut Militia Regiment which assembled atStonins- 
ton Point and prevented the landing of the British when the British ship 
"Rose" bombarded the village. — Henry K. Bush-Brown, John James 
Bush. 

WILLIAM CHAMPLiN: Born in 1757 ; died Mar. 2, 1748; served un- 
der his father. Col. Joseph Champlin (q. v. ) at the bombardment of Ston- 
ington, Conn. ; three months under Capt. John Belcher ; three months at 
Fort Griswold under Capt. Peleg Noyes ; three months at Fort Trumbull 
under Capt. Belcher ; returning home, enlisted for 15 months in State 
of Rhode Island under Capt. Stanton to guard the coasts, but on reach- 
ing East Greenwich entered the Continental service for three years ; 
fought at Red Bank, N. J.; wintered, 1777-8, at Valley Forge; fought 
at Monmouth; wintered 1778-9 at Morristown ; discharged April 6, 
1780 ; cruised on privateers "Hancock," "Oliver Cromwell " and 
" Minerva," assisting in capturing several prizes. — Henry K. Bush- 
Brown, John James Bush. 

JOHN CHANDLER, Sr. : Born in Lexington, Mass., Nov. 26, 
1731 ; died there Nov. 29, 1810; member of Captain Parker's Co. 
at Lexington, April 19, 1775, ^t Cambridge, May 10 and June 17, 1775 ; 
entered the marine service in 1779 under Commodore Tucker, and was 
taken prisoner at Charleston, S. C, in 1780. — John Gorham Chandler. 

JOHN CHANDLER : Born in Concord, N. H. (probably), Aug. 15, 
1730; died there March i, 1801 ; member of the Committee of Safety 
of Boscawen, N. H,, in 1778-1779, and elected to other offices. — 
William Smith Kimball. 

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FREDERICK CHAPIN : Born May 12, 1760 ; died June 12, 1802 ; 
enlisted June 13, 1777, under Captain Elijah Robinson and Col. Ely, in 
the Connecticut troops, serving till Jan. i, 1778 ; also served from April 
8, 1778, to March i, 1779, under Capt. Robinson and Col. Enos. — 
Albert James Squier. 

ZADOC CHAPIN : Private in Capt. Abel Manso's Co., Col. Jacob 
Davis' Regt. of Massachusetts Militia; enlisted July 30, 1780, and 
served 13 days on alarm at Tiverton, R. I. — Orlando Aleka If Harper. 

JAMES CHAPMAN, Jr. : Born in New London, Conn. ; Lieutenant 
in 1764; Captain in Col. Parson's Regt. of Connecticut in 1775; 
fought at Bunker Hill ; participated in siege of Boston ; Major in 
1776 in Col. Selden's Regt., and was killed in the Orchard Fight near 
Harlem Heights, New York City, Sept. 15, 1776. — John Rogers Hege- 
man, Jr. 

JAMES CHAPMAN, 3D. : Son of James Chapman, Jr. (q. v.) ; born in 
1759 ; died in New London, Conn., in 1841 ; was with his father in the 
Orchard Fight, Sept. 15, 1776, when the British invaded Manhattan 
Island, and served till the end of the war. — Johti Rogers Hegeman, Jr. 

TIMOTHY CHAPMAN: Born in England; came to America about 
the middle of the i8th century ; died July 28, 1828; enlisted at Strat- 
ford, Conn., in April, 1777, in Capt. Kimberly's Co., 2d Regt., Connecti- 
cut Line, and was made Sergeant. — John Edwin Walker. 

MOSES CHASE : Born in Sutton, Mass., March, 16, 1727 ; lived In 
Cornish, N. H. ; delegate in 1775 to the fifth and last New Hampshire 
Congress ; volunteered as Minuteman on the breaking out of the war . 
commissioned July 4, 1777, Captain of a company in regiment of his 
brother. Col. Jonathan Cliase, raised in Cornish and thereabouts; 
marched under Major Francis Smith to Ticonderoga ; participated in 
battle of Bennington, and was also at surrender of Burgoyne. After the 
war he was a member of the New Hampshire Senate and House of Rep- 
resentatives, and held other positions of trust. — Champion H. Judson. 

JOHN CHENOWETH, Sr. (pronouncf^d and often incorrectly 
spelled Chineth) : Born in 1745; lived in Ann Arundel County, Md. ; 
Sergeant in Capt. Richard Davis' Co., Col. Rawlings' Regt., attached 
to the 4th Maryland Regt. commanded by Col. J. C. Hall ; fought at 
Harlem Heights, N. Y. , White Plains and Germantown, and was dis- 
charged Aug. 9, 1779. He founded a homestead in Berkley County, 
Va., where he died in 1820. — Alexander Crawjord Clienowelh. 

TIMOTHY CHILD: Born in Thompson, Conn., March 17, 1760 ; 
died in Thompson, N. Y., Feb. 5, 1825 ; enlisted May 26, 1777, in 
Capt. Josiah Child's Co., 5th Regt. , Connecticut Line; camped at 

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Peekskill in spring of 1777 ; went with McDougall's Brigade into Penn- 
sylvania in September, 1777 ; participated in battle of Germantown ; 
was discharged in January, 1778. — George Wes/ey Childs. 

THOMAS CHITTENDEN: Born in Guilford, Conn., April 8, 
1730 ; in 1 75 1 moved to Salisbury, where he held prominent offices ; in 
1774 moved to what is now Williston, Chittenden County, Vt. ; was 
chairman of the Committee of Safety ; confidential correspondent of 
Washington ; first Governor of Vermont in 1778, to which position he 
was re-elected eighteen times, and died Aug. 25, 1797. His services 
form an important part of the history of Vermont. To his sagacity 
was largely due the happy termination of the controversy with New 
York and the admission of Vermont into the Union. — Horace Halch 
Chittenden, Lucius Eugene Chittenden. 

WnXIAM CHOATE : Born in Chebacco, Ipswich, Mass., Aug. 10, 
1759; died in Londonderry, N. H., Jan. 4, 1835; enlisted Feb. 20, 
1777, in Capt. Burnham's Co., Col. Michael Jackson's Regt. ; partici- 
pated in battle of Bennington and two Saratoga battles ; then went to 
sea; served from July 23, 1778, to Dec. 18, 1778, as Master at Arms on 
the brig "Tyrannicide," commanded by Allen Hallet ; was steward on 
same for two months and nine days, ending April 30, 1779; same on 
briiTantine " Active " for two months and twenty-nine days, ending Aug. 
31, 1779 ; seaman from June 20, 1780, to March 12, 1781, under com- 
mand of Simeon Samson; from March 18, 1781, to June 12, 1781, in 
the naval service of Massachusetts under Commander James Nivens ; 
was among those entitled to a share in the prize brig " Tryal ; " during 
one cruise was captured by the enemy and imprisoned awhile at Hali- 
fax. — William Murray Crombie. 

SAMUEL CHURCHILL, Jr. : Born in Wethersfield, Conn., April 
27, 1721 ; led the pioneer settlement to Hubbardton, Vt., 1772-3 ; died 
in 1801 ; taken prisoner at the battle of Hubbardton, bound to a tree, 
with fagots at his feet, by Tories and Indians, but spared and im- 
prisoned at Ticonderoga till his escape after Burgoyne's surrender. 
Two sons were also made prisoners. — Charles J. North. 

ASAHEL CLARK : Born in Northampton, Mass., Feb. 17, 1737; 
died in Easthampton, Mass., Feb. 17, 1822 ; served seventeen days on 
the Le.xington Alarm ; re-enlisted in Capt. Wales' Co., Col. Williams' 
Regt., for three months and thirteen days in 1776; again in service 
under Capt. Wales and Col. Dickinson, Aug. 14, 1777, guarding Hes- 
sian prisoners, and was promoted to Second Lieutenant in the same. — 
Leander Clark. 

DANIEL CLARK: Of Connecticut, Captain in Col. Latimer's 
Militia, detached in August, 1777, for service in the Northern Depart- 

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ment ; was mortally wounded at the battle of Stillwater, Sept. 19, 1777, 
and died Sept. 21, 1777. — George Comslock Baker. 

JOHN CLARK: Born in England about 1752 or before; came to 
America when a youth ; married Maria Dyckman of Greenburgh (or 
Tarrytown), N. Y., in 1771 ; died in Cortlandt Manor in 1822, over 70 
years old ; served in the 3d, North or Manor of Cortlandt Regt. of 
Westchester Co., under Capt. James Kronkhyte and Col. Pierre Van 
Cortlandt.— /(J^w Morton Hahtead, Alberl Morion, John Clark Morion. 

JOSEPH CLARK, Sr.: Of Connecticut; Adjutant of the 3d Con- 
necticut Regt.; discharged June 8, 1783. — Joseph Clark. 

LEMUEL CLARK: Born in Lebanon, Conn., Aug. 8, 1753; died 
in Candor, N. Y., in 1831 ; served 22 days on the Lexington Alarm in 
Capt. Daniel Tilden's Co. from Lebanon. — Trueman Gardner Avery. 

PETER CLARK : Born in Braintree, N. H., Feb. 4, 1743 ; died in 
Lyndeboro, N. H., Oct. 14, 1826; Captain in the 9th Regt. of New 
Hampshire Militia in 1775 ; served in Col. Thomas Stickney's Regt, 
Gen. Stark's Brigade ; in the battle of Bennington was second to scale 
the British breastworks ; assisted in Burgoyne's defeat ; after the war was 
honored with many civil offices, including those of Town Clerk, Treas- 
urer, Selectman, Justice of the Peace and Representative in the Legis- 
lature. — Henry Raymond Clark. 

PETER CLARK: Born in Hopkinton, Mass., Jan. 10, 1762 ; died 
there April 22, i8i8 ; enlisted in 1777; present at Burgoyne's surren- 
der ; wintered at Valley Forge ; fought at Monmouth ; served in Rhode 
Island in 1779 ; sailed on the United States ship Alliance in 1781, car- 
rying Lafayette to France ; promoted to Sergeant of Marines ; twice 
wounded inaction, and served on board until 1783 ; declined a Lieuten- 
ant's commission on account of the expense of the hospitality ex- 
pected from an officer of that rank. — James W. Clark, Arthur March 
Clark. 

WILLL\M CLARK : Born in Westfield, N. J., June 17, 1756; died 
there Sept. 28, 1853 ; a Minuteman and in the regular service during 
the Revolutionary War; while on an expedition organized about 
Elizabethport, N. J., up the Kill Von KuU, was captured and confined 
in the Liberty Street (New York) sugar-house prison ; was the last sur- 
vivor of those incarcerated in that building, and received from the city 
a cane made from one of its timbers at the time of its demolition in the 
decade of 1840. — William Brewster Clark. 

WILLIAM NEWELL CLARK : Father of Joseph Clark, Sr. (q. v.) ; 
held a commission signed by John Hancock, authorizing him to collect 
moneys subscribed for the war or the Continental Congress, and recom- 
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mending him as a person with whom all good patriots could confer. 
His discharge at the end of the war was signed by Washington. — Joseph 
Clark. 

JOSEPH CLARKE: Born in Westerly, R. I., Sept. 14, 1728; died 
there May 6, 1795 ; enlisted in the Rhode Island volunteers in a com- 
pany called the " Reformadors," authorized at a town meeting Nov. 
29, 1776, to serve for three months, and was sent with others to New- 
port to replace Col. Richmond's Regt., which was sent to New York. — 
Henry Maxson Clarke. 

THOMAS CLARKE: Born in North Kingston, R. L, Aug. 7, 1743 ; 
died there April 20, 1813 ; Captain of the first company from his town in 
May, 1775 ; served most of the year in Rhode Island ; Major of 2d Regt. 
of Militia in Kings Co., commanded by Col. Charles Dyer, Jan. 3, 1777 ; 
in the Tiverton expedition, October-November, 1777, and Sullivan's ex- 
pedition against the enemy at Newport, July-August, 1778 ; in the battle 
of Rhode Island, August 29, 1778 ; soon thereafter, when the British ship 
" Syvern " went ashore at South Ferry, he commanded the detachment 
which conducted the captured crew to Providence. — Wm. Edward 
Horton. 

WILLIAM CLARKE: Born in Prince George's County, Md!, 
March 16, 1750; Second Lieutenant in the 7th Battalion of the Mary- 
land Line, under Capt. Frederick Deans, Colonel John H. Stone, and 
Brig.-Gen. Wm. Smallwood ; participated in the defense of Staten 
Island, N. Y., in 1777, and the battles of Brandywine and Germantown ; 
camped at Valley Forge witii Washington's army in the terrible winter 
of 1777-1778, and fought at Monmouth; in the service three years. — 
Richard Henry Clarke, Richard H. Clarke, Jr. 

JONATHAN CLEMONS: Born in Worcester County, Mass., Jan. 
19, 1756 ; died in Sodus, Wayne Co., N. Y., April 14, 1841 ; pensioned 
for three years' service in the Massachusetts troops, part of his service 
being under Capt. Emerson and Col. Tupper.— />(7«M« B. Clcmons, 
Allan D. Draper. 

JOSEPH CLIZBE: Born in New Jersey in 1756 ; moved to Amster- 
dam, N. Y., in 1799 ; died there 1840; private in Essex County, N. J., 
Militia. — Harry Tooker Waniick. 

SAMUEL CLYDE: Born in Windham, N. H., April 11, 1732; 
died in Cherry Valley, N. Y., Nov. 30, 1790; Captain and Adjutant in 
Col. Nicholas Herkimer's Regt. from 1775 to 1776; Major in Col. 
Ebenezer Cox's Regt. from 1776 to 177S; participated in battle of 
Oriskany, wherein he was knocked down, and about to be bayoneted, 
when his assailant was shot; served from 1778 till close of the war as 

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Lieutenant-Colonel in Col. Samuel Campbell's Regt., and later as 
Colonel; was present at Cherry Valley massacre; and in 1777 was 
Member of Assembly. — George Clyde, Howard Thornton. 

NEHEMIAH ROBB : Of Massachusetts; born in 1732, died in 
1841 ; enlisted in April, 1775, under Capt. John Bridgham and Col. 
Cotton, for the siege of Boston ; promoted to Ensign ; re-enlisted in 
Aug., 1780, as First Lieutenant under Capt. Jesse Sturtevant, and Col. 
Jacobs ; marched to reinforce the Highlands on the Hudson, and 
served in Rhode Island, where he was discharged. — Samuel H. Virgin. 

JOHN COBURN: Lived and died in Philadelphia, Pa.; under 
direction of the Committee of Safety of Philadelphia, sank the 
Chcraux-de-frise, near Fort Island, in the spring of 1776. — John Otto, 
John Otto, Jr. , Wm. E. Otto. 

BENJAMIN ROE : Born in Orange (now Rockland) Co., N. Y., 
Nov. 13, 1746; died in Haverstraw, N. Y., May 14, 1831 ; on Feb. 26, 
1776, was chosen Captain of the South Side Co. of Orange County 
Minutemen ; elected Ensign in Haverstraw Precinct Regt., May 15, 
1777 ; member of the Colonial Assembly, 1778 and 1779; first and sole 
member of Assembly from Rockland Co. in 1798 and 1799; State 
Senator from 1807 to 1811 ; subsequently County Judge of Rock- 
land Co. — Francis Livingston Wandell. 

J.\MES COE : Born in Middlefield, Conn., Nov. 19, 1740; died in 
Granville, Mass., Oct. 3, 1794; First Corporal in Capt. Wm. Cooley's 
Co., Col. John Moseley's (Hampshire County) Regt. of Massachusetts; 
served 28 days from Oct. 21, 1776 ; marched to reinforce the Northern 
army under Lieut.-Col. Timothy Robinson. — Henry Parniele Gates. 

JOHN COE: Father of Benjamin Coe (q. v.) ; member of the First 
Provincial Congress of New York in 1775, and of the Colonial Assembly 
in 1775 and 1778; County Judge of Orange Co. in 1775, and an active 
patriot. — Francis Livingston Wandell. 

JAMES COGSWELL: Of Preston, Conn., Surgeon in Col. Silli- 
man's ist Battalion, Wadsworth's Brigade, in 1776, and subsequently. — 
Lloyd WiegaJid Fisher. 

ASA COLE: Born in Massachusetts in 1759; died in New Marl- 
borough, Mass., about 1840 ; served one year in Massachusetts troops, 
part of the time under Capt. Soul and Col. Whitcomb ; was a pen- 
sioner. — James E. Barnard. 

SAMUEL COLE: Born in Beverly, Mass., Nov. 17, 1726; died 
there January 29, 179S; Lieutenant of Ordnance Officers in 1745 '" 
the Louisburg expedition ; First Lieutenant in Joseph Rea's Co. of 

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Massachusetts, and participated in the Burgoyne campaign in 1777 ; 
recruiting officer of the town of Beverly from 1778 to 1782 ; spent 
;^23,ooo besides money loaned the town, and was active in the town 
government. — William IVecden Cole. 

ROBERT COLEMAN : Owned an iron furnace at Elizabeth, near 
Lebanon, Pa., and supplied the army with cannon, etc. — James Cole- 
man Drayton. 

CYRENIUS COLLINS: Born ia Lebanon, Conn., 1753; served in 
loth Co., 7th Regt. of Connecticut Militia, \-j 11.— Horatio Collins 
King. 

JOSIAH COLSON : Born in Weymouth, Mass., Jan 24, 1727; 
served as Lieutenant in Capt. Thomas Nash's Co. of Col. Salomon 
Lovell's Regt. ; enlisted March 4, 1776 ; marched to Dorchester 
Heights ; discharged March 8 ; also served two days in same command 
subsequent to March 10, 1776. — Augustus Jacob Richards. 

MOSES COMSTOCK : Served in Capt. Benedict's Co. of the 9th 
Connecticut Militia in 1776. — Geo. L. Harding. 

THOMAS COMSTOCK: Married his wife, Phebe Selleck, in 
Canaan Parish, Conn., Feb. i, 1776; member of the 9th Co. of the 
9th Regt. of Connecticut under Lieut. John Carter in August, 1776. 
When Norwalk was burned by the British, his house, a few miles from 
town, was the refuge for many of the townspeople, and for his care of 
them he was granted several hundred acres in the Western Reserve, 
Ohio. — Wilbur Fisk Rockwell. 

DANIEL H. CONE: Born in Middletown, Conn., July 16, 1753, 
lived in Winchester, Conn., died April 16, 1841 ; served in 4th Co., 
2d Regt, Connecticut Continental Line; at Bunker Hill, was first 
to step from ranks upon a call for twelve men to recapture a 
silenced gun ; on guard duty in New York when Washington evacuated ; 
in 1777 re-enlisted for three years; in the battles of Monmouth, Ger- 
mantown, etc., and although always in the thickest of the fight, was 
never wounded. In private life he was zealously religious, and in times 
of revival made house to house visits for conversation and prayer. — 
Andrew Cone, Edward Fay son Cone, Edivard Silas Cone, Fred. Hayes 
Cone, Win. Cossitt Cone. 

JACOB CONOVER : Of Middletown, N. J. ; born Aug. 13, 1750; 
died April 23, 1826 ; Captain of Infantry ; previous to occupation of 
New York by the British, was sent to Sandy Hook and smashed the 
lamps in the lighthouse to impede the enemy ; subsequently captured 
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eventually confined in the sugar-house prison, New York. — Richard 
Conover Jackson. 

ATWATER COOK: Born in Wallingford, Conn., Nov. 3, 1758; 
died in Salisbury, N. Y., June 29, 1839 ; member of Capt. Brackett's 
Co., 5th Battalion, Wadsworth's Brigade of Connecticut, commanded 
by Col. Douglas. This command was stationed at Kip's Bay, N. Y., 
at the time of the landing of the British, Sept. 15, 1776, and forced to 
retreat ; participated in battle of White Plains ; time expired in De- 
cember, 1776. — Archibald Atwatcr Munson, Weed Preston Munson. 

GEORGE COOK: Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1730; died in 
Maryland in 1800 ; served in the British Navy for seven years before 
the Revolution ; appointed Sept. 12, 1776, Captain of the " Defence," 
and commanded the Maryland naval forces in keeping the Chesapeake 
bay clear of the enemy; between Sept. 24, 1776, and Dec. i, 1776, 
made a successful coast-wise cruise, capturing several prizes ; on the 
night of Dec. 25, 1776, he assisted Washington in crossing the Dela- 
ware. — Eldred Johnson. 

ISAAC COOK : Born in Wallingford, Conn., July 28, 1739 ; died in 
Niagara, N. Y., in June, 1810 ; Capt. of 7th Co., ist Regt. of Connecti- 
cut, May I, 1775 ; served with regiment under Gen. Wooster ; camped 
at Harlem ; in September marched north and participated in operations 
along Lakes George and Champlain, at St. Johns and Montreal ; dis- 
charged in December, 1775; appointed Major in loth Regt., Jan. 10, 
1780, and promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel in June, 1783. — Benjamin Blos- 
som. 

THADDEUS COOK: Born in Cheshire, Conn., Sept. 10, 1728; 
died in Wallingford, Conn., Feb. 27, 1800; raised and commanded a 
regiment from May 4, 1776 ; joined Washington's army in New York 
in August; promoted to Colonel, October, 1776; participated in retreat 
through the Jerseys and the battles of Trenton and Princeton ; and 
served under Gates in the Burgoyne campaign. — Wm. Reynolds Flem- 
ing. 

JOSEPH PLATT COOKE: Born in Stratfield, Conn., Dec. 24, 
1729; died in Danbury, Conn., Feb. 3, 1816; Colonel of i6th Regt. of 
Connecticut Militia ; in the campaign around New York ; assisted in 
repelling Tryon's raid on New Haven in 1777; resigned in 1778. — 
George Wadsworth. 

NATHANIEL COOLEY : Of Orange County, N. Y. ; an Indian 
scout ; signed the Articlesof Association in Orange County. — Chauncey 
Sherwood Carey, Henry De Witt Carey. 

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HEZEKIAH COREY: Born in Chelmsford, Mass., June 22, 1736; 
died in Ashburnham, Mass., Oct. 18, 1818; Ensign in Capt. Thomas 
Heard's Co. of New Ipswich, N. H. on the Lexington Alarm ; also in 
the same company at Ticonderoga in June, 1777. — Andmas Joslyn 
Woodworth, Newell Bertram Woodworth. 

ELISHA CORNISH : Born in Simsbury, Conn., June 5, 1722 ; died 
there April 29, 1794 ; enlisted in Sergeant Goodwin's Co., i8th Regt., 
serving at New York from Aug. 24, to Sept. 25, 1776. — Harry Seymour 
Cornish, Louis Henry Cornish. 

ASHBEL CORNWELL : Born in Connecticut, Feb. 9, 1754 ; died 
in Broadalbin, N. Y., Jan. 2, 1835 ; enlisted May 8, 1775, under Capt 
Jonathan Meigs and Col. Joseph Spencer; discharged Dec. 19, 1775; 
served during part of siege of Boston, and participated in battle of 
Bunker Hill. During the War of 181 2 he was a Captain, marching 
through the woods from Johnstown to Sackett's Harbor. — M. Sexton 
Northrup. 

DAN CORSE (or Cors) : Born in Greenfield, Mass., Dec. 10, 1739 ; 
enlisted April 25, 1775, in Capt. .\grippa Wells' Co. of Massachusetts ; 
served in Col. Samuel Williams' Regt., and was in the Northern Army, 
under Col. Porter after the evacuation of Ticonderoga. — Charles Butler 
Rogers. 

JAMES CORSE (or Cors) : Of Greenfield, Mass., father of Dan 
Corse; born in 1694, and, although 81 years old at the outbreak of the 
Revolution, participated in the battle of Lexington ; a noted trapper and 
scout, and a veteran of the French and Indian War. — Charles Butler 
Rogers. 

GILBERT CORWIN: Ferried Gen. Anthony Wayne across the 
Hudson from Croton Point to Stony Point prior to the attack on the 
latter, and, with the aid of an old negro owned by Mr. Lamb, assisted 
him through the swamps, back of the unguarded points.^/<zw« G. 
Henry, Richard vV". Henry, Wm. Morris Henry. 

JOSHUA CORWIN : Born on Long Island, N. Y., March 26, 1733 
(or March 25, 1735) > ^'^^ ^^ Orange County, N. Y., July 6, 1812 ; a 
signer of the " General Association " oath in April, 1775 ; also private 
in the ist Suffolk County Regt. of Minutemen under Col. Josiah 
Smith. — Hamilton Stewart Corwin. 

WILLIAM COSBY : Born in Louisa Co., Va., in 1746 ; died there 
in 1810; received on Dec. 5, 1878, a warrant for 400 acres of land in 
Virginia, the proportion of land allowed a Sergeant in the Continental 
Line who enlisted for the war. — William Jerdone Pettus. 

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MATTHEW COUZENS : Born in London, England, Nov. 23, 
1760; died in New York City, Sept. 17, 1810 ; served in the 4th Co., 
3d Regt. New York Continental Line, from Feb. 25, 1779, to the end 
of the war. — Matthew Knapp Couzens. 

JACOB COVENHOVEN : Born in or near Trenton, N. J., in 1759; 
died in Charlestown, N. Y. in 1852; in 1776 moved to the Mohawk 
Valley; served in Capt. Veeder's Co., Col. Fisher's Regt., New York 
State Troops ; at Oriskany fought side by side with his five brothers, 
one of whom lost a leg by a cannon ball. — Feter Flint. 

JAMES COWING: Born in Old Plymouth, Mass., May 16, 1740; 
died in Seneca, N. Y., April 8, 1829 ; enlisted May 6, 1778, under Capt. 
Lieut. John Doty and Col. Ebenezer Sprouts, on alarm at Dartmouth ; 
reenlisted Sept. 5, 1778, in same command, serving until Sept. 11 ; 
enlisted again Oct. 14, 1779, under Capt. Montague and Col. Israel 
Chapin, serving until Nov. 21 ; also in service in Rhode Island from 
July 30, 1780, until Aug. 8, 1780, in Capt. Charles Church's Co. of 
Lieut. -Col. White's 4th Plymouth County Regt. ; was largely engaged 
in making shoes for the army, employing from 80 to 100 men ; was paid 
in worthless Continental money and thereby lost his farm — George 
Cowing. 

CORNELIUS COX : Born in Leeds, Eng., in 1736; died in Har- 
risburg. Pa., in 1802; Lieutenant Colonel in 1776 in the Lancaster, 
Pa. Associators, commanded by Col. James Bird ; on July 7, 1780, 
appointed Assistant Commissary of Purchase and Issuing Commissary. 
— /o/in Bowes Cox. 

DAVID CRAFT: Of Fairfield, Conn.; born about 1755; enlisted 
July 26, 1780, in the 8th Regt. of the Connecticut Line, serving until 
Dec. 3, 1780. — Edward Lathrop Triplcr, George Bradford Tripler. 

ELEAZij-K. CRAFTS : Born in Chebacco (now Essex), Mass. ; 
baptized July 31, 1743 ; died in Manchester Sept. 20, 1793; served at 
Bunker Hill as Lieutenant; in 1777 was Major of the Cape Ann and 
Manchester Brigade ; Aug. 12, 1778, was appointed Lieutenant-Colonel ; 
was present at the surrender of Burgoyne and served throughout the war. 
His brother Benjamin, 3d, was a Revolutionary soldier and his father, 
Benjamin, 2d, was a volunteer in the expedition against Louisburg, Cape 
Breton, in 1745. — Charles Hooper Trask. 

BENJAMIN CRAGIN: Born in Acton, Mass., July 8, 1740; died 
in Mason Village, N. H., April 20, 1816 ; served in Temple, N. H. 
Militia eight days on the Lexington Alarm ; and under Capt. J. Heald 
aud Col. Bellows at Ticonderoga in Oct., 1776 ; Lieutenant in Capt. S. 
Parker's Co., Col. Moses Nichols' Regt. , from July 18 to Sept. 18, 1777, 

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at Bennington ; Lieutenant under Capt. Gershom Drury and Col. Enoch 
Hale's Regt. from Oct. 22 to Nov. 16, 1777; and Lieutenant under 
same Captain in 1781. — hiiing Franklin Cragin. 

AMARIAH CRANE : Born in Milton, Mass., March 18, 1731 ; died 
there July 14, 1823 ; served 7 days on the Lexington Alarm as Sergeant 
of Capt. Ebenezer Tucker's Co. of Milton ; 5 days from March 4, 1776, 
as private in Capt. John Bradley's Co., Col. Benj. Gill's Regt. at Dor- 
chester Heights; 12 days from April 13, 1776, in Capt. Josiah Vose's 
Co., seacoast defense ; and 25 days from April 17, 1777, under Capt. 
Seth Sumner and Col. Benj. Gill, at Dorchester. — Jeremiah Richards. 

DANIEL CRANE, 2d : Born in Wethersfield, Conn., May 15, 
1756; died in Yates County, N. Y., about 1816; served in the 2d 
Co., 3d Regt., Connecticut Line, and in Capt. Pond's Co. of the 
6th Regt. of the Connecticut Line ; served throughout the war and 
participated in many battles ; was made deaf by the bursting of a shell 
at the battle of Stoney Point ; was present at the execution of Major 
Andr^. — Nirom M. Crane, Sidney H. C?-ane. 

JONATHAN CRANE: Born in Fredericksburg, Dutchess (now 
Putnam) Co., N. Y., May 8, 1747; died in Southeast, Putnam Co., 
N. Y., Aug. 27, 1834; bearer of despatches to Washington from the 
Committee of Safety of which his father Joseph Crane was a member •, 
Ensign in the 5th (Southeast) Co. of the 2d Regt. of Dutchess 
County Militia; a Lieutenant in the 1st Regt. of that County raised to 
"go into immediate service" under resolution of July 16, 1776; almost 
continuously in service until the close of the war. — Edward Ridley 
Finch. 

JOSEPH CRANE: Father of Jonathan Crane (q. v.); born in 
Fredericksburg, Dutchess Co., N. Y., Oct. 2, 1722; a physician and 
was County judge for 16 consecutive years ; at the outbreak of the war 
was one of a Committee of Safety with Egbert Benson of Poughkeepsie 
and Wm. Jay of Bedford ; had four sons in the army, Lieut. Jonathan, 
Surgeon Joseph, Jr., Adjutant Solomon, and Lieut. Isaac. — Edward 
Ridley Finch. 

RUFUS CRANE: Born in Newark, in 1744 ; died there in 1804; 
served in Capt. Henry Squires' Co., 2d Essex Regt., New Jersey 
Militia. — Wtn. Montgo?nery Crane. 

SAMUEL CRAWFORD : Born in Westchester County, N. Y. ; 
lived in Scarsdale and White Plains ; Lieutenant in Col. Joseph Drake's 
Regt. of Minutemen ; Deputy from Westchester Co. to the Provincial 
Congress from May, 1775 ; committeeman from Scarsdale for purposes 
of the war ; killed at Eastchester by British soldiers. (The first name 

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of Samuel Crawford is spelled " Sand " by mistake for " Saml." in the 
printed archives of the State). — George R. Crawford. 

WILLIAM CRAWFORD : Born in Westmoreland, Va., in 1722; 
Ensign, 1755 ; with the Virginia troops under Washington at Fort 
Duquesne, 1758 ; entered Seven Years' War ; moved to Fayette Count}-, 
Pa. ; Justice of the Peace of Bedford County, Pa., 1771 ; engaged 
in 1774 in Lord Dunmore's war against the Shawnees and Mingoes ; 
Lieutenant-Colonel of the 5th Virginia Regt. in 1776; promoted to 
Colonel of 7th Virginia Regt. ; was burned at the stake by the 
Delaware Indians in 1782 ; was a friend of Washington, and author of 
the Washington-Crawford Letters. — Alexander Crawford Chenoweth. 

ABRAHAM CREGO : Born in Swago, N. Y., Oct. 6, 1757; died 
in Columbus, N. Y., May 10, 1842 ; enlisted in Feb., 1776, in Capt. 
Daniel Herrick's Co. of Minutemen of the town of New Canaan, N. Y. ; 
performed several short tours of service, one under Ethan Allen ; re- 
enlisted April I, 1777, under Capt. Daniel Herrick and Col. Wm. B. 
Whiting, serving 8 months and 26 days ; was pensioned in 1832. — 
Floyd Stranahan Crego. 

DANIEL CRESAP: Born in Maryland ; died in Pennsylvania in 
1794; member of his uncle Michael Cresap's battalion of Maryland 
volunteers ; taken prisoner at the battle of Long Island ; while in con 
finement nearly killed a British ofificer who called him and a fellow- 
prisoner " two of the rebels." — Edward Otho Cresap Ord,Jr. 

ANDREW CROOK: Born in Piermont, N. H., in 1759 ; died there 
Dec. 10, 1840; served in Capt. John Sloan's Co. of Volunteers raised 
at Oxford, Lyme, Piermont and Cohoes, and embodied in Col. Joseph 
Marsh's Regt. of Militia belonging to the State of New York (Vermont) ; 
marched to re-enforce Stark, but en route to Bennington was diverted 
by order of Gen. Lindley to Mount Independence ; service from Aug. 
18 to Sept. 30, 1777; also for 11 months and 22 days from April 9, 
1778, in Capt. Ezekiel Ladd's Co., Col. Timothy Bedell's Regt., raised 
for the defense of the frontiers on and adjacent to the Connecticut 
river. — Andrew Crook. 

JOHN CROPPER: Born 1755; died 1821 ; Lieutenant-Colonel 
commanding the nth Virginia (Daniel Morgan's) Regt., Wood- 
ford's Brigade, Lafayette's Division of Washington's army; was president 
of the Virginia Society of the Cincinnati. — Hugh D. Wise, fohn Ser- 
geant Wise. 

SEBASTIAN CROPPER: Father of John Cropper (q. v.), was 
commissioned Captain of Virginia Militia Sept. 30, 1775. He died in 
1776. — Hugh D. Wise, fohn Sergeant Wise. 

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WILLIAM CULVER : Of East Windsor, Conn., died in that town 
July 25, 1788; enlisted May 19, 1775, in 2d Co., Col. Hinman's 4th 
Regt.; and again in 1776 in Capt. Simons' Co., Col. Wolcott's Regt. — 
Nathaniel Culver Barnum. 

STEPHEN CURREY : Born in 1742 ; died in Cortlandtown, N. Y., 
June 6, 1829 ; served in Col. Pierre Van Cortlandt's Regt. of N. Y. 
State Militia. — John Currey,JotiathaiiB. Currcy. 

CALEB CURTIS: Born in Sharon, Conn., in 1763 ; died in Utica, 
N. Y., April 13, 1836; enlisted July 31, 1777, for three years in Capt. 
Hart's Co., Col. S. B. Webb's Regt. of Connecticut ; served in Capt. 
Nathan Chapman's Co., Col. John Mead's Regt. from Jan. i, 1778, 
to March, i, 1778 ; and in Capt. Ozias Marvin's Co., from March, 1782, 
to March, 1783. He was a pensioner. — A. L. Byron-Curtis. 

ELIPHALET CURTIS : Born in Simsbury, Conn., in 1734 ; served 
three days as Sergeant on the Lexington Alarm ; again as Sergeant 
from May 4, 1775, to Dec. 18, 1775, in Capt. Abel Pettibone's Co. , Col. 
Joseph Spencer's Regt. ; subsequently 2d Lieutenant in 5th Co., Col. 
Mott's Battalion ; Fifer in Capt. Pettibone's Co. , Col. Belden's Regt. 
from March 26, to May 5, 1777 ; Captain in the i8th Regiment in 1778 ; 
Captain on the New Haven Alarm in 1779; Member of General As- 
sembly in 1780. — Ernest C. Moses. 

THEOPHILUS CUSHING: Born in Massachusetts Dec. 15, 1740; 
died there March 11, 1820; clerk in Capt. P. Cushing's Co., Col. 
Solomon Lovell's Regt., from March 4 to 8, 1776 ; again five days and 
again four days ; Second Lieutenant in Capt. Herman Lincoln's Co., 
same regiment, Dec. 14 to 18 1776; private in Lieut. Jabez Wilder's 
Co., Col. David Cushing's Regt., Feb. 27, 1778 ; and Sergeant in Capt. 
Theophilus Wilder's Co., Major Thomas Lathrop's Regt., from March i, 
1778, to April 14, 1778. — Charles B. dishing. 

N.\THAN CUTLER: Born in Coeyman's, N. Y., 1754-5; died in 
Millport, N. Y., April 24, 1848; enlisted October 12, 1775, in Capt. 
Isaac Bloom's Co., 6th Regt., Cumberland County Militia; re-enlisted 
June 10, 1776; stationed at Fort Montgomery; re-enlisted again; 
marched to Saratoga, Fort Miller and Fort Edward; in the spring of 
1779 marched to meet the British at the Highlands and Peekskill, also 
to Stony Point and West Point ; commissioned Lieutenant and detailed 
to open a recruiting office at Albany, and remained in the service till 
the close of the war, actively working to reinforce the armies. — James 
Goold Cutler, John Nathan Cutler, Joseph Warren Cutler. 

SIMEON CUTLER: Born in Holliston, Mass., July 9, 1749; died 
there July 13, 1798 ; Sergeant in Capt. John Leland's Co., Col. Abijah 

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Pierce's Regt., which marched on the Lexington Alarm from Holliston 
to Cambridge; served at that time 17 days; active throughout the war 
devising means for the defense of the towns of his county ; at the close 
of the war was chosen Colonel of Militia. — John M. Oilier, William H. 
Culler. 

KELSEY CUTTER: Born in Woodbridge, N. J., in 1750; died 
there March 7, 1798 ; private in Middlesex Co., N. J., Militia, serving 
during the war; most important engagement, the battle of Monmouth, 
in which his brother Stephen was taken prisoner and his cousin, Ford 
Cutter, severely injured. — Luf:e Hasserit Cutter. 

ANDERSON DANA: Born in Pomfret, Conn., Oct. 26, 1735; prac- 
tised law in Ashford, Conn. ; moved in 1772 with his family to the 
celebrated Valley of Wyoming, Pa. ; when the terrible massacre of 
1778 was perpetrated by the Tories and Indians, his family consisted of 
seven children, and in the slaughter he and one son-in-law, Stephen 
Whiton (or White) were slain. The mother and her seven children 
sought refuge in the wilderness, and after inexpressible suffering, found 
their way back to Ashford, Conn., on foot. — Paul Dana. 

JONATHAN DANFORTH : Raised a company of Minutemen in 
western Massachusetts. , and commanded the same; two sons, Jonathan 
and Joshua, fought with him in the battle of Bunker Hill. Capt. Dan- 
forth commanded a battalion at the battle of Bennington.— /oA« Edgar 
Jeweit. 

DANIEL DARRIN: Born in West Britain, Conn., Dec. 8, 1756; 
died in Troupsburgh, N. Y., Nov. 4, 1838; enlisted at West Britain, 
June 24, 1776, in Capt. Gad Stanley's Co., Col. Fisher Gay's Regt., 
Connecticut Militia ; participated in battle of Long Island and the 
retreat through New York to White Plains, where his time expired Dec. 
25, 1776. His widow was a pensioner. — Delmar M. Darrin. 

JOHN DASKUM : Born in Fairfield Co., Conn., June 4, 1757 ; died 
in Big P"lats, N. Y., Sept. 11, 1834; enlisted in Capt. Walker's Co., 
Col. Elmore's Regt., of Connecticut, May 27, 1776; also served under 
Col. James Livingston, under Capt. Wolcott in 1781, and under Capt. 
Hearth in Lafayette's command in the same year. He was pensioned. 
— Williaui H. Lovell, Willis L. Ha7?iilloti. 

ELTPHALET DAVENPORT: Born in Coventry, Conn., in 1752; 
died in Cazenovia, N. Y., Dec. 17, 1835; served three days on the 
Lexington Alarm in Capt. Elias Buell's Co., from Coventry, and is 
believed to have performed other service. He was a pensioner. 
Gideon Williams Davenport, 

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Dav. IRoll ot Hncestors. 

FRANCIS DAVIS: Born in Amesbury, Mass.. Oct. 26, 1723; 
drowned in Derry, N. H., Nov. 26, 1784 ; on Aug. 3, 1775, was chosen 
Chairman of Committee of Safety for town of Warner ; Nov. 19, 1776, 
was elected to the State Assembly; May 7, 17S1, chosen member of 
State Constitutional Convention; March 30, 1784, elected representa- 
tive to the Legislature. He had three minor sons in the army, Wells, 
Francis and Aquila. — Wm. Dana Davis. 

THOMAS DAWES: Of Boston; born Aug. 5, 1731 ; died Jan. 2, 
1809 ; a distinguished citizen and patriot of Boston, and intimate friend 
of Adams and Hancock. The secret caucuses of the Americans were 
sometimes held in his garret and his house was sacked by the British. 
He was a Representative, Senator, and Councilor of Massachusetts, 
serving on important committees during the war and holding the office 
of Lieutenant-Colonel of Militia in 1776. He was Presidential Elector 
three times after the adoption of the Constitution. — Henry Osgood 
Holland. 

MOSES DAY: Of Morris County, N. J.; born July z8, 1762; 
private in the Morris County, N. J., Militia. — Isaac Jennings. 

PAUL DAY : Father of Moses Day, of Morris County, N. J., (q. v.) ; 
Quartermaster during the war and received a land warrant for his serv- 
ices. — Isaac Jennings. 

ARCHELAUS DEAN:-Born in Taunton, Mass., Oct. 21, 1761; 
died in Marlboro, Vt., in January, 1849; enlisted Aug. i, 1778, under 
Capt. Barney and Col. Whitney, of Massachusetts, and again in June, 
1781, under Capt. Riley ; was a pensioner. — Cecil Chester Brown. 

HENRY S. DEARBORN : Born in Northampton, N. H., Feb. 23, 
1751 ; died at Roxbury, Mass., June 6, 1829; in 1775 he led a com- 
pany to Lexington ; was Captain in Stark's Regiment ; accompanied 
Arnold's expedition into Canada, and was made a prisoner at Quebec ; 
Major in Scammell's Regiment in 1777 ; Deputy Quartermaster-General 
on Washington's staff in 1781 ; Brigadier-General of Militia of Maine 
in 1787 ; Major-General in 1795. In civil life he was a Member of 
Congress, Secretary of War, Minister to Portugal, etc. — Charles G. 
Ay res. 

JOB DeCAMP : Born four miles from Rahway, N. J. ; a Minuteman 
in the Essex County, N. J., Militia. — Vincent M. Munier. 

ELIHU DEFOREST: Born in Huntington, Conn., in November, 
1739; died in Ridgefield, Conn., July 6, 1806; Lieutenant of the 8th 
Co. of the Alarm List in the 16th Regt. of Connecticut. — George B. 
DeForest. 

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WILLIAM DeGROOT : Born in New Jersey, June 7, 1751 ; died in 
Bound Brook, N. J., Aug. 28, 1840; Sergeant, Ensign, and Lieutenant 
in the ist Regt. of Middlesex County, N. J., Militia. — William DeGroot. 

ISAAC De La MATER: Born in Oblong, now Amenia, N. Y.,Dec. 
13, 1762 ; died in Oran, Onondaga Co., N. Y. , March 12, 1830; served 
in Capt. Jonas Orser's Co., ist Westchester Co., N. Y., Regt., in Janu- 
ary, 1779, and in Capt. Israel Honeywell, Jr.'s, Co., same regiment, in 
1 78 1. — Franklin Pierce Denison, Henry De La Mater Denison. 

NATHAN DELAVAN: Served in Capt. Lockwood's Co., Col. 
Crane's 3d, or Manor of Cortlandt Regt. of New York Militia, and after- 
wards in Capt. Delevan's Co., Col. Drake's (4th) Regt. — Eras/us C. 

Delavan. 

POWNAL DEMING: Born in Lyme, Conn., Sept. 30, 1749; died 
in Hartford, April 9, 1795 ; enlisted in Colchester, Conn., and was 
Sergeant in Capt. Worthy Waters' Co. on the Lexington Alarm ; Ser- 
geant in the 8th Co., 2d Regt., Connecticut Line, 1775 ; Ensign in the 
22d Regt. of the Line, 1776 ; Sergeant of Capt. William Coit's Co. when 
it took charge of the privateer "Harrison," at Plymouth, 1776; Lieu- 
tenant in the 4th Regt., 1777, and Lieutenant in the ist Regt., 1783, 
when he retired with the army. He was an original member of the Cin- 
cinnati. — Albert Sherma?! Hoyt, Charles Albert Hoyt, Edward Vincent 
Hoyt. 

FRANCOIS JOSEPH De NEVEU: Born in Sevigny, France, Sept. 
24, 1758 ; died there at the age of 96 years and four months ; Second 
Lieutenant in the Provincial Regt. of Nivernais, France, in 1779; 
volunteered in the ship "L'Actif, " on which he was wounded during an 
engagement with the English on the high seas, where Admiral Kempen- 
feld took the French convoy destined to carry men and munitions to 
the Count de Rochambeau for the United States. He subsequently 
served with distinction in the Royal Army of France, attaining the rank 
of Captain and the decoration of Chevalier of the Royal Military Order 
of Saint Louis. — Edivard de Neveu. 

AARON DENIO, 2D : Born in Deerfield, Mass., March 24, 1731 ; 
died in Greenfield, Mass., about 1780 ; Ensign in a company of Massa- 
chusetts Militia, of which Timothy Childs was Captain, April 20 or 21, 
1775, and marched next day to Cambridge; member of Greenfield Com- 
mittee of Safety in 1777; also served as private in Capt. Childs' Co., 
Col. David Leonard's Regt., from Feb. 24 to April 10, 1777, and in 
Capt. John Wells' Co., Col. Wells' Regt, of Hampshire County, in 
the Northern Department, from Sept. 22 to Oct. 23, 1777. — Edward 
Louis Denio, Frank Wheat Kirkland. 

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Ben. IRoll Of Hnccstors. 

ARTHUR DENNIS: Born in Ipswich, Mass., Dec. 25, 1745; died 
in Phelps, N. Y., April 24, 1825 ; Sergeant on the Lexington Alarm roll 
of Capt. Asa Lawrence's Co., which marched from Groton to Cam- 
bridge, serving 12 days. — Rodney Strong Dennis. 

EBENEZER DENNY: Born in Carlisle, Pa., March 11, 1761 ; died 
in Pittsburgh, Pa., July 21, 1822 ; although but 15 years of age at the 
beginning of the Revolution, was the bearer of despatches to Fort 
Pitt; subsequently cruised on a privateer to the West Indies; com- 
missioned Ensign in 1st Regt., Pennsylvania Line, 177S-1779; trans- 
ferred to 7th Pennsylvania in August, 1780; promoted to Lieutenant 
in 4th Regt., May 23, 1781 ; shortly afterward was made Captain ; was 
at Yorktown when Cornwallis surrendered, and was selected to plant 
the American flag on the British parapet, but was prevented by Baron 
Steuben on account of his youth and inferior rank ; served in the Caro- 
linas until t!ie close of the war, and subsequently became Adjutant to 
Gen. Harmar and aide to Gen. St. Clair; was an original member of 
the Cincinnati ; in 1794 was Commander-in-Chief of the expedition to 
Le Boeuf ; in War of i8i'2 was Commissary of Purchase ; was one of the 
Commissioners of Allegany Co., Pa., its first Treasurer, and first Mayor 
of the City of Pittsburg. — Harmar St. Clair Denny. 

HENRY DENNY: Of Bergen, Co., N. J., died in New York City, 
Sept. 15, 1839 ; served in the Bergen County Militia and in Capt. Out- 
water's Co. of State Troops ; wounded by a Hessian at Tee Neck, near 
Hackensack ; at the storming of the block-house below Bull's Ferry, 
N. J. ; one of a small scouting party that discovered the enemy march- 
ing to burn Hackensack and gave the alarm which resulted in the 
preparations that dissuaded the attacking party. — Conrad Brooks 
Denny. 

WILLIAM DENNY : Father of Ebenezer Denny (q. v.) ; born in 
Chester Co., Pa., in 1737; died in Carlisle, Pa., in 1800; during the 
Revolution was Commissary of Issue; was first Coroner of Cumberland 
Co., Pa. — Harmar St. Clair Denny. 

ELIPHALET DENSMORE (or Dinsmoor) : Born in Bedford, 
Mass., Dec. 23, 1734; died in Washington, N. H., Nov. 11, 1811; 
Second Lieutenant in Capt. Samuel Reed's Co., Col. Wm. Prescott's 
Regt., of Massachusetts, on the Lexington Alarm ; commissioned Cap- 
tain May 26, 1775. — George R. Fuller. 

BENJAMIN DEPUE : Born in June, 1729 ; lived in Mount Bethel, 
Pa. ; died Sept. 26, 181 1 ; member of First Battalion of Associators of 
Northampton Co., Pa. ; elected member of Committee of Safety Oct. 
2> 1775 ; member of Capt. John Arndt's Co., of Pennsylvania militia 

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IRoll Of ancestors. -Bern. 

July 9, 1776 ; this company was in the battles of Long Island and Fort 
Washington, and was discharged Dec. i, 1776. — Joseph Mackey Rose- 
berry Long. 

JONATHAN DERBY : Born in Weymouth, Mass., 1734 ; died in 
South Weymouth, Mass., April. 2, 1819 ; Sergeant in Col. Ephraim 
Wheelock's Regt. of Massachusetts at Ticonderoga, Oct. 11, 1775; 
enlisted March 4, 1776, as Second Lieutenant under Capt. Thomas 
Nash and Col. Solomon Lovell, serving 4 days on march to take posses- 
sion of Dorchester Heights ; served 10 days as Lieutenant in same 
company subsequent to March 10, 1776 ; commissioned First Lieuten- 
ant in same Apr. 4, 1776. — Theron Augustus Derby Wales. 

EPHRAIM DERRICK : Of Connecticut and New York ; born 
Apr. 21, 1756 ; died Sept. 27, 1832 ; enlisted at Peekskill, N. Y. and 
was pensioned in 1818 while living in Niagara County, N. Y. , for three 
years' actual service as Sergeant in the Connecticut troops. Part of 
his service was under Capt. Fitch and Col. Durkee. — George Watson 
Derrick. 

DANIEL De S AUSSURE : Born in Beaufort District, S. C. , August 
12, 1733 ; lived in Charleston ; agitated to expel the British Provincial 
Governor; member of the Provincial Congress ,• captured in the defense 
of Charleston, 1780 ; sent prisoner to St. Augustine, and after the war 
was State Senator till 1791, part of the time being President of the 
Senate. — Hugh Richardson Garden. 

HENRY WILLIAM De SAUSSURE : Son of Daniel de Saussure 
(q. V.) ; at the age of 16, fought in defense of Charleston ; prisoner in 
1780 on the prison-ship " Packhorse ;" member of the South Carolina 
Constitutional Convention and Legislature ; director of the United 
States Mint ; and from 1808 to 1837 a Chancellor of the State. — Hugh 
Richardson Gardeu. 

JOHN DESHON : Born December 25, 1727, in New London, Conn.; 
died in June, 1792 ; under the title of Captain he served as agent in 
erecting fortifications at New London and as Commissary of various 
enlistments of troops ; also member of the Naval Board of the Eastern 
Department. Two of his brothers were also conspicuous in the Revo- 
lution. — William Allen Mercer. 

JOHN DEVEREUX, Jr. : Born 1748 ; died 1784 ; Ensign in the com 
pany of Capt. Nicholson Broughton (q. v.), whose daughter he mar- 
ried. — Devereux Ebnes. 

CHARLES DeWITT : Born in Greenhill, near Kingston, N. Y., 
Aug. 15, 1727 ; died there Aug. 27, 1787 ; one of the most prominent 

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men of Ulster County ; member of the Colonial Assembl}', 176S to 
1775 ; member of first Provincial Convention, 1775, and of the Third 
and Fourth Provincial Congresses ; when the State government was 
formed, was on the committee to draft the State Constitution, and from 
1781 to 1785 sat in the State Assembly. On December 21, 1775, he 
was commissioned Colonel of a regiment of Minutemen. On the ad- 
journment of Congress at Annapolis, Md., June 3, 17S4, he was ap- 
pointed one of the '' Committee of the States " to transact the business 
of the Nation during the recess. — Sutherlatid De Witt. 

JACOB RUTSEN DeWITT : Born at Napanoch, Ulster County, 
N. Y. ; baptized at Kingston, N. Y., April 13, 1729 ; lived in Sullivan 
(now town of Deerpark, Orange County) ; commissioned Captain of a 
company of Rangers for guarding the frontier of Ulster and Sullivan 
counties, and was Captain in Col. Clinton's and Col. Klock's regiments 
New York Militia ; gave his large stone house on the Navesink River, 
subsequently called " Fort DeWitt," as a refuge for women and children, 
whose husbands and fathers were in the armies. — DeWitt Roosa. 

SAMUEL DeVVOLF : Born in Lyme, Conn., 1755 ; died in Bridge- 
water, N. Y. 1830 ; marched to the relief of Boston, April, 1775 ; en- 
listed. May 6, 1775, in ist Co., Col. Parson's Regt., of Connecticut, 
serving until Dec. 19, 1775. — John 7! ]\[oit, Luther Wright Mott. 

PHILIP DEYO : Born in New Paltz, N. Y., July 7, 1752 ; died there 
Dec. 12, 1831 ; signed the Articles of Association of New Paltz, N. Y. , 
April 29, 1775. — Andrew Dcyo. 

JOHN DICKERMAN : Born in New Haven, Conn., March 18, 
1765 ; removed to Brattleboro, Vt., where he enlisted, 1781, in Capt. 
James Blakely's Co., Col. Samuel Fletcher's Regt., Vermont Militia, and 
served nine months. After the war he lived in Guilford, N. Y. — John 
H. Joh?iston. 

THOMAS DICKINSON: Born in Hartford, Conn., March 17, 
1737 ; died in Goshen, Conn, Oct. 5, 181 1 ; served in Col. Sheldon's 
17th Regt., of Connecticut, and was among those " detached in 
the 6th Brigade of Militia in the State of Connecticut to serve in two 
battalions for the defense of the seacoast and frontiers of the same 
until the first day of March, 1780." — Charles Stevens Dickinson. 

BALTUS DILLENBACK : Born in Tryon County, N. Y., and on 
August 5, 1763, married Mary Metzger ; private in Capt. Henry Die- 
fendorf's Co. (the Fifth,) of the Tryon County Militia, which was in 
active service from 1779 to 1783. At the battle of Oriskany, August 6, 
1777, his brother, Capt. Andrew Dillenback, i^W.—fohn W. Dillenback, 
L. Spencer Dillenback. 

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ABRAHAM DIMON : Was an Associator in the town of East 
Hampton, L. I., May 3, 1775. — Teunis Dimoit Huntting. 

JOHN DIVEN : The son of Protestant Irish parents who came to 
this country from County Tyrone, Ireland; born in 1752 ; lived in 
Pennsylvania ; died in 1838 ; a cabinet-maker's apprentice, and was 
induced, with other apprentices, to enter the company of a cabinet- 
maker named Kelly ; was at the battle of Princeton, where he helped to 
guard the Hessian prisoners ; and wintered at Valley Forge. — John 
M. Divert. 

REUBEN DOOLITTLE ; Born in Ridgebury, Conn., April 19, 1761 ; 
died ill Harlingen, N. J., Aug. 10, 1830 ; Corporal in Capt. Thai 
Crane's Co., 2nd Regt., Westchester, N. Y. Militia ; also under Capt. 
Truesdale in same regiment. — -James Henry Kelly. 

THOMAS DOREMUS : Born in New Jersey in 1740 ; died in that 
state May 10, 1810 ; private in the Essex County, N. J., Militia. — 
RynierJ. Wortendyke. 

ASA DOUGLAS : Born in Plainfield Conn., Dec. 11, 171 5 ; died in 
Stephentown, N. Y., Nov. 12, 1792 ; commanded a company of Silver 
Grays at the storming of Bennington. — Richard Bloss Billings, John 
Gra?it De Forris, Robert Earl, 2d, Wm. Retry Earl, Edward Ten Eyck 
Lansing, Wm. Fredk. Lansing. 

WILLIAM DOUGLAS : Of Garallan, Va. ; a prominent citizen of 
Loudon Co., Va., of which he was a presiding Justice for many years ; 
during the Revolution was on Washington's staff ; died in 1783, and is 
buried at Leesburg, Va. — Hugh Douglas Wise. 

JOHN DOUGLASS : Born in Philadelphia, Pa., where he died in 
1841 ; raised and commanded a company of Riflemen of the City and 
Liberties of Philadelphia, his first appointment being July 3, 1776, and 
the second, September 20, 1776; was Captain in the nth Penn- 
sylvania Regt., of which Richard Humpton was Colonel, Nov. 13, 1776, 
and served at the battle of Brandy wine, etc. — Francis J. Rue. 

ELIPHALET DOWNER : Born in Norwich, Conn., April 4, 1744 ; 
Surgeon in Gen. Heath's Regt., July 12, 1775 ; chief surgeon to the 
Massachusetts forces on the Penobscot expedition, July 9, 1779 ; dis- 
charged Oct. 8, 1779. — Ja/nes William Downer. 

EBENEZER DOWNES : Born in New Haven, Conn., March 28, 
1707, lived in Woodbury, Conn. ; Captain during the French wars ; 
during the Revolutionary War he was a member of the Committee of 
Safety of his town. — Anso?i Treat Downes. 
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ISAAC DRAKE: Born in Taunton, Mass., May 31, 1753; died 
there May 10, 1800 ; enlisted May 2, 1775, as " drum and fife," in Capt. 
Oliver Soper's Co., Col. Timothy F. Walker's Regt. ; participated in 
battle of Bunker Hill and siege of Boston ; also served in Capt. Josiah 
King's Co., Col. John Daggit's Regt. detached from the Militia of Massa- 
chusetts from Aug. 25 to Sept. i, 1778, for service in Rhode Island; 
and again turned out on the Tiverton, R. I., Alarm, Aug. 2, 1780, in 
Capt. Nehemiah Pratt's Co., Col. Mitchell's Regt., commanded by Lieut. 
Col. James Williams. — Franklin B. Clcmons. 

JEREMIAH DRAKE: Born in Westchester Co., N. Y., in 1726; 
died there May 6, 1784 : prior to Sept. 20, 1775, was Captain of a mil- 
itary district in Westchester Co. ; and was in Capt. Ebenezer Boyd's 
Co., Col. Samuel Drake's Regt. (the Third North or Manor of Cort- 
landt Regt.) of Westchester County, June 25, 1778. He was a vestry- 
man with Beverly Robinson in St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Peekskill, 
N. Y. — •Cornelius Amory PugsUy. 

JOSEPH DRAKE : Born in England in 17 19 ; died in Westchester 
County, N. Y. , in 1785 ; one of the deputies from Westchester County 
to the Provincial Congress which met at New York, May 23, 1775, and 
on October 14, 1775, was commissioned Colonel of the ist (South) 
Regt. of Westchester Minutemen, at which time he resided in New 
Rochelle. — Benj. Barton Senia. 

JAMES DRAPER : Born in Spencer, Mass., July 24, 1747 ; died 
there August 29, 1825 ; marched from Spencer, Mass., on the Lexing- 
ton Alarm as drummer in Capt. Ebenezer Mason's Co., Col. Jonathan 
Warner's Regt, serving 14 days ; re-enlisted Sept. 27, 1777, under Capt. 
Daniel Prouty and Col. Samuel Denny in Major Asa Baldwin's division 
of the Worcester County Regiment which marched to reinforce the 
Northern Army, serving one month. — Arthur Bates Breckinridge. 

JOSIAH DRAPER : Born in Medford, Mass., Sept. 12, 1727 ; died 
in Attleboro, Mass., May 17, 1819 ; drummer in Capt. Plympton's Co., 
of Medford, Mass. — Gerald B. Williams. 

WILLIAM DRAYTON : Born in South Carolina March 21, 1732. 
At the commencement of the Revolutionary War he was Chief Justice of 
East Florida under the Crown ; resigned this position, returned to 
South Carolina, and actively espoused the American cause as a mem- 
ber of the South Carolina Committee of Safety and otherwise. After 
the conclusion of peace he was appointed Judge of the United States 
Court. — James Coleman Drayton. 

LEWIS DU BOIS : Born in New Paltz, Sept. 14, 1728 ; died in 
Marlborough in 1802 ; commissioned Captain Sept. 20, 1775, '" '^^^ 

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4th Ulster County, N. Y., Regt. under Brig.-Gen. Clinton, recruited 
for the Canadian service ; promoted to Major ; made Colonel, June 25, 
1776, with instructions to raise a regiment for three years ; stationed in 
the Highlands in 1777 when Forts Clinton and Montgomery succumbed ; 
taken prisoner and exchanged about a year later ; resigned Dec. 
22, 1779, and July i, 1780, was appointed Colonel of levies raised to 
reinforce the United States Army. — George William Gcdney. 

PHINEAS DUDLEY : Born in Guilford, Conn., Nov. 28, 1752 ; 
died there Aug, 20, 1793 ; served in Capt. Bezaleel Bristol's Co., Col. 
Newberry's Regt. of Connecticut, from Oct 6, 1777, until Dec. 6, 1777 ; 
also in the same company when it marched on alarm to East Haven 
July 7, 1779. — Frank Alonzo Dudley. 

STEPHEN DUDLEY : Born in Littleton, Mass., July 2, 1735 ; 
died in South Carolina in 1784 ; private in Capt. Isaac Wood's Co., 
Col. Jonathan Reed's Regt. of Guards, at Cambridge, Mass., 1778. — 
Edgar Swartwout Dudley, Harwood Dudley. 

WILLL\M DUFFIELD : Born in Ireland about 1727 ; came to 
America about 1730 with his father, who settled in Pennsylvania ; died 
in Welsh Run, Pa., Jan. 7, 1799 ; on March i, 1765, raised a com- 
pany to prevent improper trading of firearms, etc., with Indians ; in 
1776 was delegate to First Constitutional Convention of Pennsylvania, 
of which Benjamin Franklin was President, to arrange for state organ- 
zation, aggression, and defense. — Charles Bell, Edwin Bell, George 
Bell, George Bell,Jr, Hugh Bell, Wm. Duffield Bell. 

JOHN DUNCAN: Born in Derry, Pa., Sept. 23, 1748; died in 
Dauphin Co., Pa., about 1808; one of the original signers of the 
" The Association of the Liberty Company in I^ancaster County," Pa., 
organized May 17, 1777; enlisted in Capt. James Cowder's Co., 4th 
Battalion of Lancaster Co. (Col. James Burd), on or before March 13, 
1776; participated in battle of Long Island and in Jersey campaign 
until February, 1777 ; on Feb. 23, 1777, joined Major Grier's Co. of the 
10th Pennsylvania Line, remaining in service till after battle of Ger- 
mantown ; subsequently became Second Lieutenant of the ist Co., 
2d Associated Battalion of Pennsylvania, and in 1780 became Captain 
of the 3d Co., 6th Associated Battalion. — Jacob Mifflin Duncan. 

JOHN EUNHAM: Born in Piscataway, N. J,, in 173Q; died there 
Sept. 16, 1823 ; private in the Middlesex Co., N. J., Militia. — William 
Dutcher. 

HUGH DUNN: Born in Piscataway, N. J., in 1740; died there 
April 4, 1826 ; Captain in the isl Regt. of Middlesex Co., N. J., 
Militia. — William Dutcher. 

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HENRY BUNNELL (or Dwinel) : Born in Sutton, Mass., Feb. 22, 
1762 ; died Oct. 17, 1805, at Albany, N. Y. ; private in the Sutton Com- 
pany of Massachusetts Militia ; participated in the battle of Stony Point. 
Five other members of the Dwinel family of Sutton were soldiers in the 
Revolution. — John H. Dunnell. 

RICHARD DURFEE: Born in Tiverton, R. I., Sept. 8, 1758; 
died there Jan. 22, 1845; held a Captain's commission and received 
great credit for his gallant leadership in the Fall River engagement and 
other services. — Leander Newton Lovell. 

ABRAHAM DURYEE: Born in Fort Hamilton, May 8, 1743; 
died there March 24, 1814; member of the First Colonial Council of 
New York of fifty-one and sixty. When the city was threatened by 
the British, these committees united in forming a Committee of One 
Hundred for its defense. They were called the Sons of Liberty. — 
William V. Duryee. 

WILLIAM DUSENBERRY: Born in 1731 ; died in Adams' Four 
Corners, Peekskill, N. Y. , Nov. 7, 181 5 ; served in Capt. Israel Knapp's 
Co., Col. Henry Luddington's 7th Dutchess Co., N. Y., Regt. — 
Peter Valentine Sherwood. 

WILLIAM DUTCHER: Born in Greenburg, N. Y., March 19, 174 i; 
died there Oct. 13, 1794; Captain in the Upper Phillipsburg Asso- 
ciated Company of Gen. Lewis Morris' First, or South, Regt. of West- 
chester Militia ; bearer of despatches to Gen. Washington, and per- 
formed other confidential services. — William Dutcher. 

THOMAS DuVALL: Of Second River, N.J. ; born about 1739; 
died at Belleville, N. J., Aug. 5, 1826; private in the Essex Co., N. J., 
Militia; prisoner in the old sugar-house in Liberty Street, New York. — 
Guy Du Val, Horace Clark DuVal, George Henry Raymond, James 
Loder Raymond. 

JOSEPH DYER: Was born in England in 1757 ; died in Granby, 
Conn., 1848; private in Capt. Amasa Mills' Co., Col. Rosier Enos' 
Regt., of Connecticut, and served on the Hudson in 1778. — George Leivis 
Gillon. 

GEORGE EACKER, Jr. : Member of the Tryon County, N. Y., Com- 
mittee of Safety. — Edward Ten Eyck Lansing, IVm. Fredk. Lansing. 

JACOB EACKER : Member of the Tryon County, N. Y., Committee 
of Safety, and Quartermaster of the 2d Battalion, Palatine Division. — 
Edward Ten Eyck Lansing, Wm. Eredk. Lansing. 

BEZALEEL EAGER: Born in Marlborough, Mass., Dec. 22, 1713 ; 
died in Northborough, Mass., Oct. 31, 1787 ; voted £iz by the town of 

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Northborough " for services done personally in the army, and the sum of 
;^2 5 for cash advanced for carrying on the war since the 19th day of 
April, 177s"; was also on Committee of Correspondence. — Joseph 
Percy Eager. 

NAHUM (or NATHAN) EAGER : Born in Northborough, Mass., 
Jan. 19, 1739; died in Worthington, Mass., Jan. 15, 1805; engaged 
April 25, 177s, as Lieut.-Colonel in Col. John Fellows' Regt. of Massa- 
chusetts, serving 3 months and 14 days; still in service Oct. 7, 1775; 
and Lieut.-Colonel in Col. Hutchinson's Regt., Major-Gen. Green's 
Division, in 1776. — Joseph Percy Eager. 

RALPH EARL, Sr. : Born in Leicester, Mass., Nov. 13, 1726; 
died there about 180S ; declined a Captain's commission in the 
British Army in 1776, and accepted a like commission in the ist Regt. 
Worcester County Militia, April 5, 1776 ; also Captain in Lieut.-Col. 
Nathaniel Wade's Worcester Regt., stationed at North Kingston, Dec. 17, 
1777, and in Col. Danforth Keyes' Regt, at Providence, Dec. 29, 1777. 
— Ralph Earl Prime, Ralph Earl Prime, Jr., William Cowper Prime. 

RALPH EARL, Jr. : Son of above; born in Leicester, Mass. , May 
II, 1757; died at Bolton, Conn., Aug. 16, 1801; also served in 
the Revolutionary War, and is said to have accompanied Arnold to 
Massachusetts on the Lexington Alarm, and to have taken sketches 
of Lexington and Concord, from which he afterwards painted the first 
historic pictures of our country, being a series of pictures of the battles 
of Lexington, Concord, and Concord Bridge. He became an artist of 
distinction, went to England, and became the friend of Benjamin West : 
painted the portraits of members of the royal family of England and of 
the nobility, and returning home painted many of the most distinguished 
New England citizens. — Ralph Earl Prime, Ralph Earl Prime, Jr., 
William Cowper Prime. 

PHILIP E.ASTIN : Born in 17 — ; married in 1782; lived in Vir- 
ginia, Kentucky, and Indiana; died in 1817 ; Lieutenant in the 4th 
Regt., Virginia Continental Line. — Carroll Crary Rawlings. 

JOHN ELIOT EATON: Born in Spencer, Mass., Feb. 9, 1756; 
died in Dudley, Mass., Oct. 12, 181 2 ; while in Harvard College entered 
Col. Rufus Putnam's sth Massachusetts Regt. as Surgeon's Mate ; ap- 
pointed June i, 1777; discharged Nov. 28, 1777. — Herman JV. Ormsbee. 

JOSEPH EATTON: Born in Franklin Co., Pa., March 18, 1756; 
died in Guernsey Co., O., Dec. 15, 1832 ; enlisted in 1775 for one year 
under Capt. James Chambers in Col. Wm. Thompson's battalion of 
Pennsylvania; went to the siege of Boston; re-enlisted in February, 
1776, in the same company, in the ist Pennsylvania Regt. of the new 

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formation; participating in the battles of Long Island, Brandywine, 
and Germantown ; wintered at Valley Forge ; pursued the British on 
their inarch from Philadelphia across New Jersey, and was in the 
battle at Monmouth. He was a pensioner. — Adelbert D. Housioii. 

JOHN EDDY: Born in Gloucester, R. I., Oct. 31, 1748; died in 
Dudley, Mass., Jan. 21, 182 1 ; commissioned Ensign May 6, 1775, in 
Capt. Benajah Whipple's Co. of Gloucester Militia ; Captain June 23, 
1776; and performed service in December, 1776, in Col. Topham's 
Regt.— /«/z;r G. Eddy. 

ROBERT EDMOND : Father of William Edmond (q. v.) of Wood- 
bury, Conn. ; an active member of the Fairfield County Committee of 
Safety. — Hetiry Holhrook Curtis. 

WILLIAM EDMOND: Born in Woodbury, Conn., Sept. 28, 1755; 
lived in Newtown, Conn. ; while a student at Yale College, in 1777, 
joined Col. Moseley's Regt. to repel the raid on Danbury ; maimed for 
life at Ridgefield, April 27, 1777; Member of Congress from 1798 to 
1802, Judge of Connecticut Supreme Court, 1805, and held other public 
offices. — Henry Holbrook Curtis. 

JOHN EDWARDS: Born on Yorkshire Road, London, Eng., in 
1749; died in Philadelphia Co., Pa., June 20, 1804 ; at the age of 18, 
being over six feet tall, was placed in the Grenadiers and sent with 
them to tiie American Colonies ; his term of enlistment expired before 
the Revolution broke out, but he was detained in the British service, 
escaped, was recaptured and escaped again, at length reaching the 
American lines; was a private in the Pennsylvania Rifle Regiment of 
Col. Samuel Miles, enlisting May 8, 1776; Captain of a company of 
Philadelphia County Militia, 5th Battalion, commanded by Col. Bull, 
Dec. 10, 1776 ; Major of 5th Battalion, at Whitemarsh, Plymouth, etc., 
1777. — Henry H. Edwards. 

SAMUEL EDWARDS: Of Fairfield County, Conn.; born Oct. 20, 
1756 ; died in Manlius, N. Y., Aug. 5, 1838; enlisted May 8, 1775, ia 
the 2d Co., 5th Regt., Connecticut Line. — Edwin Van Deusen Gazzam. 

JEDEDIAH ELDERKIN: Born in Norwich, Conn., in 1717; died 
in Windham, Conn., March 3, 1793; in 1767 was chairman of the 
Windham committee which indorsed the non-importation agreement ; 
Justice of the Peace from 1756 to 1791 ; elected to General Assembly 
17 times between 1751 and 1785; commissioned Colonel of the sth 
Regt., Connecticut Militia, in March, 1775, and Brigadier-General, 
1776; on the Committee of Safety in 1775 ; appointed by the Governor 
Nov. 2, 1775, to examine New London Harbor for the location of forti- 
fications ; on Jan. 9, 1776, and Feb. 2, 1776, went to Salisbury to 

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attend to the casting of cannons and balls ; assisted in erecting the 
first powder mill in Connecticut in 1776 ; and was a member of the 
State Convention that ratified the Constitution of the United States. — 
Wm. Elderkin Leffingwell. 

VINE ELDERKIN : Born in Windham, Conn., Sept. 11, 1745 ; died 
in Albany, N. Y. , Aug. 15, 1800; Captain of the 7th Co., Col. John 
Douglass' Regt., of Connecticut Militia in 1776, serving in the Northern 
Department ; and in Col. Heman Swift's Regt., in the Connecticut Line, 
in 1777. — W7n. Elderkin Leffingwell. 

WILLIAM ELLERY: Born in Newport, R. I., Dec. 22, 1727; died 
there Feb. 15, 1820; Member of the Continental Congress from 1776 to 
1785, and signed the Declaration of Independence. — Rzissel Headley. 

EZEKIEL ELLIOTT: Of New Hampshire; Fourth Sergeant in 
Capt. John House's Co., Col. Baldwin's Regt., in September, 1776 ; 
this regiment was in the battle of White Plains, and was discharged in 
December, 1776 ; from April i, 1778, to April i, 1779, was Second 
Lieutenant in Col. Timothy Bedel's Regt., of New Hampshire, raised 
for the defense of the Connecticut River frontiers. — Henry Elliott Mott. 

JOSEPH ELLIOTT: Born in Boxford, Mass., Feb. 2, 1729; died 
in Thompson, Conn., Aug. 12, 1775; Captain of the Thompson Co. of 
the nth Connecticut Regt.; marched to Cambridge on the Lexington 
Alarm, serving 11 days; in May, 1775, Captain of the 8th Co., 3d 
Regt. (Col. Israel Putnam) ; was among those covering Prescott's 
retreat at Bunker Hill ; returned home soon thereafter broken in health 
and died as above stated. — Dexter Elliott. 

WILLIAM ELLIOTT, 30: Born in Beaufort, S. C, July 9, 1761 ; 
died there May 8, 1808; in March, 1776, he was a private with his 
uncle, Capt. Edward Barnwell, in an expedition under Col. Bull, to. 
Georgia ; was a horseman under Captain Alexander ; with Gen. Moul-' 
trie at the British defeat on Port Royal Island, Feb. 3, 1779 ; with 
Gen. Lincoln at John's Island, S. C. ; wounded and captured May 21,' 
1779; mutinied with other prisoners on board the " Packhorse," and 
carried her to Halifax, N. C, thence proceeded to South Carolina and 
joined Gen. Sumter, under whom he continued till the close of the 
war. — Charles Pinckney Elliott. 

JOHN ELLS (or Eells) : Born in Milford, Conn., in 1701 ; was a 
clergyman ; enlisted in the Connecticut Militia under Capt. Benedict 
and Col. Mead in 1776; served in Lieut. Carter's Co., in 1777, and 
became a Corporal in Capt. Scofield's Co. in 1779. — George L. Harding, 
George Henry Raymond, James Lodcr Raymond. 

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MOSES COMSTOCK ELLS (or Eells) : Born in New Canaan, 
Conn., Dec. 16, 1744; died there; served in the 9th Regt. of Con- 
necticut Militia under Capt. Benedict and Capt. John Carter, from 
October, 1776, to January 1777. — George L. Harding. 

OLIVER ELLSWORTH : Born in Windsor, Conn., April 29, 1745 ; 
died there Nov. 26, 1807 ; at the beginning of the Revolution was 
representative from Windsor to the General Assembly ; at the same 
time served actively with the Militia of the State ; in October, 1777, was 
elected one of si.\ delegates to the Continental Congress ; served on 
several committees and took a prominent share in all political discus- 
sions and measures. — Chester Wohvtt Lyman. 

SAMUEL ELMORE : Born June 19, 1720; died in Elmore, Vt., 
Aug. 23, 1805 ; Major in the 4th Connecticut Regt. (Col. Hinman's), 
from May i, to Dec. 20, 1775 ; Colonel of a Connecticut State Regt., 
from April 13, 1776, to April, 1777. — Hovey Everitt Copley. 

RICHARD ELWOOD, 2D. : Born in Minden, N. Y., in March, 
1750; died in Springfield, N. Y. , Sept. 24, 1825 ; a farmer and surveyor ; 
enlisted in Capt. Diffendorfer's Co., Col. Clyde's Regt., Canajoharie 
Battalion, Tryon County, N. Y. Militia; Ensign March 4, 1780, and 
served till end of war. — Frank Worcester Elwood. George May Elwood, 
Jatnes Nelson Elwood. 

ADRIELELY: Born in Lyme, Conn., April 2, 1744; died there 
Dec. 13, 1829 ; Sergeant in Capt. Joseph Jewett's Co., which marched 
from Lyme on the Lexington Alarm ; Second Lieutenant in Capt. 
Martin Kirtland's Co., Col. Erastus Wolcott's Regt., which reached 
Boston in January, 1776. — William C. Ely. 

WILLIAM EMERSON : Born in Maiden, Mass., May 21, 1743; 
lived in Concord in the old Manse, celebrated by Hawthorne, which he 
built; graduated from Harvard in 1761, and soon became one of the 
powers in the pulpit of his day ; he and his brother. Rev. Joseph Emer- 
son, had been active patriots before the war, and at its commencement 
he exhorted the minutemen to obedience and bravery, assuring them 
that resistance to the invasion of their constitutional rights was true 
loyalty. In August, 1776, he joined the army at Ticonderoga as Chap- 
lain and died of camp fever at Rutland, Vt., Oct. 20, 1776. — Samuel 
Haskins Groser, Charles Waldo Ilaskins. 

ANDREW ENGLIS : Born in Stockbridge, Mass., in 1752; died 
in Elmira, N. Y., Aug. 26, 1832 ; enlisted July 13, 1775, under Capt. 
Stephen Pearle and Col. Woodbridge, of Massachusetts ; appointed 
Lieutenant in the 12th Massachusetts Infantry under Col. Ebenezer 
Sprout, Jan. i, 1777; promoted to Captain-Lieutenant in 1780 and 

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transferred to ist Regt., Continental Line, Col. Joseph Vose, Jan. i, 
1781 ; retired Jan. i, 1783 ; was an original member of the New York 
State Society of the Cincinnati. The name Englis is variously spelled 

Engliss and English. — Jo/in D'Auby Higgins. 

ELEAZER EVERETT: Born in Dedham, April 25, 1761 ; enlisted 
in the Massachusetts troops in 1776, served several enlistments in the 
following years and died at Francistown N. H., Dec. 22, 1828. His 
widow was pensioned for the actual service of her husband for a period 
of ten months and twenty-four days. — James Hervey Everett. 

GEORGE EWING: Born in Greenwich, N. J., March 18, 1754; 
died near Cannelton, Ind., Jan. 15, 1824; Ensign, Nov. 11, 1775, in 
2d New Jersey Regt. ; re-enlisted under Capt. Bloomfield, 3d Regt. ; 
Capt. David Maxwell; Capt. John Barker, April i, 1777; Capt. 
Hagan, 3d Regt., April 22, 1777 ; Capt. Benjamin Schurmer, Feb- 
20, 1778; reaching rank of Lieutenant of Infantry, which he resigned 
April 28, 177S ; appointed Lieutenant of Artillery in Capt. Randall's 
Co., April 30, 1778, where his diary abruptly stops ; having served 
before Quebec, on Long Island, in the Jerseys, at German Flats, and 
Valley Forge, and participated in numerous battles. — JIampton Detiman 
Ewing, Thomas Ewing. 

NICHOLAS FAILING (or Feeling) : Private in Capt. Rufl's Co., 
Col. Samuel Clyde's Regt., ist Battalion of Tryon County N. Y., 
Militia. — James I. Younglove. 

AMOS FAIRBANKS (or Fairbank) : Born in Harvard (formerly 
Lancaster), Mass., April 21, 1737; died in Harvard, Jan. 14, 1809; 
Lieutenant in Capt. Gates' Co., Col. Asa Whitcomb's Regt., which 
marched on the Lexington Alarm, serving 10^ days; First Lieutenant 
in 3d Co., 2d Worcester County Regt., March 20, 1776 ; Lieutenant in 
Capt. Samuel Hill's Co., Col. Josiah Whitney's Regt., Aug. 19-26, 
1777 ; Lieutenant Commanding Co. in Col. Job Cushing's Regt., Sept. 
8, to Nov. 29, 1777, marching to reinforce the northern army. — Lucius 
Fairbanks Graham. 

JOHN FALCONER: Born in Eastchester, N. Y., in 1747 ; died in 
White Plains, N. Y., in 1830 ; Ensign in Col. Thomas' 2d Westchester 
County Regt. ; promoted to Captain ; taken prisoner and confined si.x: 
months on board the "Jersey"; after his exchange continued in the 
service; after the war Supervisor of the town of White Plains twenty 
years. During the war he gave up his home in White Plains for a 
while to the Marquis de Lazun and staff for their headquarters. — Wm. 
H. Falconer, Frank Sutton. 

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EDWARD FARMER : Born Billerica, Mass., Feb. 24, 1734; died 
there April 4, 1804; Captain in Col. Green's Regt., April 19, 1775, 
served twelve days ; same in Col. Simeon Spaulding's Regt., May 31, 
1776; same in Col. Samuel Thatcher's Regt. on a return dated Dec. 5, 

1776, ordered to march to Fairfield, Conn., on or before Dec. 16, 1776; 
same in Col. Jonathan Reed's Regt. from Sept. 29, 1777, to Nov. 8, 

1777, marched to reinforce Northern Army ; same in Col. Jacob Ger- 
rish's Regt. of Guards, Feb. 20, 1778, to May 20, 1778 ; doing duty at 
Bunker Hill ; commissioned First Major in 7th Middlesex Regt., April 
21, 1780. — Frank Scott Wood. 

EDWARD FARMER, 3D: Born Billerica, Mass., Dec. 1, 1760; 
died Aug. 22, 1802 ; private in Capt. John Minot's Co., Col. Josiah 
Whitney's Regt., for service in Rhode Island, from May 10, 1777, to 
July 9, 1777. — Frank Scott Wood. 

ELIAB FARNAM : Born in Windham, Conn., July 24, 1731 ; died 
in 1806 ; in October, 1775, was commissioned Captain in the 24th (West- 
moreland) Regt. of Connecticut Militia. His daughter Abigail, who 
married Abiel Frye, was previously the wife of Eleazer Owen, ist, who 
was killed in the massacre of Minisink, July 22, 1779. — Edward 
Hagaman Hall, Henry Hall, James P. Hall. 

OLIVER FARNSWORTH, ist : Born in Charlestown, No. 4, 
N. H., Dec. 18, 1742 ; died in Woodstock, Vt., 1786; private in Col. 
Benj. Bellows' Regt. of New Hampshire Militia in the Northern Army 
in May and June, 1777; also in Capt. Abel Walker's Co., Col. David 
Hobart's Regt., Stark's Brigade, in July, August, and September, 1777, 
in Northern Army at Saratoga. — Nathan Guilford, Charles Stone Wight. 

PHINEAS FARRAND: Of Morris Co., N. J.; Lieutenant in the 
Revolutionary War, and his widow received a pension as if he had had 
the rank of Captain. — Albert Jaines Sqiiier. 

SAMUEL FARRAND : Son of Phineas Farrand (q. v.) ; Private in 
the Morris Co., N. J., Militia. — Albert Ja^nes Squier. 

JOHN FASSETT, Jr. : Born in Bedford, Mass., June 23, 1743; 
appointed at Dorset, July 25, 1775, First Lieutenant in Capt. Wait 
Hopkins' ist Co., Lieut. -Col. Seth Warner's Regt. ; promoted to 
Captain in 1776, and in 1777 promoted to Commissary to the Hospital 
at Bennington ; was Quartermaster in Gen. Montgomery's expedition 
to Montreal in 1775; was representative from Arlington in 1778, and 
Judge of Supreme Court from 1778 to 1786. — Austin W. Follett, Edgar 
Austin Follett, George Follett. 

FRANCIS FAXON: Of Braintree, Mass.; enlisted Jan. 16, 1776, 
as Fifer in Capt. Ebenezer Thayer's Independent Co. of Braintree, 

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serving one month and seventeen days ; Fifer in Capt. Stephen Penni- 
man's Co., Col. Diice's Regt., Dec. 13, 1776, to March i, 1777 ; re-enlisted 
in same capacity, Nov. 4, 1777, under Capt. Silas Wild and Col. Brooks, 
serving three months; in same command from Feb. 3 to April 3, 1778 ; 
re-cnlisted as musician under Capt. Nathaniel Belcher and Col. Nathaniel 
Wade, July 2, 1778, serving six months and two days ; Fifer under Capt. 
Wm. Burbeck and Col. John Hancock, at Castle and Governor's 
Islands, from Dec. i, 1779, to Oct. 24, 1781, and under other com- 
manders until Nov. 30, 1782. — A/va Sabin Hobart. 

JOHN FAY: Born in Hardvvick, Mass., in 1734 ; lived in Benning- 
ton, Vt. ; Sergeant in Captain Elijah Dewey's Co., Col. Moses Robinson's 
Regt. of Militia at Ticonderoga, in 1776; one of the five brothers — John, 
Elijah, Benjamin, Joseph, and David — who participated in the battle of 
Bennington, where he was killed August 16, 1777. — Albert Sherman 
Hoyt, Charles Albert Hoyt, Edward Vincent Hoyt. 

JOSIAH FAY: Born in Westboro, Mass., in 1732; died in New 
York City, Aug. 12, 1776; Captain in Col. Ward's Regt. of Massa- 
chusetts from May 23, 1775, to Dec. i, 1775 ; and then Captain in the 
First Continental Infantry from Jan. i, 1776, until his death. — Sigoumey 
Webster Fay. 

WILLIAM FEETER (also spelled Veeder) : Born in Stone Arabia, 
N. Y., Feb. 2, 1756 ; died in Manheim, N. Y., May 5, 1844; enlisted at 
Amsterdam in 177(1, under Capt. Emanuel Degraff, and scouted to the 
northward; in July, 1777, served under Abraham Yates at Fort Stan- 
wix, and beyond ; and throughout the war in various perilous duty, 
chiefly on the frontier. After the war he was commissioned Ensign, 
1786; Captain, 1791 ; Second Major, 1796; First Major, 1797, and 
Lieut. -Col. 1798. — William L. Afarcy. 

JOHN FELLOWS : Born in Pomfret, Conn., in 1733 ; lived in Shef- 
field, Mass. ; served in the French and Indian wars ; member ofMassachu- 
setts Provincial Congress in 1775 ; commanded a regiment of Berkshire 
Minutemen, 1775 ; Brigadier-General at the battles of Long Island, 
White Plains, and Bemis Heights ; took an active part in Burgoyne's 
surrender; and for several years High Sheriff of Berkshire Co. His 
wife was daughter of Maj.-Gen. John Ashley, who commanded the 
forces which dispersed the insurgents in Shay's rebellion. — £. Fellows 
Jenkins. 

JOSEPH FELT: Born in Somers, Conn., Sept. 15, 1758; died in 
West Springfield, Mass., Sept. 14, 1849 ; served in Col. David Leonard's 
Regt., Capt. John Morgan's Co., from March 6 to April 10, 1778, at 
Ticonderoga, and in Capt. Phineas Stebbins' Co., Col. Nathan Spar- 

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hawk's Regt., 20 days, from Sept. 28, 1778. He was a pensioner. — 
Henry Lincoln Morris. 

WILLIAM FERGUSON: Third Lieutenant in Col. Thomas Proc- 
tor's Regt. of Pennsylvania Artillery, Oct. 5, 1776; participated in the 
battles of Trenton, Princeton, Brandywine, and Germantown ; in 1779, 
was with Sullivan's forces in the expedition against the Six Nations ; in 
1780 was a prisoner of war at Flatbush, L. I., and was exchanged 
Dec. I, 1780. Before the close of the war he had been promoted to a 
Captaincy for his bravery ; he was one of the original members of the 
Cincinnati. In 1787 he was in command of Fort Mcintosh (now 
Beaver, Pa.), and later at Fort Washington (now Cincinnati). On 
Washington's nomination he was made Major of Artillery, and fell 
while fighting the Indians under Gen. St. Clair, Nov. 3, 1791. — Charles 
B catty Alexander., Henry Addison Alexander. 

TIMOTHY FIELD: Born in Madison, Conn., March 12, 1744; 
enlisted from Guilford on the Lexington Alarm, and served five days ; 
again in May, 1775, under Capt. Jesse Leavenworth and Col. David 
Wooster ; discharged Nov. 16, 1775 ; Lieutenant in 7th Regt. of Militia 
1780 ; same in Capt. Peter Vail's Co. of Sea Coast Guards, stationed in 
Guilford, \-]?,\.— Henry M. Field. 

SAMUEL FILER: Of Hebron, Conn.; born, Nov. 6, 1730; died 
in Granby, Mass., in 1799; served from July 8, 1775, to Dec. 17, 1775, 
as Sergeant in Capt. Abijah Rowlee's Co., 8th Regt. (Col. Hunting- 
ton). — Frederick Smith Strong. 

THOMAS FILER : Enlisted in Capt. John Davis' Co., 4th Regt., 
New York Line, Nov. 21, 1776, and was killed near Poughkeepsie, 
N. Y., Oct. 31, 1777. — Tennis Ditnon Hiintting. 

ANDREAS FINCK: Born Sept. i, 1721 ; died Aug. 22, 1786: 
member of the Tryon Co., N. Y., Committee of Safety, and held various 
commissions, attaining the rank of Captain. — Edward Ten Eyck Lansing, 
William Frederick Lansing. 

SAMUEL FINLEY: Born April 15, 1752; died in Philadelphia, 
April 2, 1829; Lieutenant of Sheppard's Virginia Rifle Co., July 9, 
1776; Captain in the i ith Virginia, Dec. 20, 1776; made Major of 
Posey's Virginia Riflemen, and served to the close of the war. After 
the war he was appointed by President Washington a Receiver of Public 
Moneys for the Northwest Territory, and for many years was a resident 
of Chillicothe, O. Two of his brothers were also oflicers during the 
Revolution : First Lieut. Andrew Finley, of the 8th Pennsylvania, 
and Capt. John Finley, of the 8th, 5th, and 2d Pennsylvania Regts. — 
Walter Lowrie Finley. 

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JONATHAN FISHER: Born in Dedham, Mass., Nov. 25, 1743 ; 
died in Moiristown, N. J., March 10, 1777; commissioned April 8, 
1776, Second Lieutenant of tlie 5tli Co. (Captain Jonathan Wales) of 
the 2d Regt. of Hampshire Co., Mass., Militia (Seth Ponieroy, Colonel) ; 
was with the army at Peekskill, and elsewhere, and died with the army 
from fever contracted while in the service. — Lloyd Wiegand Fisher. 

JOHN FISK : Of Sherborn, Mass. ; died about 181 1 ; wasamong the 
men drafted from the Massachusetts Militia "to march to Horse- 
neck under Col. Brooks who failed to join the regiment ; drafted to 
Capt. Gardiner's Co. ; " marched Aug. 2, 1780, and served nine days on 
alarm from Rhode Island in Ctipt. Amos Perry's Co., Col. Abner Perry's 
Regt. — George H. Roberts, Jr. 

DANIEL FISKE: Born in Watertown, Mass. Aug. 19, 1709; died 
March 15, 1778, probably in Sturbridge, Mass., of which he was one 
of the original proprietors; as Selectman presided at a town meeting 
held June 27, 1774, at which "after solemn prayer to God for direc- 
tion, it appeared to be the mind of the town universally not to purchase 
goods which shall be imported from Great Britain ;" was chosen to 
represent the town in the General Court in 1777. — Andrew Haswell 
Green. 

AZEL FITCH: Of Lebanon, Conn. ; born in 1762 ; died in Water- 
town, N. Y., April I, 1852 ; enlisted in 1775 as Surgeon's Mate in Col. 
Waterbury's (5th) Regt. of Connecticut. — Charles Stanley Syi?ionds. 

EBENEZER FITCH: Born in Connecticut, Sept. 9, 1755; died in 
Old Saratoga, N. Y., May 14, 1817 ; private in 4th Connecticut 
Regt. (Gen. Putnam), 9th Regt. of Militia, and Capt. Gilbert's Co. of 
Col. Baldwin's Regt., and Corporal in Capt. Fitch's Co., Independent 
Line Volunteers 1782-3. — Edward Litch Bullard. 

MATTHEW FITCH: Born in Norwalk, Conn., June 17, 1744; died 
there about 1789-90; served from Oct. 25, 1776, to Jan. 11, 1777, in 
Lieut. Carter's Co. in the gth Regt. of Connecticut Militia, in West- 
chester County, N. Y., and on the Connecticut frontier. — Arthur Fitch, 
James Seeley Fitch, Theodore Fitch. 

SAMUEL FLETCHER: Born in Grafton, Mass., Sept. 13, 1744; 
died in Townshend, Vt., Sept. 16, 181 1 ; joined the army at the out 
break of the Revolution as Orderly Sergeant ; was in battle of Bunker 
Hill; returned to Townshend in January, 1776; became Captain of a 
Militia Co. ; raised to Quartermaster in February, 1776; marched to re- 
lief of Ticonderoga ; participated in battle of Bennington; advanced to 
rank of Colonel at close of war ; afterwards Major-General of Militia ; 
was member of Executive Council (now Senate) of Vermont for 12 

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years, and High Sheriff of Windham County i8 years. — Pascal F. 
Pratt. 

ELIPHALET FOLLETT: Born in Windham, Conn., Jan. i6, 1740: 
died in the Wyoming Massacre, July 3, 1778, while swimming the Sus- 
quehanna River in an effort to escape an overwhelming force of British 
and Indians. His wife escaped with two children on a horse and 
others marching beside her, traveling 60 miles ; falling from the horse 
she broke her arm and was three days in the woods without assistance. 
— Austin W. Folh'tt, Edgar Austin Follett, George Follett. 

DAVID FORBUSH : Born in Westboro, Mass., October 20, 1721 ; 
lived in Grafton, Mass.; in 1757 he was among the "training and 
alarm soldiers " of Grafton. On April 20, 1775, he enlisted under Capt. 
Aaron Kimball, in Col. Artemus Ward's Regt., which marched to Lex- 
ington. He was discharged April 26. — Walter King WrJg/it. 

JACOB FORD: Of Albany, N. Y. ; born May 3, 1744; Capt. 
of 4tli Co., 9th Regt., Second Claverack Battalion, Albany County 
Militia, and Major of same regiment in October 1775; Lieutenant-Colo- 
nel, May 28, 1778; resigned Nov. 4 1778. — Merlon L. Ford. 

STANDISH FORD: Private in Capt. Lazarus Pine's Co., Second 
Battalion, Philadelphia Foot, under Col. Sharp Delaney, and in active 
service at Billingsport ; mustered into service July 12, 1777. — Charles 
W. Morris. 

JOSEPH FORMAN : Born in Monmouth, N. J., July 27, 1732 ; died 
at Onondaga Hollow, Jan. 15, 1824 ; Ensign, Second and First Lieuten- 
ant in Capt. Lemuel Conklin's Co., of the 4th Dutchess County, 
N. Y., Regt. from April 12, 1781, until the close of the war. — John Gor- 
don Bissell. 

WILLIAM FORREST, 3D.: Born in Boston, Mass., April 2, 1756; 
died in Canterbury, N. H., Jan. 7, 1817 ; enlisted from Concord, N. H., 
April 23, 1775, and proceeded at once with his Company to Boston; 
fought behind the rail fence at Bunker Hill in Reed's Co. of Stark's 
Regt. ; accompanied Arnold's expedition to Quebec ; returning, re-en- 
listed July 20,1777, in Stickney's Regiment; fought at Bennington; 
served till close of the war ; then moved to Canterbury, N. H., where 
he served in the Militia as Ensign and Lieutenant. — Newton Marshall 
Hall. 

ABRAHAM FORT : Born in Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Aug. 17,1750; 
died there Aug. 9. 1822 ; one of the Associatorsof Poughkeepsie ; First 
Lieutenant, May 28, 1778 and promoted to Captain, March 4, 1780. — 
Edward Beverly Nelson. 

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NICOLL FOSDICK: Born in New London, Conn., April i8, 1750; 
died there Jan. i, 182 1 ; enlisted at the outbreak of the war and served 
at Roxbury, Mass. ; subsequently commanded several privateers, in- 
cluding the "Jay," "Defiance," "Randolph," and "Eagle." — Lodowkk 
Holmes Jones, Wm. Lodowick Jones, Henry Thomas Ramsdell. 

THOMAS UPDIKE FOSDICK : Born April 30, 1725 ; died in New 
London, Conn., in April, 1776; commissioned May 20, 1775, and dis- 
charged Jan. I, 1776, as a Surgeon's Mate. — Lodowick Holmes Jones, 
W?n. Lodowick Jones, Henry Thomas Ramsdell. 

WILLIAM FOSDICK : Born in New London, Conn., Feb. 4, 1712 ; 
served six days as Filer in the VVethersfield Co., on the Lexington 
Alarm ; re-enlisted May 12, 1775, as Fifer in the 9th Co., 2dRegt. Con- 
tinental Line, and served until Dec. 17, 1775.— Z^/zry C. S. Stimpson. 

DANIEL FOSTER : Of Ipswich, Mass. ; private under Capt. 
Jeremiah Putnam and Col. Wade of Massachusetts ; Corporal under 
same Captain and Col. Nathan Tyler ; and Sergeant under Capt. Joseph 
Bates in the 14th Regt. — John Edgar Jew ett. 

JOSEPH FOSTER: Born in Topsham, Me., in 1749; member of 
the Committee of Safety of Topsham, in 1777. — James Henry Springer, 
Joseph Alden Springer. 

WILLIAM FOSTER : Born in Holliston, Middlesex County, Mass., 
Apr. 17, 1734 ; died in Port Byron, N. Y., May 16, 1S25 ; lived in Can- 
terbury, Conn. ; was an office-holder under the Crown, but on the Lex- 
ington Alarm, joined the first company of volunteers from Canterbury, 
being Sergeant in Capt. Aaron Cleveland's Co. ; fought at the battle 
of Bennington, when he and a son were wounded ; was subsequently 
appointed recruiting officer for the State during the war. At the begin- 
ning of the war he was a man of wealth and pledged his resources to 
provide for the families of recruits, and was thus impoverished. He 
received in return for his advances Continental currency worth only two 
and one-half cents on the dollar. — Edward Hagaman Hall, He?iry Hall, 
James P. Hall. 

DANIEL FOWLER : Born in Westfield, Mass., in January, 1729 ; 
died there ; Chairman of Committee of Correspondence and Safety of 
Westfield, and one of the signers of the warrant on which the Tory- 
Roland Parks was committed to jail in Northampton. — Daniel Fred 
Fowler. 

HUBBARD FOX : Born in East Haddam, Conn., May 22, 1753 ; 
died in West Stockbridge, Mass., in 1805 ; enlisted at East Haddam, 
Jan. 10, 1778, for three years, in Capt. Holmes' Co. of the First Con- 

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necticut Line ; participated in all engagements of his regiment, includ- 
ing Germantown, Monmouth and Stony Point. Three brothers, Reuben, 
Ansel and Allen, also served in the army, Ansel being killed at Mon- 
mouth. (Hubbard Fox's name appears on the Connecticut rolls as 
Hobart Fox.) — Frederick Paul Fox. 

SAMUEL FOX : Born in Connecticut, Oct. 6, 1756 (or 1757) ; died 
at West Dryden, N. Y. ; enlisted in May, 1775, from Glastonbury, Conn., 
for seven months, and was stationed at Roxbury, Mass., for siege of 
Boston, in Capt. Hanchett's Co., Col. Spencer's Regt. ; served two 
months in 1776 on Long Island ; in February, 1777, enlisted for the 
war under Capt. Barnard and Col. Samuel Wyllys ; appointed Corporal 
in July, 1780 ; detached as Light Infantry under Major J. P. Wyllys and 
sent to the command of Lafayette in Virginia ; in engagement at mouth 
of James River and at Cornwallis' surrender ; afterwards transferred to 
Capt. Spalding's Co., Col. Butler's Regt., and discharged in June, 1783. 
— Melvile Reuben Webster. 

WILLIAM FOX : Member of the Tryon County, N. Y., Committee of 
Safety, Captain of Tryon County Militia, and fought at the battle of 
Oriskany. — Edwa?-d Ten Eyck Lansing, Wm. Fredk. Lansing. 

FREDERICK FRALEY (or Frailey) : Of Pennsylvania ; born in 
1742 ; died in 1823 ; private in 5th Regt. of Foot, commanded 
by Ensign Wm. Perkins of Philadelphia ; enlisted Sept. 21, 1782 ; in 
active service Oct. 15, 1782 ; probably in service before and after those 
dates. — John Urban Fraley. 

AMOS FRANCIS : Born in Sheffield, Conn. ; died in Wallingford, 
Conn. ; enlisted July 11, 1775, in Capt. Street Hall's Co., Col. Chas. 
Webb's Regt. ; term expired December, 1775 ; participated in siege of 
Boston, — Alfred Kendall Thompson. 

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN : The fifteenth child of a family of 17 
children, born in Boston, Mass., Jan. 17, 1706 ; drifted to Philadelphia 
almost penniless ; learned the printer's trade ; became a journalist and 
author; was appointed Clerk of the Assembly, 1736 ; postmaster of 
Philadelphia, 1737 ; subsequently Deputy Postmaster-General for the 
Colonies ; Member of Assembly for many years prior to the Revolu- 
tion ; the maker of many interesting scientific discoveries, the most im- 
portant being in the field of electricity ; more especially distinguished 
as a statesman and diplomat ; sent to England in 1757 on a mission 
concerning taxes ; participated in the deliberations and measures result- 
ing in the Declaration of Independence, which he signed -, was Minis- 
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of alliance with France ; remained Minister-Plenipotentiary in Paris until 
1785 ; returned to Philadelphia and was elected President of Pennsyl- 
vania and twice re-elected ; was delegate to the U. S. Constitutional 
Convention in 1788 ; died April 17, 1790. — Percy Fratiklin Emory, 
Thomas Emory. 

JONAS FRAZEE : Born in Union Township, N. J., presumably 
prior to 1746, as his daughter Hannah was born May 20, 1766 ; privat« 
in the Essex County, N. J., Militia. — Wm. Bolks Baldwin. 

JOHN FRIEZE : Born in France ; came to America when about 
24 years old ; died near Georgetown, Me., Jan. 28, 1808 ; enlisted May 
30, 1778, under Capt. Thomas Robbins and Col. John Allen of Massa- 
chusetts, stationed at Machias, and discharged March 10, 1779 ; re-en- 
listed May 29, 1780, under Capt. Peter Coombs and Lieut.-Col. Prime, 
served to the eastward, and was discharged Jan. 28, 1781. — Hiram Per- 
ky Frear. 

JOSEPH FRISBIE : Born in Branford, Conn., Aug. 17, 1745 ; died 
there ; served six months in the Connecticut Militia during the Revolu- 
tionary War and was a United States pensioner. — He7iry Bradly Plant, 
Morton F. Plant. 

PHILIP FRISBIE: Born in 1740; died in Canaan, N. Y., March 
12, 1803; commissioned Captain of 3d Co., 17th Regt., King's Dis- 
trict (now Canaan) N. Y., Oct. 20, 1775 ; Member of Assembly from 
Albany Co., in 1781 ; and Member of Assembly from Columbia Co., in 
1 793. — Charles Frisbee. 

ABRAHAM FULLER : Born in Colchester, Conn., in October, 1735 ; 
died in Kent, Conn., Sept. 20, 1807; Captain of a Company at the 
Danbury raid, April 25-28, 1777. — Gardner Fuller. 

ASHBIL FULLER, Sr. : Born in Kent, Conn., Oct. 16, 1765 ; died 
in Fullerville, N. Y., in June, 1850 ; was fifer in Capt. Fuller's Co., in 
the 13th Regt. of Connecticut Militia, at New York in 1776, march- 
ing Aug. 12 and being discharged Sept. 15. — Gardner Fuller. 

ISAAC GALE, Jr. : Father of Peter Gale, (q. v.); born in Framing- 
ham, Mass., in 1732 ; lived in Royalston ; Sergeant in the "Northern 
Army " at Ticonderoga under Col. Samuel Brewer. — John F. Henry. 

PETER GALE: Born in Sutton, Mass., Dec. 4, 1756 ; served in the 
Massachusetts Regiment commanded by Col. John Jacobs during the 
campaign of 1787, six months and eight days. — John F. Henry. 

NATHAN GALLUP : Born in Groton, Conn., in 1727'; died Jan. 
19, 1799 ; promoted from Major to Lieutenant-Colonel of the 8th Con- 
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necticut Regt., in May, 1777, and transferred in 1780 to the 27th Regt., 
of which he was made Colonel. — Charles C. Gallup, 

SAMUEL GARDNER: Born in Cliarlestown, Mass., Feb. 3, 1741 ; 
died May 6, 1790; served in Capt. Isaac Tuckerman's Co., Col. Eben- 
ezer Francis' Regt., of Massachusetts in 1776 ; and served as Guard at 
Boston from Oct. i, 1779, to Jan. 11, 1780, in Capt. Caleb Champney's 
Co., Major Nathaniel Heath's Regt. — Robert Wilder Bush. 

THOMAS GARDNER : Born in Battle Hill, N. J., Oct. 18, 1752 ; 
died March 7, 1813 ; was the youngest of five sons engaged in the 
Revolutionary War ; raised and commanded a brigade of wagons for 
the transportation of Rochambeau's army to Yorktown. — Augustus C. 
Almy, Chas. Gardner Ahny, William Ellery Almy, Geo. Clinton Gardner. 

JOSIAH GATES: Born in Colchester, Conn., Jan. 15, 1723; died 
in North Bloomfield, N. Y., Sept. 15, 1807 ; entered Capt. Seth W. 
Holmes' Co., Col. Chapman's Regt., of Connecticut, Aug 3, 1778, and 
engaged in the attempt to dislodge the British at Newport, R. I. ; dis- 
charged Sept. 14, 1778. — Henry Fa rmele Gates. 

OLDHAM GATES : Born in Framingham, Mass., Aug. 27, 1 759 ; died 
in Middleburgh, N. Y., Oct. 12, 1843 > enlisted, February, 1777, for six 
months in Capt. Joseph Winch's Co., Col. Bullard's Regt., of Massachu- 
setts ; re-enlisted in same for four months, in September, 1777 ; in Battle 
of Bemis Heights ; Corporal in Capt. Trowbridge's Co., Col. Leland's 
Regt., for one month in July, 1780; private in Capt. Howard's Co., 
September, 1781, for three months; and again in Capt. John Hay- 
ward's Co., in 1783. — Asbary Gates Porter. 

ELIPHALET GAY: Born in Attleboro, Mass., Aug. 8, 1759; died 
in Wilmot, N. H., July 30, 1825 ; served two days in Capt. Isaac 
Hodge's Co., from Attleboro, in 1776; marched for Rhode Island in 
Capt. Isaac Ide's Co., Dec. 8, 1776, serving 24 days; enlisted June 12, 
1777, under Capt. Morse and Col. Rufus Putnam; discharged June 3, 
1780; re-enlisted July 20, 1780, and served till Jan. 7, 1781. — Ruel 
Whitcomb Poor. 

WILLIAM GAZZAM, Jr. : An English journalist, born in Cam- 
bridge, who espoused the American cause, incurred the enmity of George 
III. and was forced to flee ; arrived in Philadelphia, Pa., and moved 
thence to Pittsburg, Pa., of which port he was appointed first Collector 
by President Madison; died in Pittsburg in 181 1. — Edwin Van Deusen 
Gazzam. 

REZIN GEER : Born in Norwich, Conn. Aug. 3, 1737 ; moved to 
Brooklyn, Pa.; at the Wyoming massacre, July 3, 1778, he led a 

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company and perished in the bloody conflict. His name is perpetuated 
on the monument that marks the spot. After the massacre his wife and 
children fled to New York State and joined relatives near Albany. — 
Sumner Ely Wetmore Kittelle. 

ROBERT GEER : Corporal in Capt. John Williams' Co., of detached 
militia of Connecticut under Lieut.-Col. Nathan Gallup, stationed at 
Fort Griswold. — Wm. Edicard Horton. 

JOHN LEWIS GERVAIS (Jean Louis Gervais) : Born in France 
in 1741 ; died in Charleston, S. C, Aug. 18, 1798 ; of French Huguenot 
descent, but at time of his immigration in 1764 was a subject of Eng- 
land, and Colonel in the Hanoverian service ; during the American 
Revolution was a member of the Council of Gov. John Rutledge ; 
seconded his patriotic efforts before and after the capture of Charleston 
by the British ; was a member of convention in Philadelphia which 
adopted the Articles of Confederation ; and in 1782 was President of 
the State Senate of South Carolina. His large estate was greatly im- 
paired by his liberal contributions to the support of the government 
during the war. — Paul Gervais Robinson, Stephen Thomas Robinson. 

ROBERT GIBBES : Of John's Island, S. C. ; though a confirmed in- 
valid, was driven from his plantation with his family and took refuge in 
Charleston. His property was sequestrated by the British. — Hugh 
Richardson Garden. 

THADDEUS GILBERT : Born in Connecticut, 1756 ; died in Spen- 
certown, N. Y., 1833 ; on May 8, 1775, enlisted in the 5th company, 5th 
Regt., Connecticut Militia, and served till Dec. 13, 1775, and re- 
enlisted for the war March 4, 1777, in Capt. Comstock's Co., 8th 
Regt., Connecticut Line. — Edwin Van Deusen Gazzam. 

JOSEPH GILMAN : Born in Exeter, N. H., May 5, 1738 ; died in 
Marietta, O., May 14, 1806; Chairman of the Committee of Safety; 
made large advances of money for the purchase of blankets, etc., for 
New Hampshire troops, during pressing necessities of the Government, 
and took in return Continental paper, by which his family estate was 
entirely ruined — Theodore Gilman, Theodore Gilman Jr. 

GEORGE GILMORE: Born in Ireland in 1743 ; died in Cambridge, 
N. Y., Jan. 16, 1804; delegate from Cambridge to a meeting held at 
Dorset, Aug. 15, 1775, to take measures for the protection of the colo- 
nists ; chosen Captain of the Cambridge Company of the i6th, or Cam- 
bridge, Regt. of Albany County Militia, of which Lewis Van Woert 
was Colonel, May 11, 1776; participated in all the battles of the Sara- 

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toga campaign. When Gen. Baum was en route to fight the battle of 
Bennington, the soldiers and Indians in his command pillaged Gilmore's 
place of all its live stock and eatables. — Robert R. Latv. 

GEORGE GILPIN : Born in Nottingham, Md., March 4, 1740 ; on 
the commencement of the Revolutionary War commanded a regiment 
of Fairfax Militia; accompanied Washington to Boston in 1775 ! ^ooV. 
part in the battle of Germantown ; aide to Washington during the war, 
and afterwards appointed by him to be Postmaster at Alexandria. His 
first wife, Catherine Peters, and his second wife, Jane Peters, sisters, 
were cousins of Martha Washington. — William Gilpin Robinson. 

NATHANIEL GODDARD : Lived and died in Conway, Mass. ; 
enlisted Dec. 23, 1776, as Sergeant in Capt. Benj. Phillips' Co., Lieut.- 
Col. Timothy Robinson's Regt., of Hampshire Co., Mass. ; marched to 
Ticonderoga ; discharged April i, 1777 ", commissioned June 19, 1780, 
as Second Lieutenant of the 7th Co., sth Regt., of Hampshire Co., com- 
manded by Lieut.-Col. Wells ; enlisted July 4, 1780, as Third Lieutenant 
in Capt. Isaac Newton's Co., Col. S. Murray's Regt., of Hampshire 
Co. — Hotvard Lyon. 

GEORGE GODFREY: Born in Taunton, Mass, March 19, 1720; 
served in the French and Indian Wars, and on the frontier in 1762 ; 
was commi.ssioned Captain of a troop of horse about 1 7 7 1 ; Major of 
Militia Regt. of companies from Taunton, Norton, Mansfield, Attleboro, 
and Raynham ; served in the Revolutionary War in several capacities ; 
was a member of the Committee of Correspondence and Safety during 
the War ; was promoted from position of Colonel to Brigadier-General, 
and was the first citizen of Bristol County upon whom that rank was 
conferred, Feb. 8, 1776 ; commanded the Bristol County Brigade until 
1 78 1. He filled many civil offices before and after the war, and died 
in Taunton, June 30, 1793. — James Minor Lincoln. 

ABRAHAM GODWIN : Born in New York City, in December, 
1724; died in Fishkill Landing, N. Y., having been mortally wounded in 
the service, and was buried with the honors of war, Feb. 12, 1777. 
His will, dated the day of his death, bequeaths his silver-hilted sword 
to his son, Abraham Godwin, 3d. His brother, Capt. Henry Godwin, 
was imprisoned three years on the " Jersey " prison-ship, and in one of 
the sugar-house prisons of New York, and died in 1783 of his debility 
thus incurred. — Sutlicrlaritl DeWitt. 

GERRITT GOEWEY : Enlisted for two months as a private under 
Lieut. Levinus Winne, in Maj. Abraham Fonda's New York State 
Regt., June, 1778 ; re-enlisted for two months in May, 1779, in Lieut. 

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Conrad Smith's Co., as substitute; reenlisted in May, 1780, as Sergeant 
in Capt. William Willson's Co.; in 1782 rejoined Maj. Fonda's Regt. 
as private in Capt. Jacob Lansing's Co. He was also called out fre- 
quently to render short tours of guard duty. — James Goold Cutler, Joseph 
Warren Cutler, John Nathan Cutler. 

ABNER GOODALE : Born in Marlboro, Mass., Aug. 22, 1755 ; died 
there May 16, 1823; joined Capt. Howe's Co., April 19, 1775, and 
marched to Cambridge; reenlisted Dec. 4, 1775, in Capt. Gates' Co., 
Col. Ward's Regt. His brother William was also a soldier. — Nathan 
Ames Mossman. 

OZIAS GOODWIN : Born in Litchfield, Conn., Nov. 27, 1735 ; died 
there March i, 1788 ; Ensign of a company of 47 volunteers raised in 
Litchfield, of which his brother Nathaniel was Captain ; was one of the 
troops that rallied for the defense of Danbury. — Henry Blynn, Lloyd 
Ross Blynn. 

SAMUEL GORDON: Born in Connecticut in 1751 ; died in Troy, 
N. Y., in 1842 ; enlisted at Boston just prior to the battle of Bunker 
Hill, at which he fought ; subsequently made Captam and served 
through the war; was pensioned in 1819, under the act of 1818, while 
residing in Vermont; also served in the war of 1812. — Frederick A. 
Fulkr, Jr. 

OBADIAH GORE, Sr. : Father of Obadiah Gore, Jr. (q. v.), of 
Norwich, Conn. ; Magistrate and a member of the Committee of Safety, 
and, with his five sons and two sons-in-law, was in the Wyoming 
massacre. — Charles Comstock Hopkins. 

OBADIAH GORE, Jr. : Born in Norwich, Conn., in 1744; died in 
April, 1820, in Sheshequin, Pa. ; First Lieutenant in 3d Regt., Con- 
necticut Line, Jan. 1, 1777; on duty at Westmoreland, Pa. ; was in 
Sullivan's Indian expedition, June-August, 1779; retired by consolida- 
tions, Jan. I, 1 78 1. — Charles Comstock Hopkins. 

NATHANIEL GORHAM : Born in Charlestown, Mass., in May, 
1738; died there June 11, 1796; representative to the General Court 
of Massachusetts, and Speaker of the House ; delegate to the Provincial 
Congress, 1774-75 ; member of the Board of War, 17 78-1 781 ; delegate 
to the Constitutional Convention, 1779; State Senator; member of 
Governor's Council ; Judge of the Court of Common Pleas ; delegate to 
the Continental Congress, 1782-3, and again 1785-7, being President 
of the Congress from June 6, 1786, till the expiration of his term; 
delegate to the United States Constitutional Convention, May 28, 1787 ; 
was called to the chair by Gen. Washington, and then elected Chairman 
of the Committee of the Whole. — George Gorham. 

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BENJAMIN GORTON : Born in West Greenwich, R. I., where he 
died in January, 1799; enlisted in Capt. Olney's Co. of Col. Hitch- 
cock's Regt., of Rhode Island, in 1775- This regiment was raised by 
authority of an act of the Rhode Island Legislature, May, 1775, and 
marched to Prospect Hill, near Boston. — Charles Dyer Parkhurst. 

SAMUEL GORTON: Born in Greenwich, R. I., about 1745 ; died 
March 20, 1834 ; appointed by the Genefal Assembly Recruiting Officer 
for the town of Exeter ; appointed to procure blankets for the army ; 
commissioned Captain of the 2d Co. of Exeter, 2d Battalion of Kings 
Co. Militia, in May, 1781, and reappointed Captain of the same in 
1784. — Charles E. Gorton. 

ABRAHAM GOULD : Lieut.-Colonel of 4th Regt. Connecticut Mil- 
itia ; promoted from Captain in October, 1776 ; was killed on his horse 
by the British at Ridgefield, Conn., April 22, 1777. — Isaac Jennings. 

BEZALEEL GOULD: Born in Douglas, Mass., July 4, 1756; died 
in Woodstock, Conn., March 18, i8i8 ; served in Capt. Bartholomew 
Woodbury's Co., of Douglas, Mass. ; in Col. Learned's Regt., Dec. 9, 
1775; also in Capt. Job Knapp's Co., Col. Nathan Tyler's Regt., 
July 27, 1780; also Lieutenant of Militia in Woodstock. — Charles A- 
Gould. 

SEBASTIAN GRAFF: Born in Lancaster Co., Pa., March 27, 
1744 ; died there July 2, 1791 ; member of the Committee of Observa- 
tion from the Borough of Lancaster, in 1774, and deputy to the Provin- 
cial Congress in 1775. From 1770 to 1777 he was Collector of Excise 
for Lancaster Co. — Otho Sprigg Cockey. 

JOHN GRANGER : Born in Andover, Mass., May 23, 1734 ; died in 
New Braintree, Mass., Jan. 21, 1783; enlisted as Captain April 19, 
1775, in Col. Jonathan Warner's Regt. of Massachusetts, serving one 
week ; immediately re-enlisted in Col. Ebenezer Lamed's Regt. ; serving 
31^ months, and probably more. — Louis Edunn Granger. 

ELEAZER GRANT: Born in Canaan, Columbia Co., N. Y., June 
24, 1748; died March 13, 1806; Quartermaster of the 1 7th Regt., New 
York Militia, commanded by Col. Wm. Bradford Whiting, June 16, 
1778, having previously been Second Lieutenant, sth Co., 2d Regt., N. Y. 
Continental Line, commanded by Col. Goose Van Schaick. — Walter 
Grant -King. 

ISAAC GRANT: Born in Litchfield, Conn., April 4, 1760 ; died 
in Albion, Mich., Nov. 9, 1841 ; enlisted July 2, 1776, in Capt. Benj. 
Mills' Co., Bradley's Battalion, Wadsworth's Brigade of Connecticut; 

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captured at Fort Washington, Nov. 16, 1776, and confined on ship " Gros- 
venor " ; escaped, re-enlisted, and was at Brandywine, Valley Forge, 
Stony Point, etc. ; recaptured, escaped again, enlisted once more, and 
served to the close of the war, having the rank of Sergeant. — Arthur 
Davidson Grant. 

NOAH GRANT, 30: Born in Tolland, Conn., June 20, 1748; died 
in Maysville, Ky., Feb. 14, 1819; enlisted Jan. 27, 1776, in Capt. 
Ebenezer Green's Co., Col. Timothy Bedel's Regt. of New Hampshire 
Militia ; also in the Militia Co. of Capt. John Sloan from Lyme, Dec. 
20, 1776. — Frederick Dent Grant. 

JOSEPH GRAVES: Born in Belchertown, Mass., in September, 
1735; died there April 17, 1796 ; First Lieutenant in Capt. Caleb Clarke's 
Co., Col. Samuel Howe's Regt., of Massachusetts, March 16,1776; 
accepted by the Council, Aug. 9, 1776, as First Lieutenant in Capt. Elijah 
Dwight's Co., same regiment.— ZaMtfr Fomeroy Graves. 

ANDREW GRAY: Born in Stone Arabia, N. Y., Feb. 23, 1759; 
died in Palatine, N. Y., Dec. 17, 1833 ; enlisted in the Canada expedi- 
tion in 1775 under Christopher P. Yates ; afterwards served at different 
periods under Capt. Dillenback and Col. Jacob Klock, Capt. Wm. 
Peterson, and Capt Samuel Gray (his brother), in batteaux service; 
with Gen. Clinton in the Susquehanna expedition, and Gen. Sullivan 
in the Wyoming and Genesee campaigns ; was in Fort Stanwix when 
besieged by St. Leger ; participated with Col. Marinus Willett in the 
chase and killing of Walter Butler ; was commissioned Sergeant in 1781 
and Lieutenant-Colonel in 1804, and served with his regiment in the 
battle of Sackett's Harbor. — Charles Gray Grosvenor, Thomas Walter 
Grosvenor. 

JOHN GRAY: Bom in Redding, Conn.; Captain in Col. Samuel 
Whiting's (4th) Regt., of Connecticut Militia; engaged in campaign at 
Fishkill from Oct. 5 to Oct. 30, 1777 ; Captain of 9th Co., 4th Regt., 
Jan. 8, 1778 ; Captain of a company that turned out under command of 
Lieut.-Col. Dimon, July 5, 1779, to repel the enemy at New Haven. — 
Charles Estabrook, Fiafik Eugene Estabrook. 

ASA GREEN: Born in Leicester, Mass., July 27, 1761 ; died in 
Plymouth, Vt., Sept. 16, 1842; enlisted in May, 1778, in Capt. John 
Cutler's Co., Col. Wood's Reg^., Massachusetts Militia ; successively 
re-enlisted in 1779, 1780. and 1781, in Col. Drury's and Col. Nixon's 
Regts. ; part of his service was in Rhode Island and New York ; was 
present at the execution of Major Andre. — James O. Green. 

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JAMES GREEN (subsequently spelled Greene) : Born in Barn- 
stable, Mass., Sept. 17, 1728; died in East Haddam, Conn., March 11, 
1809; was descended from four Mayflower Pilgrims: John Tilley and 
his wife, and Elizabeth, their daughter, who was married to John How- 
land. James Green was commissioned Lieutenant in 1771, and Captain 
of the I St Troop, 2d Regt., Connecticut Light Horse, in 1774, which 
office he held to the end of the war. He was appointed Postmaster by 
President Washington. — Marshall Winshnt' Greene. 

JOHN GREEN: Born in Leicester, Mass., Aug. 14, 1736; died 
there Oct. 29, 1799; a highly esteemed physician, residing at Green 
Hill, Worcester, Mass., when the Revolutionary War broke out ; a lead- 
ing and influential Whig ; member of the Committee of Safety and Corre- 
spondence ; Representative in 1777; and Selectman in 1780. — Andrew 
Hasivell Green. 

WILLIAM GREEN : Of King George County, Va. ; a soldier at 
the age of 15, and was with Washington at Valley Forge in the winter 
of 1 777-1 778, and afterwards with Morgan at the Cowpens in January, 
1 78 1. — John Caldwell Calhoun. 

ZEEB GREEN: Born in Petersham, Mass., Nov. 11, 1754; died 
in Brandon, Mass., July i, 1821; served six days on the Lexington 
Alarm under Capt. Abel Wilder and Col. Ephraim Doolittle ; imme- 
diately re-enlisted and served eight months under Capt. John Black and 
Col. Jonathan Brewer; participated in the battles of Bunker Hill, White 
Plains, Bennington and Saratoga and in the Jersey campaign. He was 
the only one of four brothers who survived the Revolution, James and 
Lucas having fallen at Bunker Hill and Nathan at Monmouth. — De 
Lancey Grannis. 

PETER GREENE: Born in Warwick, R. I., in 1751; died in 
Preston, Conn., April 3, 1834; Sergeant in Capt. Square Millard's Co. 
of Rhode Island troops in 1777. — Francis Ashury Crandall. 

ZACHARIAH GREENE: Born in Stafford, Conn., Jan. 11, 1760 ; 
died in Hempstead, L. I., June 21, 1858 ; a clergyman and lived in South- 
old, L. I. ; joined army with an elder brother in January, 1776 ; aided 
in constructing the defenses at Dorchester Heights ; and later at Brook- 
lyn Heights and Fort Greene ; engaged in actions at Throg's Point and 
White Plains ; Corporal in Walbridge's Co., Webb's Regt. of Con- 
tinentals, of Connecticut ; shot through the left shoulder at White 
Marsh, Pa., Dec. 7, 1777. His brother was with Anthony Wayne in 
storming Stony Point. — Zachariah G. Wilson. 

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DAVID GREENLEAF: Born in Bolton, Mass., July 13, 1737; died 
in Coventry, Conn., Dec. 11, 1800; private in Col. Jabez Hatch's 
Boston Regt., 1777; in Col. J. Whitney's Second Worcester Regt., 
1778 ; and in Col. C. Howe's Regt. raised for three months for service 
in Rhode Island. — Edgar Penney. 

WILLIAM GREENLEAF: Born in Yarmouth, Mass., Jan. 10, 
1725 ; died in New Bedford, Mass., July 21, 1803 ; a staunch Whig, and 
one of a committee of seven chosen secretly at town meeting at Boston, 
Nov. 2, 1772, to correspond with men in other colonies in regard to the 
political situation; appointed Sheriff of Suffolk County, Oct. 31, 1775 ; 
proclaimed the Declaration of Independence from the balcony of the 
old State House, Boston, in July, 1776 ; sold several prize ships for the 
State of Connecticutt in i-jii.— Robert Webster Day. 

THOMAS GREENOUGH : Born in Boston, May 6, 1710; died 
there Aug. 10, 1785 ; a member of the Committee of Correspondence. 
The Greenough mansion in Roxbury, which has been in possession of 
the family since 1784, is of historic interest, having been built in 1760 
by Commodore Loring, who commanded the British naval forces at 
Boston. — John Greenough. 

JOEL GREENSLIT : Born in Connecticut, in October, 1745 ; died 
Feb. 26, 1840, at Marshall, N. Y. ; Sergeant from Windham, Conn., in 
April, 1775 ; engaged in battle of Bunker Hill : re-enlisted three times, 
in July, 1777, August, 1778, and September, 1781, serving under Col. 
Storrs, Capt. Ebenezer Moseley, Lieut. Thomas Fuller, and Ensign 
Perry. — John M. Barton. 

ELISHAGRIDLEY: Born in 1759; enlisted from Farmington, Conn, 
as follows : In August, 1779, for two months, under Capt. Peter Curtis 
and Col. Strong of Connecticut ; April, 1777, for nine months, under 
Capt. Curtis and Col. Enos ; January, 1778, for three months under Capt. 
Ichabod Norton ; April, 1778, for three months, under Capt. John Porter 
and Col. Hooker; September, 1778, for two months, under Capt. Church- 
ell; June, 1779, for two months, under Capt. Porter and Col. Hooker; 
June, 1780, for three months, under Capt. Loderick and Col. Hotch- 
kiss ; June, 1781, for two months, under Capt. Porter and Col. Hooker, 
and in December, 1781, for two months under Capt. Curtis and Col. 
Hall; applied for pension Sept. 20, 1832, while living in Sennett, 
N. Y. — Charles Vernon Gridley. 

JOSEPH GRIFFIN : Born in Connecticut in 1761 ; died in Middle- 
field, Otsego County, N. Y., in June, 1853 ; private in the 13th New 
York Regt., commanded by Col. Cornehus Van Veghten and in the ist 

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Co, commanded by Capt. Peter Van Woert ; later was in the ist Regt. 
of New York Levies under Capt. Livingston and Col. Wm. Malcolm. 
— Austin M. Slaiison. 

GEORGE GRISWOLD, Jr. : Born in Windsor, Conn., Aug. i6, 
1759 ; died there Sept. 11, 1788; First Lieutenant under Capt. Ozias 
Pettibone and Col. Mott, State Troops, in the Northern Department, in 
1776 ; reenlisted in 1777, in the Continental service; First Lieutenant 
in Col. Ward's Regt. at Fort Lee , White Plains, and Morristown, 
until May, 1777, when he was appointed Lieutenant in Col. Bradley's 
Regt., 5th Connecticut Continental Line. — Louis Griswold Frankau, 
Samuel Grisiiwld Lindenstein. 

OLIVER GROSVENOR : Born in Sturbridge, Mass., May 19, 1743 ; 
died in Pomfret, Conn., May 13, 1824; a Minuteman from Pomfret 
on the Lexington Alarm; served in Capt. Clark's Co., nth Regt. 
at New York in 1776 ; shared the reverses on Long Island ; served also 
at Ticonderoga and Crown Point ; and was still in service in October, 
1777. — Charles Gray Grosvenor, Thomas Walter Grosvenor. 

JACOB HAGADORN: First Lieutenant in August, 1775, in the 
loth Regt, Manor of Livingston, Albany County, N. Y., and in the 
Tenth or German Camp District Company. — Henry Barton Snyder. 

JOHN HALE: Born in Bradford, Mass., Oct. 24, 1731 ; died in 
Hollis, N. H., Oct. 22, 1 791 ; a physician by profession and a Colonel 
in the Royal Army until the outbreak of the War for Independence ; 
Surgeon of the ist New Hampshire Regt. from 1776 to 1780. — 
Harry Hale Ford. 

JONATHAN HALE: Born in Glastonbury, Conn., I7i8;died of 
camp fever at Jamaica Plains, Mass., March 7, 1776; Captain of the 
6th Co., Col. Wolcott's Regt., Connecticut Militia. — Porter Norton, 
Wm. S. Barriger, Joseph Payson Wright. 

THOMAS HALE: Born in Leominster, Mass., Oct. 9, 1759 ; died in 
Cambridge, Mass., April 3, 1808 ; drummer, Aug. 22, 1777, in Capt. 
Nathaniel Carter's Co., Col. Abijah Stearns' Regt. of Massachusetts ; 
marched on alarm to Williamstown ; discharged Sept. 2, 1777. — Daniel 
Holmes 

ANAN HALL: Born July 6, 1751 ; died in Springfield, N. Y., in 
November, 1840; on outbreak of Revolution enlisted in Capt. Wm. 
Richard's Co., ist Regt. of Connecticut; served through the war; 
never wounded, but was stricken with smallpox and lay in Prince- 
ton College when it was a hospital ; was at New London at the time of 
Arnold's raid; was pensioned in i8i8. — George Brooks. 

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BENJAMIN HALL, 2D : Born in Cheshire, Conn., Sept. 27, 1735 ; 
died there or in Wallingford, May 19, 1786 ; in the Lexington Alarm 
list of Capt. Dimon's Co. from Fairfield; re-enlisted May 17, 1775,33 
Sergeant, serving till Dec. 20, 1775; re-enlisted March 22, 1776, in 
Capt. Hand's Co., Col. Talcott's Regt., serving till April 18, 1776; viras 
a private in Col. Enos's State Reg^. in June, 1777, and served from 
Oct. 5 to Oct. 30, 1777, in Capt. Stirling's Co., Col. Whiting's Regt. — 
Cyrus Havard Davis. 

CALVIN HALL: Born in Cheshire, Mass., in 1760; died in Deer- 
field, N. Y., Nov. 17, 1833; enlisted in Capt. David Wheeler's Co., 
Col. John Brown's Berkshire County, Mass., Regt., June 30, 1777 ; sta- 
tioned at Fort Anne on Lake Chaniplain ; he took part in the battle of 
Stone Arabia, N. Y., October 19, 1780. — Gabriel Harrower Park- 
hurst, John Foster Farkhurst. 

JAMES HALL: Born in Massachusetts, April 19, 1757; died in 
Crbyden, N. H., in 1835 ; private in Josiah Russell's Co. of Rangers in 
the service of the State of New Hampshire, enlisting Sept. 26, 1776. 
— Frederick Falph Green. 

JOHN HALL : Born in Wilton, Conn., in January, 1753 ; died in Per- 
rysburgh, Ohio, in 1844; served 12 days on the Lexington Alarm under 
Capt. Asa Barns and Col. Paterson, of Massachusetts ; entered eight 
months' service May 5, 1775, under Capt. Samuel Sloan, and Col. 
Paterson ; enlisted Dec. 16, 1776, under Capt. Wm. Douglas and Col. 
Benjamin Simonds ; marched to Ticonderoga ; discharged March 22, 
1777; served 15 days from July 13, 1777, as Sergeant in Capt. Asa 
Barns' Co., commissioned Oct. 8, 1779, Second Lieutenant under Capt. 
Barns and Col. Simonds ; served with same rank in same command 
from Oct. 14 to 21, 1780, and as Lieutenant for 10 days from Oct. 26, 
1780. — Harold Wyman Martin. 

JOSHUA HALL : Born Fairfield, Conn., September, 1703 ; died, Oc- 
tober 1789 ; Captain in the French and Indian War ; provided forage 
and transportation for eastern division of American Army, 1775-76, and 
•was member of the County Board of Safety and Protection. — Edward 
Hagaman Hall, Henry Hall, James P. Hall. 

NATHAN HALL: Born in Mansfield, Conn., May 26, 1750; died 
at the residence of his daughter Deborah Bennett in Mansfield, date not 
given ; marched on the Lexington Alarm for the relief of Boston, and 
probably performed service later in the 19th Continental Regt. — Norman 
Brigham Hall. 

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NATHANIEL (or Nathan) HALL: Born probably in Mans- 
field, Conn., Aug. 13, 1746; died in Lebanon, N. H., Feb. 2, 1821 ; 
Ensign in 2d Co., Col. Parsons' Regt. of Connecticut ; Lieutenant, July 
i7> 1775 ; discharged Dec. 10, 1775 ; re-entered the service in 1776, as 
First Lieutenant in Col. Parsons' loth Continental Regt. ; re-enlisted 
May 22, 1777, for the war ; was pensioned under act of 1818. — Edward 
Augustus Hall, Nathaniel Parker Hall. 

TITUS HALL: Born in Wallingford, Conn., Aug. 16, 1746; en- 
listed in Capt. Isaac Cook's Co., on the Lexington Alarm ; promoted to 
Sergeant, Sept. 10, 1777 ; Lieutenant, July i, 1779; served in Capt. 
Wilcox's Co., from Wallingford in the Corps of Artificers commanded 
by Col. Jeduthan Baldwin ; engaged at Brandywine, Germantown, Mon- 
mouth, and other fields; transferred to Capt. Shephard's Co., Nov. 12, 
1779. — Fredk. Allan Curtis. 

WILLIAM HALL: Born in P"airfield, Conn., Nov. 4, 1741 ; died 
in Hartford, Washington Co., N. Y. ; in battle of Danbury, 1777 ; com- 
manded a company of twenty-four men of the Sea Coast Guard stationed 
for four years at New Field, now Bridgeport, Conn., patroling the coast 
from New Field to Fairfield. Gen. Sellick Silliman was in charge of 
the troops on the sea-coast and superintended their movements. — 
Edivard Hagaman Hall, Henry Hall, James F. Hall. 

FREDERICK HAMBRIGHT : Born in Germany in 1727 ; died in 
Cleveland Co., N. C, in March, 181 7 ; member of Provincial Congress, 
1775; Captain on the frontiers, 1776; Lieutenant-Colonel, 1779; went 
to the relief of Charleston, serving in Lillington's Brigade ; served 
under Col. McDowell, in 1780, in Broad River region, and succeeding 
Col. Graham, fought at King's Mt., where he was badly wounded ; was 
twice married and was the father of 22 children, Susannah being his 
22d. — Thomas Dixon, Jr. 

ALEXANDER HAMILTON: Born Jan. 11, 1757, in Nevis, West 
Indies; died July 12, 1804, from wounds received in a duel with Aaron 
Burr ; was Captain of Artillery in New York and New Jersey ; the con- 
fidant of Washington, whose aide he was ; performed distinguished 
service in various battles and retired with the rank of Colonel ; 
in 1782 he was a member of Congress ; in 1789 Secretary of the Treas- 
ury ; retired from office in 1795, but continued the influential adviser 
of Washington, and others ; was the leader of the Federal party and 
foremost in the party strife of 1801 ; and, thwarting his rival, Aaron 
Burr, became involved in the duel which terminated his life. — George 
S. Bowdoin, Temple Bowdoin, 

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HOSEA HAMILTON: Born at Colchester, N. Y., in 1748; died 
in Chatham, N. Y., in 1793 ; a surgeon by profession ; served as Adju- 
tant in Col. Henry Luddington's Regt., (7th), New York Militia ; 
was a personal friend of Washington's, and at his desire, entered New 
York in disguise to gain information for the Commander-in-Chief ; being 
suspected, he escaped on horseback, closely pursued, and was saved 
only by the fleetness of his steed. — Chas. Hadley Hamilton, Wm. Reeve 
Hamilto7i. 

JOHN HAMILTON, Jr. : Born in New London Cross-roads, Ches- 
ter County, Penn., June 17, 1749; died in Harrisburg, Pa., Aug. 28, 
1793 ; Sergeant in Capt. James Gibson's Co., Col. Buchanan's Regt., 
4th Battalion of Cumberland County Associators, 1776; Captain of a 
volunteer independent company of horse, December, 1776; for assist- 
ance at Trenton, and Captain of Fifth class, Cumberland Militia, Jan. 
20, 1778. — Hugh Hamilton. 

MALACHAI HAMMETT : served with the Rhode Island Troops, 
and was mentioned in General Orders by Washington for gallant service 
in the field. He had the rank of Major. — Chas. Garnett Gordon. 

BENJAMIN HAMMOND : Resided in the Saratoga district of 
Albany County, N. Y., at the outbreak of the war; on May 3, 1775, 
the Albany County Committee resolved to raise troops for the defense of 
the colony, and he enlisted as a private in Capt. Peter Van Woert's 
Co., of the 13th Regt. (Saratoga District). He died at Ticonderoga, 
N. Y. — Edivard T. Brown. 

GEORGE HAMMOND : Born in Plympton (now Carver), Mass., in 
June, 1734; on Oct. 28, 1778, commissioned Captain of the 13th Co., 
1st Regt., of Plymouth County Militia, of which Theophilus Cotton 
was Colonel. — Samuel H. Virgin. 

JAMES HAMMOND : A native of Westchester County, N. Y. ; 
commissioned Lieutenant-Colonel of the ist Regt. of that County's 
Militia, Oct. 19, 1775; reappointed to that position June 16, 1778. — 
Cornelius McLean, George Hammond McLean. 

DANIEL HAND: Born in East Guilford, Conn., 1732; died there 
Oct. 16, 1816; appointed Captain in Col. Talcott's Regt., of Connecti- 
cut, March 21, 1776; ordered by Col. Andrew Ward to muster his 
company, June 10, 1776; in " camp near Fort Washington," Oct. 10, 
1776, and performed other service. — Edward Smith Clarke, Sherman 
Clarke. 

NATHANIEL HAND: Born in East Hampton, N. Y., March 27, 
1739; died in Amagansett, N. Y., Sept. 10, 1824; Second Lieutenant 

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in the 2d Suffolk County, N. Y., Regt., under Capt. Ezekiel Mulford 
and Col. David Mulford, taking part in the battle of Long Island, and 
performing other services. — Orlando Hand. 

CHARLES HANSON: Born in Strafford, N. H., Feb. 25, 1759; 
died in Stanstead, Can., in 1830; enlisted in January, 1776, under Capt. 
David Place and Col. Reed of New Hampshire, serving one year ; re-en- 
listed in January, 1777, under Capt. Amos Emerson and Col. Joseph 
Cilley, serving three years ; and again under same commanders in Jan- 
uary, 1780, serving six months; was engaged in the battles of Stillwater 
and Bemis Heights. — Henry Benjamin Hanson. 

GERARDUS HARDENBERGH : Born in Kingston, N. Y., June 17, 
1744 ; died at Woodbourne, N. Y. ; appointed Captain of the 7th Co., 
of the Northern Regt., of Ulster Co., N. Y., under command of Col. 
Abraham Hasbrouck, May 28, 1778, and was still in the service in 
August, 1 78 1. — Henry Willis Smith. 

JOANNES HARDENBERGH : Born in Kingston, N. Y., June i, 
1706 ; diedin Rosendale, N. Y., Aug, 20, 1786 ; Colonel of ist Regt. 
of Ulster County for 20 years ; member of the Colonial Assembly, 1743 
to 1750 ; Justice of the Peace, 1763 ; meinber of Provincial Congress. 
May 23, 1775, by which he was commissioned Colonel in regular army, 
Oct. 25, 1775 ; member of State Legislature, 1781-82. — Henry Willis 
Smith. 

JOHN HARKNESS : Born in Pelham, Mass., in 1760; enlisted 
Sept. 23, 1777, under Capt. John Thompson and Col. Porter in the 
Hampshire County, Mass., Militia ; marched to reinforce Gates' army ; 
served one month and one day ; re-enlisted June 22, 1778, under Capt. 
Samuel Lamb and Col. Nathaniel Wade, for service in Rhode Island, 
serving 6 months and 14 days ; also served from Sept. 26, 1780, to Dec. 
15, 1780, part of the time under Lieut. Lynde at Camp Totoway. — 
Albert M. Bennett. 

JOSIAH HART : Lived in New Hampshire ; was a private in Capt. 
Abel Walker's Co., Col. Benjamin Bellow's Regt., from Charlestown, 
N. H., and served at Ticonderoga and the battle of Bennington. — 
Charles Ashley Wells. 

JOSIAH HARTWELL : Born in Lunenburg, Mass., Aug. 7, 1748 ; 
died in Sangerfield, N. Y., Nov. 19, 1822 ; Sergeant in Capt. John 
Fuller's Co., Col. Asa Whitcomb's Regt., of Massachusetts, from April 
25 to Aug. I, 1775 ; also in same command at Prospect Hill in August 
and September, 1775 ; private in Capt. Joseph Bellows' Co., on the 

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Bennington Alarm, Aug. 22-31, 1777 ; as Captain of Militia in Chester- 
field, N. H., in the fall of 1780, marched to the relief of Royalton, Vt., 
but the marauders fled while he was on the march, after burning Royal- 
ton and depredating upon the neighborhood. — Frank Fresbrey. 

JONATHAN HARVEY : Born in East Haddam, Conn., Jan. 28, 
1761 ; died in Vienna, N. Y., Sept., 6, 1833 ; enlisted in 1777 from East 
Haddam and served eight months under Capt. Smith and Col. Ely ; 
reenlisted in 1780 and served nine months as Corporal under Lieut. John 
Griswold (regiment not given) ; also served one tour in the Militia, 
probably as a private, under Capt. Isham, and two months as a Sergeant 
under Capt. Abner Comstock. He was a Baptist clergyman at the time 
of his death. — Etiivm Clinton Harvey. 

ABRAHAM HASBROUCK : Born in New Paltz, N. Y., Oct. 19, 
1707 ; died in Kingston, N. Y„ Nov. 10, 1791 ; commissioned Lieutenant- 
Colonel of the I st or Northern Regt. of Ulster County, N. Y., Militia, Oct. 
25, 1775 ; member of the 3d New York Provincial Congress in 1776. 
— Absalom Eltinge Anderson. 

JOSEPH HASBROUCK: Born, March 3, 1743; died May 6, 1808; 
interred at New Paltz, N. Y. ; commissioned Second Lieutenant in the 
3d Ulster County, N. Y., Regt., of which Levi Paulding was Colonel ; 
afterward Lieutenant-Colonel vice Hornbeck, deceased. — Absalom 
Eltinge Anderson. 

PETRUS HASBROUCK : Born in New Paltz, N. Y., May 20, 
1738; died there Dec. 28, 1799 ; commissioned Second Lieutenant in 
the 2d Co. (Capt. Jacob Hasbrouck, Jr.) of 3d Regt. of Ulster County, 
N. Y., Militia, Oct. 25, 1775 ; promoted to P'irst Lieutenant Feb. 21, 
1778. — Raymond DeLancey Hasbrouck. 

JOHN HASKINS : Born in Boston, Mass., March 12, 1729 ; before 
the Revolution was Captain in the old Boston regiment ; was one of 
the Sons of Liberty, and a list of them, dining at the Liberty Tree, Dor- 
chester, shows him the companion of John Adams, Samuel Adams, Josiah 
Quincy, Edward Case and Joseph Warren. — Samuel Haskins Groser, 
Charles Waldo Haskins. 

SIMON HASTINGS : Born in Watertown, Mass., March 28, 1735 ; 
died in Boston, Aug. 15, 1785 ; turned out on the Lexington Alarm in 
Capt. Samuel Barnard's Co., Col. Thomas Gardner's Regt. ; serving one 
day ; re-enlisted in Capt. Phinehas Stearns' Co., which marched from 
Watertown by order of Gen. Washington to reinforce the army in taking 
Dorchester Heights in March, 1776. — Charles Hastings Wiltsie. 

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SYLVANUS HASTINGS : Born March 22, 1721 ; lived in Charles- 
ton, N. H. ; died Jan. 12, 1806 ; one of the selectmen of Charlestown 
in 1766, 1767, and 1772 ; commissioned as Captain by Gov. Wentworth, 
Dec. 26, 1767. He enlisted May 8th, 1775, as a private in Capt. John 
Marcy's Co., Col. James Reed's Regt., New Hampshire Troops, serving 
in the battle of Bunker Hill and siege of Boston ; also private in Capt. 
Farwell's Company, Col. Joseph Cilley's Regt., New Hampshire Con- 
tinental Line, 1778-79-80, enlisting from the town Swanzey, February 
14, 1778, and in the same company with his son-in-law Jedediah Rice, 
(q. V.) — Sedgtvick Rice. ' 

THOMAS HASTINGS : Born in Hatfield, Mass., Jan. 28, 1721 ; 
died in Amherst, Mass., Jan. 22 1787 ; marched from Amherst on the 
Lexington Alarm, serving 13 days in Lieut. Eli Parker's Co. ; chosen 
First Lieutenant of Capt. Eli Parker's Co. of the 4th Hampshire 
County Regt., March 14, 1776, receiving his commission April i, 1776. 
— Frank H. Coffran. 

TIMOTHY HATCH : Born in O.xford, Conn., 1757 ; died June 
10, 1838 ; drummer in 1776 in Capt. Prior's Co., Col. Wokott's Con- 
necticut Regt., at Boston; enlisted in April, 1777, from Sharon, Conn., 
in 3d Troop of Dragoons ; discharged in January, 1778 ; was a pen- 
sioner. — Chas. Stanley Sytnonds. 

SHUBAEL HAWES: Bom in Dartmouth, Mass., July 6, 1737 ; 
died there May 23, 1781 ; commissioned April 26, 1777, Captain of 
the 5th Co., 2d Bristol County Regt., of Massachusetts. — IVm. Thomas 
Wardwell. 

EZERIAH HAWKINS : Bom in Onslow County, N. C, May 15, 
1730 ; died there July 10, 1798; in June, 1775, raised a company of 
mounted rangers of which he was Captain ; ordered to Fayetteville 
N. C, in 1776, and sworn into the Continental service ; captured various 
foraging parties sent out from New Bem ; called " Old Hawk " by the 
British ; served throughout the war, during which his command was 
regarded as the special protector of the lower Cape Fear region. — 
Everett Walton Little. 

ABEL HAWLEY: Of Connecticut, was born May 2, 1763 ; died 
March i, 1855 ; private in Col. Hooper's Regt., Capt. James Stoddard's 
Co., of Connecticut, from March 30 to May 16, 1777 ; re-enlisted in 
March, 1779, in the Coast Guard under Capt. Isaac Jarvis, serving nine 
months ; was a pensioner residing at New Haven in 1832. — Joseph 
Clark. 

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AMOS HAWLEY : Born in Connecticut, Feb. 14, 1755 ; lived in 
Farmington, Conn. ; died in Morean, Saratoga Co., N. Y., Aug. 19, 
1825 ; private in Capt. Gad Stanley's Co., Col. Fisher Gay's Regt. ; 
participated in battle of Long Island, retreat through New York, and 
battle of White Plains. — Lucian Hawley. 

ALEXANDER HAY : Born in Perthshire, Scotland, January, 
1755; came to America in 1775; died in Johnstown, N. Y., June 3, 
1849; enlisted in July, 1776, from Haverstraw, N. Y., and served 
eight months in Col. Nichols' Regt. and Capt. Onderdonk's Co. He 
applied for a pension Sept. 21, 1832. — David Alexander Hays. 

THOMAS HENDERSON: Born in Granville Co., N. C, March 19, 
1752; died in Rockingham, or Mecklenburg Co., in 1831 ; elected to 
the North Carolina Provincial Congress, at Hillsboro, Aug. 21, 1775. 
Two brothers, William and Pleasant, were respectively Colonel and 
Major. — William Broaddus Fritchard. 

HUGH HENRY: Born of Scotch Presbyterian parents in Coloraine, 
County Londonderry, Ire., in 1740; came to America in 1765, and 
settled in Philadelphia ; upon outbreak of the Revolution, incurred the 
hostility of the British by his moral and material support of the Ameri- 
can Army, and was forced to flee to Lancaster, where he took the oath 
of allegiance to the United States and hostility to the Crown, Sept. 21, 
1777. — 'James Gordon Henry, Richard Nugent Henry ^ Wm. Hamilton 
Hefiry, Wm. Morris Henry. 

WILLIAM HEPBURN: Born in 1753; died in Williamsport, Pa. 
June 25, 1821; commanded a Company of Pennsylvania Militia at 
Sunbury, Aug. 9, 1778. — Ckas. Langdon Hart. 

JAMES HERBERT: Born in Middleton, N. J., March 14, 1746; 
died there in 1834; private in a troop of Light Horse, Monmouth Co., 
N. J., M.\X\t.\ii.— William S. Hughes. 

GEORGE HERKIMER: Born in Tryon Co., N. Y., in 1744; died 
in Danube, Herkimer Co., N. Y., in 1786; Captain of 8th Co., 4th 
Tryon County Battalion of Militia, in 1775 ; two years later Colonel of 
a Battalion of Minutemen in the field ; also member of Tryon County 
Committee of Safety for the German Flatts and Kingsdale District. — 
Lester Alonzo Greene. 

MARTIN HERMAN : Born in Germany, in 1732 ; landed in Phila- 
delphia, Pa., July 2, 1752; died in New Kingston, Pa., in 1804; 
private in Capt. Matthias Seller's Co., ist Battalion of Cumberland Co., 
Pa., Militia, Jan. 19, 1777 ; in Capt. John Trindell's Co., 2d Battalion 
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of same, July 28, 1777, and in 3d Battalion of same, July, 1778. — 
Warren Serenus Herman. 

RUFUSHERRICK: Born in Preston, Conn., March 13, 1734; died 
in Amenia, N. Y., Jan. 28, 181 1 ; appointed Captain in the 4th Regt. 
of Dutchess Co., N. Y., June 28, 1775 ; promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel 
of Associated Exempts, Oct. ig, 1779. — George H. Greenman. 

DANIEL HESS : Born in St. Johnsville, or Palatine, N. Y., about 
1753 ; died in Oneida, N. Y., in 1841 ; private in the Tryon Co., N. Y., 
Militia, under Col. Jacob Klock and Lieut.-Col. Peter Wagoner. — 
IVm. Burtis Collins. 

JOHANNES (JOHN) HESS: Born, in Warren, Herkimer Co., 
N. Y., Dec. 22, 1747; died in Elbridge, Onondaga Co., N. Y., 
May 22, 1805 ; private in Capt. Michael Ittick's Co., Col. Peter Bel- 
linger's Regt., of New York State ; disabled in the service by a wound 
in the right arm received at Oriskany, Aug. 7, 1777, for which he 
received a State pension. — Frank Jiidson Hess, Frank Victor AIcDowell. 

REUBEN HEWIT : Born in Stonington. Conn., in 1738; died in 
Ballston Spa, N. Y., June 28, 1808 ; commissioned Sergeant-Major, 
2d Regt., Rhode Island Militia, Feb. 5, 1776; Second Lieutenant, 
i2th Co., 2d Regt., R. I. Militia, Aug. 26, 1776; First Lieutenant, 
Col. Samuel McClellan's Battalion, Connecticut Militia, Sept. 25, 1777. — 
James Henry Kelly. 

DANIEL HICKOK, Sr. : Born in Danbury, Conn., in 1748; died 
Dec. 2, 1835 ; Captain in the ist Battalion that turned out to serve under 
Gens. Wooster and Spencer, by authority of a vote of the General 
Assembly in November, 1776, to serve until March, 1777, in the Con- 
tinental Army ; also commanded a company that joined other commands 
to repel the enemy at New Haven, July 5, 1779; pensioned under act of 
1832. — George S. Hickok. 

ZACHARIAH HICKS : Born in East Hampton, Nov. i, 1749 ; died 
there Oct. 6, 1733 ; mustered in Capt. Ezekiel Mulford's Co. of Minute- 
men, July 26, 1776, and ordered to join Col. Josiah Smith's Regt. — 
Teunis Dimon Huntting. 

STEPHEN HIGGINSON: Born in Salem, Mass., 1743; died in 
Salem, Mass., 1828 ; an eminent merchant, and a member of the Con- 
tinental Congress ; also a representative to the General Court, and 
Navy Agent under Washington. — Pierre Rutgers Kissam Tyng. 

SETH HIGLEY: Born in Sim.sbury, Conn., Oct. 29, 1746; died 
there in February, 1794 ; Corporal in Lieut. Job Case's Co., iSth Con- 

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necticut Militia, which arrived in New York Aug. 24, 1776. His 
brother, Brewster Higley, 3d, was Ensign of the Simsbury, Conn., Train 
Band, 1777. — Warren Higley. 

DANIEL HILL: Born in Sherburne, Mass., in 1749; died in 
Fenner, N. Y., Jan. 22, 1834; enlisted April 24, 1775, in Capt. Joseph 
Morris' Co., Col. John Patterson's Regt. of Massachusetts, serving 
3 months and 14 days ; re-enlisted in same Company, and was in service 
in October, 1775. — Lorenzo Howes. 

SAMUEL HILL: Of Cambridge, Mass., was born about 1750; 
enlisted Dec. 9, 1776, in Capt. John Walton's Co,, that was detached 
for Noddle's Island, Boston Harbor ; discharged twelve days later ; 
also served from March 10, 1777, until Dec. 31, 1779, in Capt. Williams' 
Co., Col. Greaton's Regt. — William Lowell Hill. 

SQUIER HILL: Born in Ashford, Conn., Aug. 14, 1747 ; died in 
Canajoharie, N. Y., Nov. 17, 1826; marched as Sergeant from Ashford 
on the Lexington Alarm, serving 10 days ; commissioned Ensign May i, 
1775, in Capt. Thomas Knowlton's Co., Col. Israel Putnam's Regt.; 
discharged Dec. 18, 1775 ; First Lieutenant in Capt. Peter Curtiss' Co., 
Col. Roger Enos' Regt. ; engaged at Bunker Hill ; appointed Captain, 
March i, 1778, in Col. Samuel McClellan's Regt., serving till March 1, 
1779. — Clinton Rogers. 

JOHN HILLIARD : Born in Stonington, Conn., Oct. 4, 1756 ; died 
in North Stonington, Conn., March i, 1826 ; Corporal in Capt. Jedediah 
Hyde's Co., Col. John Durkee's Regt., from Jan. i, 1777, to Jan. i, 
1780, and shared the vicissitudes of that command, including the battle 
of Germantown, the defense of Fort Mififlin, the winter at Valley Forge, 
and the battle of Monmouth. — Edward Carlton Sisson. 

JACOB HILLS: Born in North Bolton, Conn., in 1743; died in 
Enfield, Conn., Aug. 7, 1817; served in Capt. Hezekiah Parsons' Co., 
Col. Sage's Regt., 3d Battalion of Wadsworth's Brigade of Connecticut, 
raised in June, 1776; served in New York and on Long Island ; par- 
ticipated in the retreat from New York City and the battle of White 
Plains. — Henry Lincoln Morris. 

SAMUEL HINCKLEY : Born in Brookfield, Mass., in December, 
1757 ; entered the army in 1776 ; wounded in the leg at the battle of 
White Plains, while serving as private in Col. Danforth Heyes' Regt. ; in 
1 78 1 he moved to Northampton, where he developed an extensive law 
practice and held offices of public trust. — Frank Huntington Fhipps. 

BENJAMIN HINMAN: Born in Southbury, Conn., April, 1720; 
died there March 22, 1810 ; a veteran of the French and Indian Wars; 

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commissioned May i, 1775, Colonel of the 4th Regt., of Connecticut; 
proceeded with 1,000 men to garrison Fort Ticonderoga and Crown 
Point ; thence to New York in 1776, at the time of its capture by the 
British ; thence to various stations on Long Island Sound, retiring on 
account of ill-health in January, 1777 ; was a member of the General 
Assembly for twenty-six sessions between 1757 and i 798, and a member 
of the State Convention in 1788, which ratified the Constitution of the 
United States. — Hiram Roswell Steele. 

JONATHAN HOAR: Lived in Middleboro, Mass., at the opening 
of the Revolution ; died in Dedham, Mass. ; in service in 1777 in Rhode 
Island; enlisted Feb. 19, 1778, in Capt. Amos Washburn's Co., 4th 
Plymouth County Regt., of Massachusetts, for three years; enrolled in 
1780 in the regular Continental Army as a private in Col. Bradford's 
Regt. — James Hoiuard Hanson, Willis T. ffansott. 

SOLOMON HOBART: Born in Hollis, N. H., July 21, 1760; died 
in Westford, Vt., April 6, 1849 ! served as guard at Portsmouth, N. H., 
one month in 1777, in Col. Cilley's Regt. ; ten days in Daniel Emerson's 
Co., Col. Nichols' Regt.; and from August, 1778, to 1780, in Col. 
Flower's Regt. — Alvah Sabin Hohart. 

JOHN HOBBS : Born on Governor's Island, Boston Harbor, 1721 ; 
died in Brookfield, Mass., 1777; private in Capt. Asa Danforth's Co., 
Col. Convers' Regt., which marched from Brookfield, Sept. 23, 1777, 
to join Gen. Gates' Army ; present at Burgoyne's capitulation ; taken 
sick, returned home, and died in a few weeks from disease contracted 
in the army. — Nathan Guilford. 

DAVID HOBBY: Of Newcastle, N. Y. ; Major in Westchester 
County, N. Y., Militia during the occupation of New York by the 
British. — Etheani Fitch Bullard. 

RICHARD HOFF: Born in New Jersey about 1730; bought a 
tract of land in Tryon County, N. Y., in 1774; died at Mill Point, now 
in Montgomery County, about 1830; private in 3d Tryon County 
Regt. of Militia, under Capt. John Fisher and Col. Fredk. Fisher. — 
Frayicis Leslie Hoff. 

PETER HOLBROOK: Born in Wiscasset, Mass., in 1754; died 
in Starks, Me., April 24, 1842 ; enlisted Sept. 9, 1779, in Lieut. 
Nathaniel Tibbets' Co., detached to serve with guards on seacoast 
in Lincoln Co., Mass., under Major Wm. Lithgow ; served till Nov. i, 
1779. — George Jonathan Bascom. 

HEZEKIAH HOLCOMBE, ist: Bom in Simsbury (now Granby), 
Conn., in 1726; died there July 7, 1794: Captain of a company in the 

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i8th Regt. of Militia at New York, from Aug. 26, to Sept. 8, 1776. — 
George Holcombe Barber. 

GIDEON HOLISTER: A native of Wethersfield, Conn. ; lived In 
Wethersfield, Stratford and Woodbury ; private in Capt. Daniel Sloper's 
Co., Major Sheldon's Regt., of Light Horse ; accompanied Washington 
on his retreat through New Jersey in December, 1776. — Walter Seth 
Logan. _, 

ASAHEL HOLLISTER: Born in Wethersfield, Conn., in 1763; 
died in South Kirtland, O., subsequently to Aug. 17, 1832, when he 
was pensioned for fifteen months and seven days' actual service in the 
Connecticut troops; part of his service was under Capt. Elijah Wright 
and Col. Enos. He enlisted from Glastonbury, Conn. — William Allen 
Butler. 

JONATHAN HOLMAN: Born in Sutton, Mass., Aug. 13, 1732; 
died there Feb. 25, 1814; Major in French and Indian War, and 
Colonel of a Massachusetts regiment in the Revolution ; in battles of 
Long Island, White Plains, Bennington and Saratoga ; in returns dated 
September, 1776, his regiment was the largest in the army ; after battle of 
Saratoga his regiment was designated to occupy and hold Fort Edward 
until the disposition of Burgoyne's army ; then devoted himself to rais- 
ing troops from time to time for coast alarms, forwarding supplies, etc. 
— Ho7vard Hilton Saunders. 

JONATHAN HOLT: Born in Windham, Conn., in March, 1750; 
died in Hampton, Conn., Aug. 11, 1833; Sergeant in Capt. Joseph 
Chapman's Co., Col. Saml. Parsons' Regt., from May i, to Dec. 20, 
1775; reenlisted in June, 1776, under Capt. Benoni Cutler and Col. 
Andrew Ward, serving till May 14, 1777 ; entered the Massachusetts Mi- 
litia under Capt. Gideon Burt, Aug. 16, 1778, serving till January, 1779 ; 
re-entered the service at a date unknown and was on duty as Quarter- 
master at New London when that town was burned in 17S1 ; after his 
marriage enlisted again, serving through August and September, 1783, 
in the 7th Co., 3d Massachusetts Regt., commanded by Col. Michael 
Jackson. — George Board7naJi Webb. 

JAMES HOOKER, Jr. : Born in Woodbury, Conn., Dec. 25, 1760; 
lived there and in Poultney, Vt. ; enlisted May 19, 1777, as private in 
Capt. Stoddard's Co., Col. John Chandler's (8th) Regt., Connecticut 
Line, which fought at Germantown and Monmouth ; wintered at Valley 
Forge; served in New York in 1778-79 ; with the main army on the 
Hudson in 1780; discharged Dec. 31, 1781. His older brother died 
before Quebec, and several cousins were in the army. — Elias Blum 
Mann, Francis Norton Mann, Jr. 

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JAMES HOOKER, Sr. : Born Jan. 13, 1719 ; one of the minute- 
men householders of Bethlehem, Conn., who " do volunteer and engage 
to equip ourselves for the defense of our rights," etc., July 18, 1776. — 
Elias Phim Mann, Francis Norton Mann, Jr. 

SAMUEL HOOKER: Born in Sturbridge, Mass., May 6, 1745; 
died there June 30, 1822; served 15 days on the Lexington Alarm 
under Capt. Ebenezer Craft and Col. Larned ; re-enlisted May 23, 1775 ; 
and served two months and two days under Capt. Nathaniel Healey and 
Col. Larned ; and again served under the same officers at Roxbury 
later in the year, appearing on record Oct. 6, 1775. — Wm. A. McQuald. 

SIMEON HOOKER: Born in Stockbridge, Mass., April 25, 1740; 
died in Westford, Vt., Feb. 21, 1841 ; served from the spring of 1777 
until about Aug. i, 17 78, part of his time having been under Capt. 
Aaron Rowley and Col. Brown of Massachusetts. He was a pensioner. 
— Theodore G. Lewis. 

HEZEKIAH HOPKINS: Born in Har\vinton, Conn., in 1758 ; died 
at Pompey Hill, N. Y., in 1834; private in Capt. Aaron Foot's Co., 
Col. Noadiah Hooker's Militia Regt., of Connecticut ; marched March 
29j 1777 ; discharged May 20, 1777. — Lewis Cheesman LLopkins. 

WILLIAM HOPKINS: Born in 1726; lived in New Jersey, and 
New York; died July 17, 1793, and lies buried in Palmyra, N. Y. ; in 
the Revolution was an artificer in the Quartermaster General's Depart- 
ment of New Jersey Militia. — Charles Comstock Hopkins. 

GUSTAVUS BROWN HORNER : Born in Newport, Va., Feb. 28, 
1761; died in Warrenton, Va., Jan. 24, 1815; in 1776, entered the 
Continental Army at Philadelphia, as a private; on Feb. 20, 1778, at 
Yorktown, commissioned Surgeon's Mate, and acted as such in the 
General Hospital of the Middle District until 1783 ; attended Lafayette 
after the battle of Brandj-wine. — Maxwell Wyeth. 

STEPHEN HORTON : Born in Yorktown, N. Y., April 30, 1731 ; 
died in Yorktown, N. Y., Dec. 7, 1814; served in 1781 in Capt. Henry 
Strang's Co., 3d Weschester Regt., of New York State Militia com- 
manded by Col. Samuel Drake. — Stephen D. ILorton. 

JONAH HOTCHKISS : Born (probably) in New Haven, Conn. ; 
enlisted April 27, 1780, in Capt. Phineas Bradley's Artillery Co., of 
Connecticut; discharged Jan. i, 1781. — David Forrest Witter. 

JONATHAN HOUGHTON : Born in Lancaster, Mass., Nov. 7, 1737; 
died in Bolton, Mass., in December, 1829; Lieutenant in Capt. Benj. 
Hasting's Co., Col. John Whitcomb's Regt., which marched from Bolton 

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to Cambridge on April 19, 1775 ; re-enlisted in same command as Lieu- 
tenant, April 27, 1775, serving three months and 12 days; still in same 
command Oct. 6, 1775 ; commissioned March 20, 1776, Captain of 4th 
Co., 2d Worcester County Regt., raised to reinforce the Continental 
Army in Canada, having marched July 22, 1776, under Col. Smith; 
appears in same capacity at various times up to Feb. 8, 1779. — Charles 
Frederic Houghton. 

ISAAC HOUSTON: Private in Capt. Alex. Robbe's Co., Col. 
Enoch Hale's Regt., New Hampshire Militia, June and July, 1777, when 
regiment marched to reinforce the garrison at Ticonderoga ; and pri- 
vate in Capt. Samuel McConnel's Co., Col. Thos. Stickney's Regt., Gen- 
eral Stark's Brigade, New Hampshire Militia ; engaged at Bennington 
and Stillwater. — Benjamin Walker Atkinson. 

JESSE HOW: Born about 1757; died in June, 1826; enlisted 
from Ballston, N. Y. ; served one month as private and 1 7 months and 
two days as Corporal, under Capt. Tyrannus Collins and Col. Van 
Schoonhoven, Capt. John Crane and Col. Ludington, Capt. Nanning 
Vischer and Col. Van Schoonhoven, Lieut. Nathaniel Weed and Col. Van 
Schojnhoven, Capt. Joshua Drake and Col. John Harper, and Capt. 
Stephen White and Col. Willett ; his widow was pensioned in 1844. — 
Lucius \V. How. 

LEBEUS HOW : Born in Phillips, Putnam Co., N. Y., July 2, 1756 ; 
died in Fishkill, N. Y., Nov. 17, 1834; enlisted in spring, 1775, for 
nine months, under Capt. Rufus Herrick and Col. Holmes ; spring, 
1776, for five months under Capt. Elijah Townsend and Col. Ludding- 
ton ; in 1776 for five months more under Capt. Cronk and Col. Saml. 
Drake ; in 1777, for three months, under Capt. Ezekial Hyatt and Col. 
Drake ; and in 1777 for six months more under Capt. John Drake and 
Col. Samuel Drake, all in the State of New York. — Rolert E. L. Hnve. 

EDWARD HOWARD: Born Dec. 24, 1724; died in Pawling, N. 
Y., Oct. I, 1801 ; member of Associated Exempts of Dutchess County, 
N. Y., commanded by Col. Zephaniah Piatt. — James Henry Kelly. 

JOHN HOWARD: Born in Marblehead, Mass., Jan. 19, 1755; 
died in Salem, Mass., Aug. 9, 1848; served from May 31 to Dec. 20, 

1775, as private and Corporal in Capt. John Glover's Marblehead Regt., 
re-enlisted in January, 1776, and served as Sergeant until about June, 

1776, when he enlisted on the armed schooner " Hancock " and made 
several cruises ; was a sailmaker in Salem and made the sails for the 
U. S. S. '• Essex " in 1 799. — Edward Tasker Howard. 

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JOHN HOWE: Of Poultney, Vt. ; born in 1763; died in 1834; 
Captain of a Company of scouts on the Canada border and received a 
pension for disabilities incurred during the Revolution. — Ed^vin Dewey 
Howe. 

NEHEMIAH HOWE: Born in Marlboro, Mass., in 1723; died in 
Poultney, Vt., in 1777 ; was with Ethan Allen at Ticonderoga, May 10, 
1775; represented Poultney at the Dorset, Vt., convention, July 24, 
1776, which " entered into an association among themselves for the 
defense of the liberties of the country ; " and again at a convention 
Sept. 21, 1776, which " resolved unanimously to take suitable measures 
as soon as may be, to declare the New Hampshire Grants a free and 
separate district ; " and was elected member of the Committee of Safety 
of the New Hampshire Grants, March 11, 1777. — Edwiri Dewey Howe. 

JEREMIAH HOWELL: Born in Parsipany, N. J., in 1748; died 
Feb. 17, 1846; Sergeant in the New Jersey Militia and participated in 
the battle of Monmouth. — Louis Howell Hood. 

GIDEON HOXIE: Born at Charlestown, R. I., Dec. 14, 1729; 
Lieutenant-Colonel of Col. Richmond's Regt., of Rhode Island troops. 
— Richard L. Hoxie. 

PELEG HOXIE: Born at Charlestown, R. I., Sept. 15, 1756; Lieu- 
tenant in Lippitt's (2d) Regt., of Rhode Island troops, and in 
Col. Christopher Green's Battalion from about August, 1777, to the 
close of the war. — Richard L. Hoxie. 

ELIJAH HOYT: Born in Danbury, Conn., Dec. 14, 1748; died 
there Oct. 2, 1826; served from May 13, to Oct. 5, 1775, as Third 
Sergeant in the 6th Co., Capt. Noble Bennett, 5th Regt., Col. Water- 
bury, of Connecticut. — Arthur Edward Nichols. 

JOSEPH HOYT: Of Sandwich, N. H. ; was one of the signers of 
the famous " Association Test," as follows : " WE, the subscribers, do 
hereby solemnly engage and promise that we will, to the utmost of our 
Power, at the Risque of our Lives and Fortunes, with ARMS, oppose 
the Hostile Proceedings of the British Fleets and Armies against the 
United American Colonies." — Albert Sherman Hoyt, Charles Albert Hoy t, 
Ed7vard Vincent Hoyt. 

JOSEPH HOYT (Halt): Born in Stamford, Conn., Aug. 2, 1725, 
died there, or in New Canaan, Conn., June 11, 1820; Captain in the 
7th Connecticut Regt., July 6 to Dec. 10, 1775 ; in the 19th Regt. Con- 
necticut Line, under Col. Webb, Jan. i to Dec. 31, 1776 ; Major in the 
8th Connecticut Line, Jan. i to Sept. 15, 1777, when he was appointed 

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Lieutenant-Colonel of the same ; served therein till October, 1779, when 
he was transferred to the 2d Regt. ; served therein until Jan. i , 1781; was 
engaged at White Plains, Germantown, Fort Mifflin, Monmouth, and 
Stony Point, and shared the suffering at Valley Forge. — Arthur Fitch, 
fames Secly Fitch, Theodore Fitch. 

NATHANIEL HOYT, Jr.: Born in Danbury, Conn., about 1750 ; 
died in Winchester about 1840; Ensign in the Connecticut Militia five 
years ; in battle of White Plains, and under Washington and Putnam in 
New York and Long Island. When Danbury was burned, his wife and 
five children fled to New Milford. — George S. Hickok, Ralph Wilson 
Hoyt. 

NOAH HOYT: Born in Danbury, Conn., March 26, 1741 ; died in 
Pembroke, Conn., Oct. 3, 1810; private in Capt. Benedict's Co., Col. 
Bradley's Regt., Connecticut Militia, from June, 1777, to Jan. 11, 1778, 
taking part in campaign against Burgoyne. By resolution of Connecti- 
cut General Assembly, he and other residents of Danbury were granted 
a share of the " Sufferers'," or " Fire Lands," in the Western Reserve, on 
account of " losses by the devastation of the enemy during the late 
war." — Colgate Hoyt. 

JACOBUS HUBBARD : Born in Monmouth Co., N. J., May 23, 
1744; died there Aug. 18, 1807; was Surgeon of the ist Regt. of 
Monmouth Co., N. J. — Wm. Hubbard Wayne. 

JONAS HUBBARD : Born in Worcester, Mass. ; organized a com- 
pany for duty at Cambridge ; took part in Benedict Arnold's Canadian 
expedition ; wounded in attack on Quebec, lay all night on the battle- 
field, and was found frozen to death the next morning. — Horatio Shum- 
way Lee. 

ABIJAH HUBBELL : Born in Fairfield, Conn., Feb. 27, 1761 ; 
lived many years in Wilton, Conn., and Ballston, N. Y. ; died Oct. 24, 
1843, in Canandaigua, N. Y. ; enlisted June 12, 1776, in Capt. Abel's 
Co., Bradley's Battalion, Connecticut Militia ; discharged Jan. ii, 1777 ; 
re-enlisted March i, 1781, in Capt. Samuel Comstock's Co., sth Regt. ; 
promoted to Corporal, Sept. 4 ; discharged Dec. 25, 1783. — Clifford 
Hubbell. 

GERSHOM HUBBELL: Born in Greenfield Hill, Conn., July 29, 
1729 ; died there April 14, 1802 ; Lieutenant in Capt. Dimon's Co., of 
Fairfield, raised in May, 1775 ; enlisted June 20, 1776, in Capt. Abel's 
Co., with his son, Abijah ; discharged Nov. 16, 1776. — Charles Hubbell, 
Clifford Hubbell. 

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JOHN HUBBELL: Born in Norwalk, Conn., Aug. lo, 1734; died 
in Southeast, Putnam Co., N. Y., March 10, 1810; Lieutenant in Capt. 
Jonathan Dimon's Co., of Fairfield, Conn., on coast-guard duty during 
1776; Sergeant in Capt. Abijah Sterling's Co., Col. Samuel Whiting's 
Regt., 4th Connecticut Militia, Oct. 5-30, 1777; at Peekskill on Bur- 
goyne Alarm. ^ — Henry Wilson Hubbell. 

CHARLES HUBBS : Born in Montgomery (then Tryon) Co., N. Y., 
July 24, 1752 ; died there Sept. 10, 1827 ; Lieutenant in 3d Tryon Co., 
N. Y., Regt., under Capt. Joseph Yeomans and Col. Frederick Fisher. — 
Charles Francis Hubbs. 

MEDAD HUGGINS (or Hogins) : Born in Massachusetts ; died in 
New Marlborough, Mass., about 1810 ; served one month and three days 
on the Lexington Alarm, under Capt. Caleb Wright and Col. John Fel- 
lows ; from June 4, 1778, to July 15, 1778, under Capt. Elijah Deming 
and Col. Ashley ; ordered to Albany by Gen. Fellows ; from Oct. 1 4, 1 780, 
to Oct. 16, 1780, under Capt. Adam Kasson and Col. John Ashley, on 
alarm from the northward; from Aug. 6, 1781, to Nov. 8, 1781, under 
Capt. Jeremiah Hickok and Col. Elisha Porter. — James E. Barnard. 

ELI HULL: Born in Killing^worth, Conn., March 20, 1764; died in 
Keene, N. Y., April 3, 1828; served from Jan. i, 1781, to Jan i, 1784, 
in Capt. Stephen Potter's Co., Col. Heman Swift's 2d Regt., Connecti- 
cut Continental Line, and was a pensioner under the act of 1818. — 
William Henry Harrison Hull. 

EZEKIEL HUMPHREY: Born in Simsbury, Conn., Aug. 28, 1719 ; 
died there in 1795 ; member of the General Assembly of Connecticut in 
1777, being officially recorded with the title of Captain ; elected Select- 
man of Simsbury Dec. 2, 1776, and in 1777 chosen on a committee to 
care for families of soldiers. — Frank Scott Wood. 

ZACHARIAH HUNGERFORD : Born in East Haddam (Had- 
lyme). Conn., in 1740; died in East Haddam, Nov. i, 1816 ; Sergeant 
in Col. Joseph Spencer's Regt., from East Haddam, on the Lexington 
Alarm ; Ensign of i8th Co., 12th Regt. of Connecticut, October, 1775 ! 
Captain of 9th Co., 25th Regt., May, 1777 ; and Captain of a company 
at New London and Groton, from Nov. 8, 1780, to Jan. 6, 1781. — 
Wm. S. Hungerford. 

DIRCK (or Derrick) HUNN : Born Dec. 5, 1760; died March 7, 
1795 ; Assistant Commissary to the Hospital, and Issuing Commissary 
in Gen. Sullivan's expedition, in 1779, and for the last years of the war 
served in the Quartermaster-General's Department. His widow was 
pensioned in 1839, while living in Mohawk, N. Y. — Williatn Clark. 

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JOHN HUNTER: Born in Londonderry, N. H., July 6, 1754; died 
in Gaines, N. Y., in August, 1828 ; served in Capt. John Moore's Co., 
Col. John Stark's Regt., in 1775, participating in the battle of Bunker 
Hill ; also in Capt. Finlay's Co. of Volunteers who marched from Lon- 
donderry and joined the Northern Army at Saratoga, in September, 
1777. After the war he was made a Captain of Militia. — John Sears 
\^ right. 

BENJAMIN HUNTINGTON : Born in Norwich, Conn., April 19, 
1736; died in Rome, N. Y., Oct. 16, 1800; member of Continental 
Congress, 1780-84 and 1787-88; served in first Congress under the 
Constitution, 1789-gi ; State Senator from 1781 to 1793 ; Superior 
Court Judge from 1793 to 1798, and first Mayor of Norwich from 1784 
to 1 796 ; also a State Councilor during the Revolution. — William 
Randall Huntingtoti. 

JEDEDIAH HUNTINGTON: Bom in Norwich, Conn., Aug. 4, 
1743 ; died in New London, Sept. 25, 1818 ; a graduate of Harvard, 
and Captain of Militia prior to 1775; Colonel of a regiment from 
Norwich at Cambridge, April 26, 1775 > marched to New York, enter- 
taining Washington at Norwich en route ; helped repel the enemy at 
various points in Connecticut and New York ; made Brigadier-General 
in 1777; subsequently Brevet-Major General ; on the court-martial that 
tried General Lee, and the court of inquiry in Andre''s case ; helped 
draft the constitution of the Cincinnati, and was Sheriff, State Treasurer, 
and Collector of Port of New London, for many years. — Hart Lyman. 

JOSEPH HUNTOON : Born in Kingston, N. H., in 1731 ; died 
in Dansville, March 13, 1812-13 ; at the age of 20, enlisted in Capt. 
Nathaniel Huntoon's Co. of New Hampshire ; in 1777 was First Lieu- 
tenant in Col. Alexander Scammel's Regt. ; wounded in the left arm at 
battle of Stillwater ; in 1781 ordered to go after deserters ; served in 
Capt. Bearing's Co. in 11^2.— Laun'sfon Livingston Stone. 

ISAAC MULFORD HUNTTING : Born in Easthampton, N. Y., 
Nov. 7, 1732 ; died in Stanfordville, N. Y., Feb. 3, 1812 ; an Associa- 
tor in Easthampton in 1776 ; also First Lieutenant, 2d Co., 3d Regt., of 
Minutemen, 1776. — De?inis Church Pierce, fohti Harrey Pierce. 

NATHANIEL HUNTTING, 3d : Born in 1730 ; an Associator 
in the town of East Hampton, L. I. — Tennis Dimon Lfuntting. 

NATHAN HURD : Bom in Connecticut in July, 1694 ; died in 
that state in 1779 ; Captain of a train band of Stratford and a private 
in Capt. Ebenezer Down's Co. of Woodbury ; marched to the relief of 

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Fort William Henry in 1757 ; Captain of the 8th Co. (Litchfield) in 
Col. Silliman's Battalion, Wadsworth's Brigade, in 1776. — Edward 
Fmvler Hiird. 

ABIRAM HURLBUT : Son of Samuel Hurlbut (q. v.) ; as a lad of 
14, was with his father at the evacuation of New York by the Americans, 
and at the battles of Trenton and Princeton ; lived in Madrid, N. Y., 
where he drew a Revolutionary pension until 1840. — Jesse Lyman Hurl- 
but. 

SAMUEL HURLBUT : Born in Woodbury, Conn., April 18, 1737 ; 
died in Charlotte, Vt., March 23, 1818 ; was Captain of 5th Co., 
7th Regt. of Connecticut, Col. Webb commanding ; was first en- 
rolled in Militia at Hartford as Ensign, July 6, 1775 ; discharged Dec. 
20, 1775 ; re-enlisted in 1776 and was First Lieutenant ; served in 
vicinity of New York from April till close of the year ; assisted in forti- 
fying Brooklyn, August 7 ; was at battle of White Plains ; also at 
Trenton and Princeton in January, 1777. — Jesse Lyman Hurlbut. 

DAVID HUSTIS (or Hewstet) : Born in Westchester, N. Y., about 
the year 1757 ; died in North Highlands, Putnam Co., N. Y. ; appointed 
May 28, 1778, Second Lieutenant of Capt. Caleb Bentley's Co. 
in the 6th Albany County Regt. of New York Militia, commanded 
by Col. Stephen J. Schuyler ; promoted to First Lieutenant of the same 
company ; and still later Captain. — John Haldane Flagler. 

HEZEKIAH HUTCHINS : Born in Haverhill, Mass., in 1728; 
died in Hampstead, N. H. June 13, 1796 ; served when 17 years old at 
the capture of Louisburg ; Lieutenant at Fort William Henry, 1756 ; 
Captain and " Ingenear " at Fort Frederick nearly two years ; com- 
missioned Captain June 17, 1775, in Col. Reed's Regt. at Charlestown, 
Mass. ; Captain in Lieut. -Col. Welch's Regt., Gen. Whipple's Brigade, 
1776 ; marched as Captain of a company from Hampstead, N. H., and' 
joined the army at Saratoga in September, 1777 ; and was in Capt. 
Page's Co., Col. Gale's Regt., which joined the army in Rhode Island 
in August, 1778. — George Burley Spalding. 

ISRAEL HUTCHINSON : Borp in Danvers, Mass., in November, 
1727; died there March 16, 181 1 ; Sergeant of a company of Rangers in 
1757 ; Lieutenant at Lake George and Ticonderoga in 1758 ; Captain in 
the struggle on the Heights of Abraham, Sept. 13, 1759 ; Captain of a 
Company of Minutemen that marched from Danvers on the Lexington 
Alarm and pursued the retreating British ; for bravery at West Cam- 
bridge was appointed Lieutenant-Colonel of the 19th Massachusetts 

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Regt., May 3, 1775 ^ promoted for bravery at Bunker Hill to Colonelcy 
of the 27th Regt. ; participated in siege of Boston and battle of Long 
Island ; his troops manned the boats in the retreat to New York ; fol- 
lowed the fortunes of the main army till Jan. i, 1777, when he returned 
home ; and was member of the General Court 19 years and member of 
the Governor's Council two years, — George Hoivard Reed. 

TIMOTHY HUTTON: Born in Troy (or Albany), N. Y., Nov. 
24, 1746; died in Carlisle, N. Y., Oct. 10, 1824; Ensign, Oct. 20, 1775, 
in Capt. Henry Oothout's Co. of Albany County, N. Y., Militia ; Ensign 
under same Captain and Col. Philip P. Schuyler, Feb. 20, 1776 ; Lieu- 
tenant under Capts. Gross, Livingston and Lansingh ; and Lieutenant in 
Col. Marinus Willet's Regt. — Anson Isaac Hutto7i. 

BENJAMIN HYDE: Born in Norwich West Farms, now Franklin, 
Conn., in 1757; died in Taberg, N. Y., Aug. 3, 1839 ; marched in 
Capt. Aaron Cleveland's Co. from Canterbury on the Lexington Alarm, 
serving five days ; re-enlisted July 16, 1775, '" Capt. Ava Kingsbury's 
Co., Col. Jedediah Huntington's Regt., serving until Dec. 16, 1775 ; and 
in 1779 was Corporal in Capt. Nehemiah Waterman's Co., Col. Nathan 
Gallup's Regt. — Samuel Henry Beach. 

ELIJAH HYDE: Born in Norwich, Conn., Jan. 17, 1735 ; died in 
Lebanon, Dec. 31, 1800; appointed Major of 2d Regt. of Connecticut 
Light Horse in November, 1776; field officer under Lieut.-Col. Thos. 
Seymour, with Light Horse at New York, 1776, and at Stillwater, Oct. 
2, 1777. He was Quartermaster of Second Troop of Horse in the 12th 
Connecticut Regt., four years before the war. — Frederick Wm. Hyde. 

JEDEDIAH HYDE: Born in Norwich, Conn., Aug. 24, 1738; died 
in Hyde Park, Vt., May 29, 1822 ; Captain in Col. Samuel Wyllys' Regt. 
(22d Continental) of Connecticut, 1776; and in 4th Continental Regt. 
from Jan. i to July 31, 1777 ; pensioned under act of i8i8. He was 
one of original proprietors of Hyde Park, Vt., which was named after 
him. — Harry E. Hyde. 

THOMAS HYDE : Born in Norwich West Farms, now Franklin, 
Conn., May 11, 1735 ; died there Oct. 4, 1819 ; frequently a member 
of the Legislature from Franklin ; was Ensign in Capt. Waterman's Co., 
Col. Nathan Gallup's Regt., Gen. Tyler's Brigade. — Samuel Henry Beach, 
fared Hyde Tilden. 

ZABDIEL HYDE: Son of Elijah Hyde (q. v.) ; born in 1762 ; 
Colonel of militia ; assisted in driving the British to their ships after 
the massacre at Fort Griswold. — Frederick William Hyde. 

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ICHABOD IDE : Born in Westminster, Vt., April lo, 1753; died 
in Lyndon, Vt., Feb. 24, 1831 ; served from Sept. 25 to Oct. 17, 1777; 
in Lieut. Moses Jolinson's Co., Col. Wm. Williams' Regt. of Vermont, 
also 30 days in August, 1778, in Capt. John Betty's Co., same Regiment ; 
and two days on alarm Oct. 17, 1780, under Major Elkanah Day. — 
George Elmore Ide. 

GEORGE IRISH : Born in Rhode Island in 1729 ; died in Middle- 
ton, R. I., Oct. II, 1801 ; Colonel of the ist Regt. of Militia, of the 
County of Newport, R. I., elected in May, 1776, by the General Assem- 
bly ; also Deputy from Middleton to the Rhode Island Assembly. — 
Augustus C. Almy, Chas. Gardner A/my, William Ellery Almy. 

CHAUNCEYISBELL: Born in Milford, Conn.; killed in a bayonet 
charge during the British raid on Danbury, April 27, 1777, and died 
commending his wife and eighteen-months-old child, Chauncey Isbell, Jr., 
to the care of his comrades. — Arthur Humphrevill Isbell. 

AMASA JACKSON : Son of Michael Jackson (q. v.) ; born in 
Newton, Mass., June 5, 1765; died in New York, March 24, 1824; 
being only ten years of age at the outbreak of the Revolution, he enlisted 
as a drummer boy and at the close of the war was made an Ensign. — 
Eugene Koop, Godfrey Fhelps Koop. 

DANIEL JACKSON : Born in Massachusetts ; died in Middlesex 
in 1833 ; Sergeant in Col. Gridley's Regt. of Massachusetts Artillery 
from May, 1775, '"^ December, 1775; and in Knox's Regt. of Conti- 
nental Artillery from December, 1775, until taken prisoner at Fort 
Washington, Nov. 16, 1776; exchanged Dec. 10, 1776; Second Lieu- 
tenant in 3d Continental Artillery, Jan. i, 1777 ; First Lieutenant Sept. 
2, 1777 ; transferred to Corps of Artillery, June 17, 1783 ; served to 
Nov. 3, 1783; promoted to Major; and resigned in April, 1803. — 
James Henry Springer, Joseph Alden Springer. 

GILES JACKSON: Born in Weston, Mass., Feb. 22, 1733; died 
in Tyringham, Mass., May 4, 1810 ; representative in the General Court 
fourteen years ; member of the State Congress which met at Watertown, 
and of the First Congress which met in 1774 ; commissioned Major of 
the First Berkshire County, Mass., Regt., Aug. 30, 1775 ; again chosen 
to that office by the Legislature in 1776; served at Peekskill, N. Y. ; 
discharged Aug. 6, 1776; again commissioned April 4, 1777, and on 
Oct. II, the same year, was appointed by the Legislature as Lieutenant- 
Colonel, the same regiment, in place of Lieut. -Col. Root, deceased. 
Col. Jackson drew up the so-called " Convention of Saratoga," under 
which Burgoyne surrendered, and the original draft is in possession of 

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his descendants in Minneapolis. — Stephen Merrell Clement, James A. 
Jackson, James Caleb Jackson, James H. Jackson, Oliver Clark Kingsley, 
Lewh J. Kingsley, Wm. E. LeffinguKll. 

MICHAEL JACKSON: Born in Newton, Mass., Dec. 28, 1734; 
died ApriJ 10, 1801 ; had four sons in the Revolutionary War ; as a 
subaltern, had seen service before the war ; at Lexington was Captain 
of a Company of Minutemen ; for his coolness and daring was made 
Major in Col. Gardner's Regt., Massachusetts Militia ; promoted to 
Lieutenant-Colonel ; then Colonel of the 8th Massachusetts Regt., and 
finally Brigadier-General ; wounded at Lexington and Bunker Hill, and 
severely in a night attack on British entrenchments on an island in East 
River while stationed at New York. — Eugene Koop, Godfrey Phelps 
Koop. 

MICHAEL JACKSON: Born in 1708; came from County Long- 
ford, Ire., with his wife and settled in Orange County, N. Y. ; fought in 
the French and Indian War ; Judge of Orange County, 1759 ; member 
of Continental Congress from Colony of N. Y., from 1775 to 1777. — 
Richard Conover Jackson. 

SAMUEL JACKSON : Of Maryland ; raised and equipped a com- 
pany at his own expense and with four sons joined the army under 
Washington. — Robert Alexander. 

STEPHEN JACKSON : Born in Rockaway, N. J., Sept. 8, 1744; 
died March 28, 181 2; member of the Committee of Observation in 
Pequonnock, Morris County, N. J., in 1775 ; Captain of a Company of 
Morris Militia, 1777; commanded a company of Cavalry scouting the 
following winter ; contracted lung trouble which led to his resignation. 
— Theodore F. Jackson. 

WILLIAM JACKSON (a) : Born in Coleraine, County Down, Ire- 
land ; lived in Ulster County, N. Y. ; died March 8, 1821 ; Captain of 
a company of Ulster County Militia which was filled in April, 1776. — 
Richard Conover Jackson. 

WILLIAM JACKSON (l>) : Son of Michael Jackson of Orange 
County, N. Y. ; born in 1747 ; Captain in Continental Army ; partici- 
pated in battle of Long Island, was wounded, taken prisoner, and died 
in the old sugar-house prison in 1776. — Richard Conover Jackson. 

DAVID JAMES : Of New Jersey ; born Dec. 29, 1756; died in or 
near Deerfield, N. J., July 18, 1834; enlisted in Capt. John N. Cum- 
mings' Co., 2d Battalion, Second Establishment, New Jersey Continental 
Line, and served in the Indian campaign in Western Pennsylvania in 

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1779; also private and Sergeant in Capt. Cyrus D. Hart's Co., 2d 
Regt., New Jersey Continental Line ; took part in battles of Three 
Rivers, Brandywine, Gerniantown and Monmouth ; served in Virginia 
in 1 78 1, participating in battle of Yorktown ; received a badge of merit 
for eight years' faithful service.^ — IVatscm Thomas Dwimore. 

GEORGE JENNINGS: Born in Baltimore, Md., in 1745; died 
there in i8ii ; served in the Maryland Line from Aug. i, 1780, to 
Nov. 15, 1783. — Henry Christopher Hand Stewart. 

ISAAC JENNINGS : Born in Fairfield, Conn., May 18, 1743 ; died 
there June 6, 1819 ; his house was the first destroyed at the burning 
of Bristol ; served seven days on the Lexington Alarm in Capt. David 
Dimon's Co. ; was Sergeant in Capt. Silliman's Co., Col. Whiting's 
Regt. of Connecticut Militia; at Peekskill in October, 1777 ; discharged 
Oct. 30, 1777. — Isaac Jennings. 

JACOB JENNINGS : Born in Fairfield, Conn., Dec. 5, 1739; died 
in Norwalk, Conn., April 11, 1817; clerk in the Connecticut Co. of 
which Jabez Gregory was Captain, under Gen. Wooster, serving three 
months prior to Jan. 21, 1776. — George M. Jarvis. 

EBENEZER JESUP, Sr. : Born in Green Farms, Conn., March 14, 
1739; died there May 6, 1812; Ensign in Capt. Nash's Co., Col. 
Samuel Whiting's Regt., Connecticut Militia. On the day after Gen. 
Tryon burned Fairlield, July 7, 1779, his house and all its contents were 
destroyed, inflicting a loss of £\'z\.2.\, which is recorded in history as 
having been greater than that of any other person, with a single excep- 
tion. — Morris Ketchum Jesup. 

JOSEPH JEWETT: Born in Lyme, Conn., Dec. 13, 1732; 
Captain in Col. Huntington's (17th) Reg^., Connecticut Line. After 
the siege of Boston, his command proceeded to New York and partici- 
pated in the battle of Long Island. Col. Huntington's Regt. was 
compelled to surrender, after which Capt. Jewett was made the target 
for several bayonet thrusts. After he had surrendered his sword he was 
cut down by the bayonets of the infuriated enemy. He lingered two 
days, and died on Aug. 29, 1776. — Carlton R. Jewett, Edgar B.Jeruett, 
Frederick A. Jewett, John E. Jewett, Josiah Jewett, Nathan Hall Jewett, 
Sherman Skinner Jewett, 1st, Sherman Skinner Jewett, 2d. 

THOMAS JEWETT : Born in August, 1730; lived in Norwich, 
Conn., Pownal, Vt., and Bennington, Vt. ; died in Bennington, May 29, 
181 2 ; member of First Vermont Legislature, 1778 ; also of Legislatures of 
1783, 1787, 1788, 1789, 1790 and 1791 ■ member of the Convention in 

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1 79 1 which ratified the admission of Vermont into the Union; also of 
the Convention in 1793 ; was a Justice of the Peace, also Judge for the 
shire of Bennington in 1778 ; was a Lieutenant of Militia and partici- 
pated in the battle of Bennington. — Wilkinson D. Wright. 

CHRISTOPHER JOHNSON : Born in Middletown, Conn., in 1754, 
and died in New York City, Jan. 2, 1823 ; served in Capt. David 
Welch's Co., I St Regt. (VVooster's), of the Connecticut Line, raised in 
New Haven County in 1775 for New York ; discharged in the Northern 
Department, Sept. 6, 1775, and re-enlisted in 1778 as Sergeant in Capt. 
Burr's Co., Col. Moseley's Regt., which was ordered to the Hudson 
soon after the battle of Monmouth, June 28, 1778. — Julius A. Johnson. 

DAVID JOHNSON : Born Sept. 29, 1762 ; died in Moretown, Vt, 
Dec. 27, 1827 ; enlisted May, 1777, for three years as a private in Capt. 
Jonathan Parker's Co., Col. Charles Webb's Regt., of Connecticut ; was 
sentry at West Haven, Sept. i, 1781, when he was captured by the 
enemy; was pensioned under the act of 18 18. — Emmet T. Johnson, 
William H. Kelly. 

HEZEKI AH JOHNSON : Born in Wallingford, Conn., March 12, 
1732 ; died in Hamden, Conn., Feb. 21, 1810 ; marched on the Lexing- 
ton Alarm ; private in Capt. Nathaniel Johnson's Co., Col. Douglass' 
Regt., Connecticut Militia ; served to the northward under Gates in 
1777 ; Captain of a Company of Minutemen that marched to the relief 
of New London when attacked by the British under Benedict Arnold, 
1 78 1 . — Stephen Albert Johnson. 

JEREMIAH JOHNSON: Born in Braintree, Mass., in 1764; en- 
listed in March, 1781, at Keene, N. H., under Capt. Moody Dustin, in 
the First New Hampshire Regt. ; received his discharge at the end of 
the war at Exeter, N. H. When the War of 1812 broke out, he 
again enlisted, in January, 18 13, and on account of his age was detailed 
for hospital service. He drew a pension. — -/. Augustus Johnson. 

ROGER JOHNSON: Born in Calvert Co., Md., March 18, 1749; 
died in Frederick Co., Md., March 3, 1831 ; appointed on Sept. 12, 
1775, by the Committee of Observation of the Middle District of 
Frederick Co. to raise a private company ; also recommended by the 
same committee for appointment as Second Major in the Second Bat- 
talion. — Eldred Johnson. 

RUFUS JOHNSON : Born in Rhode Island, Nov. 8, 1753 ; died in 
Hoosick, N. Y., June 9, 1837 ; private in Capt. Edmund Johnson's Co., 
Col. James M. Varnum's Regt., Rhode Island Militia, April, 1775 ; Ser- 
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geant in Capt. William Roy's Co., Col. Brown's Regt., Rhode Island 
Militia, 1776 ; Second Lieutenant in Capt. Joshua Prigg's Co., Col. Rob- 
inson's Regt., Vermont Militia, 1780. — Augustus P. Corse. 

SAMUEL JOHNSON, ist: Born in Connecticut about 1720; died 
Jan. 12, 1782 ; Sergeant in the 7th Co., ist Regt., Connecticut 
Continental Line, recruited in New Haven County on the first call for 
troops by the Legislature, May-June, 1775 ; discharged Nov. 28, 1775. 
— Evan Malbone Johnson, Jr. 

SAMUEL JOHNSON, 2D ; Son of Samuel Johnson, ist (q. v.) ; pri- 
vate in the 7th Co, ist Regt. Connecticut Continental Line, and 
was discharged Nov. 28, 1775. — Evan Malbone Johnson, Jr. 

CHARLES JONES : Of Frederick Co., Md. ; member of the com- 
mittee appointed to procure ammunition and equipments for the Mary- 
land troops. — George S. Scott. 

DANIEL JONES: Born in Colchester, Conn., Aug. 28,1755; died 
in Hartford, Conn., Feb. i, 1802 ; conductor of teams for transporting 
supplies from Connecticut to the Continental Army in 1777 ; forage mas- 
ter, 1778 ; assistant in the Quartermaster-General's Department for the 
district of Hartford from June 1, 1780, to Sept. 30, 1780 ; commissioned 
First Lieutenant, Governor's Horse Guards, 1794 ; Captain, 1798 ; and 
at his death was Major. — Robert Webster Day. 

JOEL JONES : Born at Saybrook, Conn., April 16, 1733; died at 
Hebron, Conn., June 17, 1792; Lieutenant-Colonel in the Connecticut 
Militia, having been promoted from the grade of Major in 1776; in 1777 
he was Lieutenant-Colonel in Latimer's Regt., sent to reinforce General 
Gates at Saratoga. — Joseph Fayson Wright, Wm. S. Barriger. 

NATHANIEL JONES: Born in Ipswich, Mass., Dec. 22, 1745; 
lived in Ipswich ; enlisted May 15, 1775, for eight months in Capt. 
Nathaniel Wade's Co., Col. Moses Little's Regt., of Massachusetts ; 
subsequently sailed in the privateer brigantine " Fancy," which was 
captured Aug 7, 1777; taken to Mill Prison, England, where he re- 
mained till close of war ; afterward went to sea and was lost about 
1 800. — Rufus Lcighton MacDuffic. 

PHINEAS JONES: Born in Charlton, Mass., Feb. 17, 1762; died- 
in Spencer, Mass., April 27, 1850 ; about March 4, 1778, enlisted for 
nine months in Capt. Lamb's Co., Col. Ward's Regt. ; went to Rhode 
Island, where he served with Col. Shepherd's, Col. Vose's, and the so 
called Black Regiment of the Continental Line under Gen. Sullivan ; de- 
tached for guard duty ; re-enlisted in October, 1779, for three months under 

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Capt. Samuel Hammond and Col. Samuel Denny, marching to Albany ; 
for one month in July, 1780, under Capt. Abijah Lamb and Col. Jacob 
Davis, marching to Tiverton, R. I., for three months in the summer of 
1781, under Capt. Reuben Davis and Col. Luke Drury, marching to 
West Point, where he was discharged in October, 1781. — Edward Franc 
/ones, Gerry Jones, Gilbert E. Rodgers. 

NATHANIEL JOSLIN : Born in Leominster, Mass., Oct. 25, 1761 ; 
died in Stoddard, N. H., July, 185 1 ; in the Bennington campaign of 
1777 and was a United States pensioner. — Frederick Gilbert Sikes. 

ABIJAH JOSLYN : Son of John Joslyn (q. v.) ; born in Leominster, 
Mass., Jan. 24, 1744; died at Verona, N. Y., Sept. i, 181 1 ; Captain of 
Militia in Ashburnham, Mass., and a member of the Committee of Cor- 
respondence of the town. — Andrews Joslyn Woodworth, Newell Ber- 
tram Woodworth. 

JOHN JOSLYN: Born in Lancaster, Mass., in December, 1710; 
died in Leominster, in August, 1788 ; Captain of a Company of Minute- 
men in Col. John Whitcomb's Regt. on the Lexington alarm. — Andre^vs 
Joslyn Woodivorth, Newell Bertram Woodworth. 

DAVID JOY: Born in Rehoboth, Mass., July 5, 1754; died in P"a- 
bius, N. Y., March 7, 1813 ; enlisted July 17, 1775, in Capt. Nathaniel 
Turtle's Co., 7th Connecticut Continental Line, Col. Chas. Webb 
commanding; and served till Dec. 19, 1775. — Charles Gurley Shepard, 
Walter Joy Shepard. 

TIMOTHY JUDSON: Born in Woodbury, Conn., April 22, 1737 ; 
died in Green County, N. Y., Sept. 10, 1821 ; Captain of a company to 
repel the British raid on Danbury, in April, 1777 ; also Captain in Col. 
Increase Moseley's Regt. to repel Tryon's invasion July 5, 1779. — Ed- 
7vard Judson Wynkoop. 

MATTHEW KEATOR: Born in Marbletown, N. Y., in 1736; died 
there in 1781 ; signed the Ulster County " Roll of Honor," or Articles 
of Association, in June, 1775. — James de la Motitayne, Austin M. 
Slaiison. 

NICHOLAS KEATOR: Born in Marbletown, N. Y., Sept. 22, 
172S ; died there in 1798 ; signed the Ulster County " Roll or Honor," 
or Association Articles, in June, 1785. — James de la Motitayne. 

FREDERICK KEEPER: Born in Berks County, now Lebanon 
County, Pa., in 1758; on the alarm in 1775, he entered the service as 
drummer in the volunteer companies in York County, and subsequently 
became Sergeant. Some of the officers under whom he served were 

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Capts. Bush, Shoemaker, Weaver, and Thomas Fisher, and Lieut. 
Henry Miller. For several years after the war he lived in Gettysburg; 
thence moved to Harrisburg, where he died. — Fraiik R. Kccfcr. 

SAMUEL KEELER: Born in Norwalk or Ridgefield, Conn., Feb. 
9, 1716; died in Ridgebury, Conn., June 17, 1781 ; Lieutenant in Capt. 
Nehemiah Beardsley's Co., 5th Continental Line, from May i to Nov. 
2, 1775 ; also Captain Bradley's Battalion, Wadsworth's Brigade, raised 
in May, 1776, and was taken prisoner, with his company, at Fort Wash- 
ington, Nov. 16, 1776. — Frederick M. Keelcr, John H. Keclcr, John H. 
Keeler, Jr. 

JOHN KEESE : Born in Flushing, L. L, in 1755 ; died in Philadel- 
phia, iSog; enlisted on the outbreak of the war and became Assist- 
ant Deputy Quartermaster ; after the declaration of peace, he moved 
to New York and practised law ; admitted to the New York State Soci- 
ety of the Cincinnati in 1800. There is a window to his memory in 
the First Presbyterian Church at Fifth Avenue and nth Street, New 
York City. — George Potneroy A'eese. 

LEVI KELLEY : Born in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co., Mass., Dec. 4, 
1754; enlisted July 17, 1775, in Capt. Joshua Gray's Co., from Barn- 
stable, serving five months and 18 days; re-enlisted Oct. 15, 1777, in 
Capt. .\bijah Bangs' Co., Col. Nathaniel Freeman's Regt., serving 16 
days on a "private expedition under resolve of Sept. 16, 1777." — Fred- 
erick D. Kalley. 

JOHN KEMPER : Born in Holland in 1749 or 1756; died in Hud- 
son, N. Y., Aug. II, 1842 ; pensioned for 18 months' service as a mid- 
shipman on board the brigs " Hector " and " Fair America,'' U. S. N. , 
during the Revolution. Part of the service was under Capts. James 
Storer and Stephen Decatur. — Alvin Martin Evans. 

SAMUEL KENDRICK, Sr. : Born in Coventry, Conn., March 28, 
1753; moved to Hanover, N. H. ; died March 13, 1845; was among 
those who marched from Cornish and adjacent towns to reinforce the 
garrison at Ticonderoga on the alarms of June 27 and July 4, 1777. 
Later in the same year he was a Sergeant in Col. Jonathan Ciiase's regi- 
ment of New Hampshire Militia, commanded by Major Francis Smith, 
and rendered servioe at Saratoga under Gates. — Fredk. M. H. Kendrick. 

JOHN KEYES : Born in Ashford, Conn., in 1744; commissioned 
Lieutenant in 5th Co., 3d Regt. (Gen. Putnam's), Connecticut Line, 
May I, 1776 ; fought at Bunker Hill ; was Captain in Col. Durkee's 
Regt. (formerly Putnam's) ; stationed at Bergen Heights, N. J. , till 
Sept. 15, 1776; then at Fort Lee; accompanied Washington in his 
retreat through Jersey ; fought at Trenton and Princeton ; promoted to 

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Brigade Major in 1781, and in 1782 appointed the first Adjutant-Gen- 
eral in the Connecticut Militia. — Henry Tookei- IVarnkk, John K. 
Warnick. 

SAMUEL KIDDER: Born in Dudley, Mass., Feb. 8, 1734; died 
in 1776; enlisted May 5, 1775, under Capt. Nathaniel Healey and Col. 
Learned, of Massachusetts, serving three months and three days ; re- 
enlisted in same, and was on duty at Roxbury, Oct. 6, 1775. — Ernest 
R. Willard. 

JOHN KILLBOURN: Born in Litchfield, Conn., April 12, 1735 ; 
about 1768 moved to Adams, Mass., of which he was one of the first 
settlers ; entered the Revolutionary Army in 1777 ; marched to Ticon- 
deroga ; promoted to Sergeant in Capt. Parker's Co. in August, 
1777 ; in 1780 commanded a company in Col. Symond's Regt. on the 
"Vermont Alarm ; " and in 1797 moved, with the rest of his family, to 
Plainfield, Otsego County, N. Y. , where he died Sept. 5, 1820. The 
family name was subsequently spelled with a final "e". — Henry Sayles 
Killwurne. 

PETER KILTS : Born in Germany ; died in Palatine, N. Y. ; pri- 
vate in Col. Klock's Regt. of N. Y. State Militia, and participated 
in the battle of Oriskany. — George S. Klock. 

BENJAMIN KIMBALL: Born in Plaistow, N. H., Aug. 5, 1741 ; 
Lieutenant in Capt. Enoch Gilmour's Co., Col. Poor's Regt., from 
May 25 to Aug. i, 1775 ; promoted to Captain Nov. 8, 1776 ; Paymas- 
ter in 1777 in Col. Willey's Regt. ; killed by the accidental discharge of a 
soldier's musket in New York State on Aug. 23, \-]-j<).—Josia/i Levcrctf 
Merrill. 

DANIEL KIMBALL: Born in Bradford, Mass., in 1735; died in 
1802 ; commissioned First Lieutenant in Capt. Gage's Co. of Brad- 
ford, Mass., Col. Samuel Johnson's Regt., April 3, 1775 (or 1776) ; 
later, on committee to furnish supplies to the army at Boston ; drafted 
from training band alarm list of 4th Essex Regt., Gen. Farley's Bri- 
gade, and ordered to march to Horseneck under resolve of Sept. 12, 
1776 ; was also Captain of a Militia Company in the 3d Essex Reo-t. in 
1786. — Edmund Coggswell Converse. 

JOHN KIMBALL: Of Pomfret, Conn. ; born in 1735 ; died in East 
Bethel, Vt., Oct. 28, 1810; Second Lieutenant in 5th Co., 6th Battalion, 
Wadsworth's Brigade, in 1776; private in Capt. John Riley's Co., 3d 
Regt., Col. Webb, Feb. i. to Dec. 31, 1781 ; and Captain in Provi- 
sional Regiment, 1781. — Lloyd Alonzo Kimball. 

RICHARD KIMBALL: Born in Pomfret, Conn., Aug. 21, 1762 ; 
died in Randolph, Vt. , Nov. 23, 1828 ; entered the service in January 

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or February, 1782, as a substitute for his brother John ; served under 
Capt. John Reilly and Col. S. B. Webb until honorably discharged, 
Oct. 3, 1788; subsequently pensioned. — Lloyd Alonzo Kimball. 

BENJAMIN KING: Born at Taunton, Mass., Oct. 21, 17 18 ; died 
at Raynham, Mass., Dec. 4, 1803 ; member of the Committee of Safety 
and delegate to the Provincial Congress at Salem. — Horatio Collins 
King. 

GEORGE KING: Born at Raynham, Mass., Nov. 27, 1744; died 
there Jan. 16, 1827 ; Sergeant in the Raynham Company of which his 
cousin, John King, was Captain; served during siege of Boston in Col. 
Walker's Regiment ; also under Capt. Josiah Crocker, in Sullivan's 
Rhode Island campaign. He was a pensioner. His brothers Gaius, 
William, and Asa were also in the army. Gaius was killed in an en- 
gagement between the brig " Hazard " and the British brig " Active," 
March 16, 1779; William died of exposure; and Asa's health was per- 
manently impaired. George removed after the war to Oxford County, 
Me., where he died. — Horatio Collins King. 

JOHN KING : Born in Bolton, Conn., Sept. 11, 1730; died at Mt. 
Washington, Mass., May i, 1808; First Lieutenant in a company of 
Militia for the Province of Amenia, Dutchess Co., N. Y. , 1764; 
Captain of 14th Co., ist Regt. , of Berkshire Co., Mass., Militia, Mark 
Hopkins, Colonel, May 6, 1776 ; Justice of the Peace for Berkshire 
Co., March 7, 1777 ; in military service again in June and July, 1780, 
when he marched 60 miles from home to sustain the fort at West 
Point. — James Marcus King. 

JOHN KING: Born in Norwich, Conn., May 26, 1762; died there 
Oct. 27, 1836; enlisted in July, 1778, and served two months under 
Capt. John Arnold, of Coventry, Conn. ; stationed three weeks at New 
Haven, and engaged during balance of time in Rhode Island in Sulli- 
van's expedition; from some tfnie in October, 1778, served one month 
under Capt. Eleazer Huntington and Col. Smith at Groton, Conn. ; re- 
enlisted in July, 1779, and served eight months under Capt. James 
Dana and Col. Levi Wells, principally at New London and West Haven. 
— Henry Irving King. 

SAMUEL KING: Born in Scituate, R. I., April 5, 1737 ; died there 
Feb. I, 1804; private in the 5th Co. of Scituate Militia, commanded 
by Capt. Samuel Wilbur ; marched into service March 7, 1777; dis- 
charged April 30, 1777. — Walter Grant Ki?ig. 

STEPHEN KING: Born in PhiUipsburg in 1756 ; died in Wilton, 
N. Y., Sept. 10, 1828; served from 1776 to 1778, first in Col. J. John- 
son's Regt. of Ulster and Dutchess Co. men, under Capt. Corn Mar- 

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tin, then in Col. Henry Luddington's Regt. , under Capt. Edmund 
Baker. — C. Vol/uy King, Vincent C. King, Sr., Vitucnt C. Ki)ig,Jr. 

WILLIAM KING, Jr. : Lieutenant of Capt. Warriner's Co., of Mas- 
saciiusetts, which marched on the Lexington Alarm of April 19, 1775 ; 
in October, 1774, served upon a Committee of Correspondence, Inspec- 
tion, and Safety in Wilbraham, Mass. — Walter King Wright. 

ELEAZER KINGSBURY : Born in Tolland, Conn., Feb. 14, 1750; 
active in raising troops in Tolland in early part of war, and served in 
the ranks, participating, among other battles, in that of Saratoga. — 
IVilliam Henry Barnes. 

LEMUEL KINGSBURY : Born in Enfield, Conn., Sept. 14, 1752 ; 
died Sept. 14, 1846; marched from Enfield for the relief of Boston on 
the Lexington Alarm ; was Cornet in the 5th Regt. of Connecticut 
Light Horse in 1776; later a member of Capt. Hutchin's Co., i8th 
Regt. of Connecticut Militia; and in April and May, 1777, was in Capt. 
Pettibone's Co. of Col. Belden's Regt., in service at Peekskill. — Fird- 
erick William Kingsbury. 

WILLIAM KINKEAD : Of Tinkling Spring Church, Augusta Co., 
Va. ; born Jan. 19, 1736; moved to Woodford Co., Ky., in 1788; died 
May 3, 1821 ; an Indian fighter under Gen. Bouquet in 1664; wounded 
at the mouth of the Wheeling in 1774 ; Adjutant of a Virginia Regiment 
during the Revolution. — Hugh Douglas Wise. 

JAMES KITCHELL: Born Nov. 7, 1759; died in Rockaway, N. 
J., Oct. I, 1842 ; private in the New Jersey State Troops from Morris 
County ; also in the Continental Army. — Albert James Squier. 

WILLIAM KITTEL: Baptized in Schaghticoke, N. Y., June 14, 
1740; died there Aug. 28, 1829; private in the 14th Regt. of Albany 
Co., N. Y., Militia, commanded, successively, by Cols. John Knicker- 
bocker and Peter Yates, in the company of Capts. C. Vandenburgh 
and G. T. Bradt ; in active service at Burgoyne's surrender, and from 
July 23 to Oct. 13, 1779, May 17 to June 7, 1780, Oct. 11 to Nov. 12, 
1780, and Oct. 10 to Nov. 24, 1781. — Sumner Ely Wetmore Kittelle. 

SOLOMON KITTREDGE: Of Massachusetts and New Hamp- 
shire; born in 1736; died in Amherst, N. H. ; signed Association Test, 
pledging his life and fortune for the American cause; enlisted May 17, 
1775, in Col. James Reed's Regt. ; and fought at Bunker Hill. His 
son Solomon also enlisted in 1775. — Abbott £. Kittredge. 

JACOB KITTS: Born in Philadelphia in 1752; died there during 
the yellow-fever epidemic in July, 1793; appointed Sergeant, Feb. 4, 

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1781, in Capt. Christian Siiaffer's Co., 5th Regt. of Foot, of Pennsylva- 
nia. — Thomas E. Kirby. 

JACOB G. KLOCK (Clock): Born in Palatine, N. Y., in 1738; 
died in St. Jolinsville, N. Y., in 1814; appointed, May 11, 1775, mem- 
ber of a standing Committee of Correspondence for Tryon County; 
was Colonel of the 2d Regt. of Tryon County Militia ; and participated 
in the battle of Oriskany and other engagements. — George S. Klock. 

CALEB KNAPP: Father of Jabez Knapp (q. v.); enlisted March 
17, 1777, in the 2d Co., 2d Regt., of Goshen, N. Y., Militia, and served 
until January, 1782. — Jesse L. Cooky, Delmar M. Darriii. 

JABEZ KNAPP : Of Orange Co., N. Y. (the only record indicating 
whose age is that his daughter Amy was born Nov 27, 1777) ; entered 
the Goshen Regiment of New York State Troops as Ensign, Feb. 26, 
1778: and became Lieutenant March 12, 1783. — Jesse L. Cooley, Delmar 
M. Darrin. 

SAMUEL KNAPP : A native of either Connecticut or Massachu- 
setts ; enlisted from the town of Greenwich, Conn., on the Lexington 
Alarm, serving six days ; was in the Ticonderoga expedition tiie same 
year; discharged as Corporal Jan. 23, 1776; re-enlisted June 21. 1776, 
and was captured at Fort Washington, Nov. 16, 1776 ; after his ex- 
change enlisted again, March i, 1777, as gunner in Col. Lamb's Artil- 
lerv ; perished in the battle of Minisink, July 22, 1779. — Fred Le'uns 
White. 

TIMOTHY KNEELAND : Born in Topstield, Mass., Feb. i, 1737 ; 
died in Gardner, Mass., March 18, 1818 ; private in Lieut. Joseph 
Boynton's Co., Col. Nathan Sparhawk's Regt, marching to Bennington, 
Aug. 21, 1777, and serving 11 days; re-enlisted Sept. 5, 1777, in Capt. 
David Bent's Co., Col. Job Cushing's Regt., for service to the north- 
ward, serving three months and six days. — StiUman Foster Kneeland. 

PHILIP KNICKERBOCKER: Born in New York State in 1745; 
died there ; Ensign in Capt. Schaver's Co., Col. Livingston's Regt. of 
New York Militia. — Hugh McCkllan Knickerbocker. 

BENJ.'VMIN KNOVVER: Born in Roxbury, Mass., on or about 
Nov. 4, 1754', died there Nov. 4, 1806; Minuteman in Capt. Moses 
Whiting's Co., Col. John Greaton's Regt., and participated in the battle 
of Lexington ; also in Capt. Williams' Co., Col. Heath's Regt., partici- 
pated in the battle of Bunker Hill, and was encamped in Fort No. 2, 
Bunker Hill, Oct. 5, 1775. — Benjamin Knower, Charles Knower Randall. 

ANDREW KNOX: Born in County Antrim, Ire., 1727-28 ; died in 
Montgomery Co., Pa., Oct. 17, 1807 ; commissioned Justice of Court of 

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Common Pleas of Pennsylvania, June 6, 1777, and was Chairman of 
Committee of Correspondence of Whitpain, Montgomery Co. A price 
having been put on his head, five Tories besieged his house in January, 
1778, when he was shot in the thigh and lamed for life. Two of the 
Tories were caught and hanged. Two brothers of Andrew Knox, 
Matthew and William, were commissioned officers. — David McN^eely 
Knox Stauffc?: 

SHEPARD KOLLOCK: Lieutenant in 2d New York Artillery; 
served in infantry during the campaign of 1776; commissioned in 
January, 1777 ; resigned in January, 1779; member of the New Jersey 
Society of the ("incinnati, July 4, 1791. — Frank Betiesole Alytinger. 

JAMES KRONKHYTE: Captain in the 3d, or Manor of Van 
Cortlandt, Regt. , of New York State, of which Pierre Van Cortlandt was 
Colonel. — Chauncey Depeu\ Chauncey M. Depcw, Ganson Depew. 

JOHN LACEY: Born in Bucks Co., Pa., Feb. 4, 1755 ; Captain of 
Associators in 1775 ; Lieutenant-Colonel of a Battalion in 1777, and 
Brigadier-General of Militia in 1778. His portrait hangs in Independ- 
ence Hall, Philadelphia, and a statue has been erected to his memory 
in Bucks County. — Albert Loeiiing. 

JAMES LACKLAND: Born in Charlotte Co., Va., 1756; lived in 
Charlotte Co., Va., and Montgomery Co., Md. ; commissioned by the 
Council of Safety on I\Iay 14, 1776, to be Second Lieutenant of the 
company formed in the lower district of Frederick Co., Md., belonging 
to the 29th Battalion. Elias Harden was Captain of the company. — 
William Holmes Thomson, Albert Ritchie. 

HENRY LAKE, Sr. : Born in Connecticut in 1761 ; died in Ames, 
N. Y., about 1834; in July, 1777, served at Fort Edward under Capt. 
Samuel Hodge and Col. Van Woert; in June, 1779, ^' F°''' Ldward, 
under Capt. Wm. Brown and Col. Warner, at same place as substitute 
for his father, Thomas Lake ; at same place, under Capt. Wells, as sub- 
stitute for Matthew Brighton ; on expedition to Crown Point, under 
Capt. Morse and Col. Warner ; at Palmerstown, under Capt. Van 
Wormer and Maj. Austin ; at same place, under same officers, as sub- 
stitute for Matthew Brighton ; in June, 1780, at Fort Edward, under 
Capt. Wells and Col. Warner ; fall of 1780, at same place, under Capt. 
Wells ; after capture of Fort George by British, assisted in burying 
dead there under Col. Yates ; periods of service varying from five days 
to two months. — Harry Gaylord Lake. 

SAMUEL LAMB : Of Charlton, Mass. ; served in the Massachusetts 
Militia from March 10, 1777, to Dec. 30, 1780, under various com- 
manders, part of the time as private, and part of the time as Corporal. 

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Among his superiors were Capt. Abijah Lamb and Col. Gushing, 
Capt. Field and Col. \Vm. Sheppard, and Col. Jacob Davis. Part of 
his service was in Rhode Island, and part at West Point. — Wm. A. 
McQiiaid. 

EBENEAZER LANDERS: Born in Lenox, Mass., Nov. 8, 1758; 
died in Afton, N. Y. , Feb. 14. 1846; enlisted in Massachusetts Militia 
in 1776, serving a total of 21 months in 1776, 1777, 1778, and 1779, 
under Capts. Dickinson, Rowley, Newel, and Walker, Col. Church, 
and Gen. Schuyler; was pensioned at the age of 74. — Charles Jared 
Austin. 

JOHN LANGDON: Born in Fishkill, N. Y., about 1738; died in 
1786, and buried at South Dover, N. Y. ; Second Lieutenant of 
Dutchess County Co., 3d Regt., Continental Line, June 28, 1775; 
Second Lieutenant in Smith's Co., vice Newcomb, removed, 4th Regt., 
Dutchess Co. Militia (Col. Tobias Stoutenberg), May 28, 1778. — 
Le Droict La?igdon Barber, Andrew Langdoti, John Le Droict Langdon. 

GERRIT JACOB LANSING : Born March 4, 1711 ; died Nov. 29, 
1780 ; member of the Committee of Safety of Albany County during the 
Revolution. — Edward Ten Eyck Lansing, U'/n. Fredk. Lansing, Robert 
Earl, 2d, Wm. L\try Earl. 

JACOB LANSING : Captain of the " Middle Fort," at Schoharie, 
when attacked by Sir John Johnson and Brant, and Colonel of a regi- 
ment at the battle of Stillwater. — Edward Ten Eyck Lansing, IVm. 
Fredk. Lansing, Robt. Earl, zd, Wm. Retry Earl 

SANDERS LANSING: Born June 17, 1766; died, Sept. 19, 1850; 
private in Capt. Brown's Co., Col. Lansing's Regt., of New York. — 
Edward Ten Eyck Lansing, IVm. Frederick Lansing, Robert Earl, 2d, 
IVm. Retry Earl. 

ANTHONY WM. LA TOUR: Born in France in 1751; died in 
Utica, N. Y., 1839; enlisted from Charleston, S. C, in 1776, and served 
eight months in an Artillery Regiment, at Fort Moultrie ; enlisted again 
in 1778, from Boston, Mass., and served under Col. Henry Jackson; 
injured while on duty in Westchester Co., N. Y., and confined three 
months ; was pensioned for eleven months' actual service in Massa- 
chusetts troops. — Peter Valentine Sherwood. 

DANIEL LAWRENCE: Born in Newtown, L. L, Nov. 26, 1739; 
died at Lawrence Point, L. I., Nov. 7, 1807 ; a zealous Whig ; Captain 
of the Newtown Troop of Horse in 1776; exiled from his home from 
1776 to 1783 ; member of Assembly from Queens County, by appoint- 
ment of the Convention of 1777. — Cornelius Wesley Luyster. 

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NATHANIEL LAWRENCE: Born in Newtown, N. Y., in 1761; 
died in 1796 ; left Princeton College, and while under lawful age enlisted 
as a Lieutenant in the North Carolina Line ; captured by the enemy 
after behaving with great gallantry ; granted a large tract of land in 
western North Carolina (now Wilson Co., Tenn.), for his services. — 
Philip Liiidsley. 

MARKS LAZARUS: Born in Charleston, S. C, Feb. 22, 1757; 
died there Nov. i, 1835 ; belonged to the Corps of Cannoniers at the 
siege of Fort Moultrie, 1776 ; also engaged at siege of Savannah, and 
again at siege of Charleston, when taken by Clinton, at which time he 
was made prisoner. He also served as a private under Captain Donnell 
and Col. John Hayden, in 1776 ; as private under Capt. Lushington, 
in 1779, and as Sergeant-Major under Col. John Hayden, in 1780. — 
Marx Edwin Harby. 

JAMES LEALAND : Born in Sherburn, Mass., in 1720; died in 
Phelps, N. Y., in 1807 ; enlisted June 20, 1775, and served 44 days 
in Capt. Jacob Miller's Co., Col. Ephraim Doolittle's Regt., of 
Massachusetts ; was still in service in same command at Winter Hill, 
Oct. 31, 1775. — George H. Roberts, Jr. 

JONATHAN LEE: Born in Salisbury, Mass., Oct. 26, 1745 ; died 
in Torringford, Conn., Sept. i, 1814; enlisted from Pittsfield, April 22, 
1775, as Surgeon's Mate, in the 26th Massachusetts Regt., Col. John 
Paterson, serving three months and 18 days; re-enlisted and was in the 
same command Oct. 6, 1775. — Wm. Edward Frederic Smith. 

WILLIAM LEE: Born in Farmington, Conn., in 1745; died in 
Bristol, Conn., Dec. 12, 1828; enlisted as drummer in Capt. Judd's Co., 
3d Connecticut Regt., May 12,1777; discharged March 6, 1780. — 
Alfred Augustus Mitchell. 

ISAAC LEET : Born in Ohio Co. , Va., and after the Revolution 
moved to Washington, Pa. ; in the French and Indian War served with 
Washington, and at the outbreak of the Revolution, in the capacities of 
Justice and Deputy Sheriff of Ohio County, did much to promote the 
cause of independence ; had seven sons in the Revolution, one of 
whom, Daniel Leet, was a Brigade-Major. — Richard Harding Davis. 

ELISHA LEFFINGWELL: Born in Norwich, Conn., Nov. 4, 1743; 
died there June 4, 1804; served in Capt. Lathrop's and Capt. Edger- 
ton's Companies ; in July, 1780, was called with a Company of Minute- 
men to New London, to repel a threatened invasion, at which time he 
was an Ensign. — Wm. Elderkin Leffingwell. 

JOHN LEFFINGWELL: Born in Norwich, Conn., Aug. 7, 1721; 
died in Norwich, Mass., Oct 6, 1795; a gunsmith at Norwich during 

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the Revolution ; marched with Capt. John Perkins' Co. to the relief of 
Boston on the Lexington Alarm. — ll'»!. Elderkin Leffirigwell. 

WILLIAM LEFTWICH : Lived in Bedford County, Va., near Lib- 
erty, now Bedford City ; commissioned Lieutenant-Colonel of Militia 
by the Governor of Virginia, in 1779; contributed liberally from his 
private means to the support of the army ; was a brother of Gen. Joel 
Leftwich who, with another brother, Jabez, also served in the War of 
18 1 2. — William Rhys Pry or. 

HENRY LEHMAN: Born in the free city of Hamburg in 1745; 
emigrated to America before the Revolution ; settled in Gloucester Co., 
N. J., a few miles below Woodbury ; was a fighting Quaker, and at the 
battle of Germantown was shot through both cheeks, the bullet carrying 
away several teeth and part of his tongue. — Benjamin Wood, Benjatnin 
Wood, Henry Alex. Wise Wood, Washington Fernando Wood. 

JUSTIN LEONARD: Born in Springfield, Mass., May 16,1763; 
died in Sempronius, N. Y., Dec. 14, 1835 '■< enlisted July 28, 1779, and 
served one month and ten days in Capt. Preserved Leonard's Co., 
Col. Elisha Porter's Hampton County Regt. ; re-enlisted Nov. 5, 
1779, and served 22 days at Claverack, under Capt. Samuel Sloper and 
Col. Josiah Chapin ; re-enlisted July 10, 1780, under Ensign Bancroft, 
serving until Dec. 19, 1780. — Frank Hackley Griswold. 

FRANCIS LEWIS : Born in Llandaff, South Wales, in March, 1713 ; 
died in New York City, in December, 1803 ; came to New York in 
1734; was an agent here of British merchants in 1756, when he was 
made prisoner and sent to France ; returned to America and became 
an active politician ; was a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1775 
and served there several years; in 1776 he signed the Declaration of 
Independence as a representative from New York ; was employed by 
Washington on important secret service; and furnished supplies to the 
American army, through the firm of Francis Lewis & Son. — Herbert 
Crommelin Smyth. 

BENJAMIN LINCOLN: Born in Hingham, Mass., Jan. 24, 1733; 
died there May 9, 1810; Secretary of the Provincial Congress, 1775; 
Major-General, 1776; appointed Major-General by Continental Con- 
gress, Feb. 19, 1777; second in command at surrender of Burgoyne ; 
in command of Southern Army, 1778; commanded the center at the 
siege of Yorktown and capitulation of Cornwallis ; Secretary of \\'ar, 
1781-1784; commanded the force that suppressed Shay's rebellion, 
1787 ; member of convention that ratified the United States Constitu- 
tion ; and first President of the Massachusetts Society of the Cincin- 
nati. — Robert Lincoln Bowles. 

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JOSHUA LINCOLN, Jr., of Hingham, Mass.: born in 1737 ; died 
in 1810; marciied to Dorchester and served four days, from March 4, 
1776, under Capt. Thomas Hersey and Col. Lovell ; served two days, 
in June, 1776, at Hull, under Capt. Heman Lincoln and Col. Lovell; 
a like period at Hull, in December, 1776; and six days at Hull, in 
February, 1778, under Capt. Peter Cushing and Col. David Cushing. — 
Chas. Lincoln Nichols. 

RUFUS LINCOLN: Born in Taunton, Mass., November 10, 1751; 
lived there and in Wareham, Mass.; died February 11, 1838; joined 
the army at the outbreak of the war ; was at Cambridge when Wash- 
ington assumed command ; was at the battle of Dorchester Heights ; 
Captain of a Company at Taunton ; was in Saratoga campaign ; thence 
went to Pennsylvania; was captured December 28, 1777, while scout- 
ing near Valley Forge ; exchanged and rejoined the army ; was 
stationed at Nevvburgh, N. Y., and was discharged near there Novem- 
ber 3, 1783. — James Minor Lincoln. 

ELEAZER LINDSLEY : Second Major of the Eastern Battalion 
of Morris Co., New Jersey, Militia, Jan. 13, 1776; promoted to Lieutenant- 
Colonel and Colonel of the Continental Army. — Joseph Carlton Norris. 

DAVID LIVERMORE: Born in Leicester, Mass., in 1745; died 
in Spencer, Mass., Dec. 13, 1818; private in Capt. Ebenezer Mason's 
Co., Col. Jonathan Warner's Regt., which marched from Spencer, April 
i9> i775> serving 14 days; also in Capt. Nathan Smith's Co., Col. 
Jacobs' Regt., Oct. 31, 1778, for one month. — Rufus Adams Sibley. 

PETER R. LIVINGSTON : Born in Livingston, N.Y., May 8, 1737 ; 
died there Nov. 15, 1794; Colonel of the loth Regt., from Albany 
County; Member of Assembly for the Manor of Livingston, 1761-69 
and 1774-76; member of Provincial Convention, 1775; member of 
Provincial Congress, 1776-77 ; Member of Assembly, 1780-81. — Robert 
Livingston Fryer. 

JOSEPH LOCKE: Born in Woburn, Mass., April 23, 1729; Cap- 
tain of a company of Minutemen that marched to Cambridge after the 
battle of Lexington ; subsequently became Major, served through the 
war, and died of camp fever, on his return, when within 40 miles of 
home. — Waller Jesse Sears. 

ISAAC LOCKWOOD, Jr. : Born in Norwalk, Conn., Dec. 22, 1761-, 
died in Brookfield, Conn., Dec. 16, 1838 ; learned the tailor's trade ; at 
the age of 16 enlisted in the Continental army for seven months, and 
then re-enlisted for the war ; on account of a lame knee, he served in 
the fisld only in emergencies, employing most of his time making 
officers' uniforms. His grandson, Eli Hayes, of Longmeadow, Mass., 

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has the shears with which he made Washington's clothes. He was 
mustered out at West Point, his honorable discharge being signed by 
Washington. — Hanford Nichols Lockiuood. Homer Nichols Lockwood, 
Thomas Wildman Lockwood, Jr. 

LAMBERT LOCKWOOD: Born in Norwalk, Conn., in July, 1757; 
died in Bridgeport, Conn., Feb. 25, 1825; enlisted Aug. 13, 1776, in 
Capt. Benedict's Co., Bradley's Battalion, Wadsworth's Brigade, serving 
until Jan. 12, 1777; upon British approach to Danbury, in April, 1777, 
was despatched by Col. Cook, commanding at Danbur)', to Brig.-Gen. 
Silliman, at Fairfield, for arms and ammunition ; suddenly encountered 
the enemy at Redding, was wounded and taken prisoner. — Frederick 
Tomlinson Feet. 

WILLIAM LOCKWOOD: Born in Wethersfield, Conn., Jan. 21, 
1753; died in Glastonbury, Conn., Jan. 23, 1828; Chaplain of the 1st 
Massachusetts Brigade; an intimate friend of Washington's, whose 
chaplain also he was at one time ; was a member of the Cincinnati. — 
Charles A. Wright. 

MOSES LONG: Born in West Newbury, Mass., Oct. 15, 1760; was 
private in Capt. Saml. Carr's Co., Col. James Wesson's Regt. of Mas- 
sachusetts, Feb. 17, 1777 to Dec. 31, 1779; in the same from Jan. i, 
1780, to Feb. 17, 1780; stationed for a time at Fort Stanwix; was at 
Burgoyne's surrender ; wintered at Valley Forge ; participated in battle 
of Monmouth, and was one of Washington's body-guard of 16 imme- 
diately after the battle. — Charles Walter Smith, Lester Boardman Smith. 

BERIAH LOOMIS : A member of Capt. Heaton's Co. of Militia of 
Thetford, Vt. — Isaac Jennings. 

FRANCIS LOOMIS: Of Windsor, Conn., private in Capt. Lemuel 
Roberts' Co., 18th Regt., serving around New York, from Aug. 24 to 
Sept. 7, 1776. — Louis Henry Cornish. 

THOMAS LOOMIS : Born in Lebanon, Conn., April iS, 1756 ; died 
in New Berlin, N. Y., Sept. 5,1842; enlisted May 8, 1775, in Capt. 
James Clark's Co. of Lebanon; discharged Dec. 18, 1775; was at 
Bunker Hill ; also served under Capt. \\'ells and Col. Wolcott at Bos- 
ton ; afterwards Sergeant in Capt. Clark's Co., Wadsworth's Brigade, 
raised in June, 1776, to reinforce Washington at New York; served on 
Long Island, and was in the retreat from New York City in September, 
1776; engaged at White Plains ; was made deaf by the premature dis- 
charge of a cannon, and afterward served in the commissary department ; 
was at Yorktown when Cornwallis surrendered. — Thomas Loomis, Fred 
Lewis White. 

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JOHN LORD: Son of Tobias Lord (q. v.) ; died prior to 1800 ; one 
of five brothers wlio served in the American army during the Revolution ; 
two of them, John and Tobias, were Lieutenants, and one, Nathaniel, 
was in the expedition to Quebec under Arnold, was wounded, captured, 
and died in prison at Quebec. — Japies A. Roberts, Joseph Banks Roberts. 

JOSEPH LORD; Born in Lyme, Conn., in 1730; died in 1788; 
served in Capt. Samuel Mather's Co., Col. Roger Enos' Regt., at Fort 
Trumbull, July, 1776; also in Capt. Zeb. Ingalls' Co., nth Regt., on 
their march to Westchester, in 1776. — Reuben Lord Griffin. 

TOBIAS LORD : Born in Berwick, Me., 1723 ; died in Kennebunk- 
port. Me., 1807 ; commissioned Jan. i, 1776, Captain in York County 
Co., Massachusetts Militia, on sea-coast duty at Falmouth, Me. ; dis- 
charged Feb, 29, 1776; re-enlisted Feb. 29, 1776, discharged, May 31, 
1776; served again from May 31 to Aug. 31, and from Aug. 31 to Nov. 
25, 1776. — James A. Roberts, Joseph Banks Roberts. 

SAMUEL LOVE : Member of the Committee of Safety, member of 
the Association of Freemen, and delegate to the Maryland Conven- 
tion. — George S. Scott. 

JOSHUA LOVEJOY: Born in Andover, Mass., Jan. 8, 1744; died 
in Sanbornton, N. H., Jan. 28, 1832 ; served at various times between 
April 19, 1775, and December i, 1776; Sergeant under Capt. Benjamin 
Ames and Col. James Frye ; First Lieutenant under Capt. Samuel 
King and Col. Josiah Whitney ; Lieutenant under Capt. King and Col. 
Whitney ; wounded in the battle of Charlestown. — Frederick Warren 
Lovejoy. 

CALEB LOVELL : Of Abington, Mass. ; born in 1759 ; died in 1833 ; 
served from July 15, 1776, to Jan. i, 1777, under Capt. Joseph Trufant 
and Col. Josiah Whitney of Massachusetts; from Jan. 15, 1780, to Dec. 
31, 1780, as Corporal, under Lieut. Wm. Burbeck and Col. John Han- 
cock, for service at Castle and Governor's Islands; remained in same 
from Jan. i, 1781, toDec. 14, 1782, being promoted to Quarter Gunner, 
April I, 1781. — Theron Aiigicstus Derby Wales. 

JAMES LOVELL: Born in Boston, Mass., Oct. 31, 1737; died in 
Windham, Me. ; an usher in the Boston Latin School, from 1757 to 
April 19, 1775, when school was suspended with the memorable words, 
" deponite libros ;" taken prisoner and sent to Halifa.x ; released and 
returned to Boston ; member of Continental Congress, Chairman of 
the Foreign Relations Committee, and one of the signers of the Articles 
of Confederation, in behalf of Massachusetts. It was to him that 
Lafayette delivered his credentials upon his arrival in Philadelphia. 
His brother was one of the founders of the Cincinnati in Boston. — 
Lovcll H. Carr, Wi/liam Collette Carr. 

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RAWLINS LOWNDES: Born in the Island of St. Kitts (St. 
Christopher) in January, 172 1 ; died in Charleston, S. C, August 24, 
1800. Although before the Revolution he held several offices under 
the Crown, nevertheless he gave the first judicial decision in America 
against the constitutionality of the Stamp Act. In 1775 he was mem- 
ber of the South Carolina Provincial Congress ; member of Committee 
of Safety; member of legislative council, 1776; President of South 
Carolina in 1778. As " war president" he powerfully aided the Amer- 
ican cause. He was subsequently member of the state government 
in various capacities. — Edward Rutledge Lowndes. 

THOMAS LOWREY: Born in Ireland, Sept. 3, 1737; died in 
Milford, N. J., Nov. 10, 1806; member of Provincial Congress from 
Hunterdon County, N. J., in 1775; commissioned June 18, 1776, Lieu- 
tenant-Colonel in Col. David Chambers' 3d Regt. of New Jersey 
Militia; promoted to rank of Colonel. In 1780, when the army greatly 
needed supplies, his wife was one of ten women to operate with women 
of other counties to solicit contributions. In twelve days they raised 
$15,408. — David Patterson Henry, Chas. Stewart Smith, Howard Caswell 
Smith, James Dickinson Smith, Stewart Woodruff Smith, Walter M. 
Smith. 

BENJAMIN LOXLEY: Born in Westgate, Eng., Dec. 20, 1720; 
came to America in 1734; died in Darby, Pa., in October, 1801 ; 
resigned the royal office of Keeper of the King's Stores in Philadel- 
phia to assist the cause of independence ; organized cavalry and 
artillery in Philadelphia ; advanced through the grades of Lieutenant, 
Captain, Major, and Colonel; fought at Redbank and elsewhere ; was 
the personal friend of Washington and Benjamin Franklin ; wintered 
with Washington at Valley Forge ; and suffered the destruction of 
property when Philadelphia was occupied by the British, by whom a 
price was offered for his capture. — James Jackson. 

PETER LOZIER: Born in Schraalenburgh, N. J., Dec. 10, 1735; 
died there ; private in Col. Theunis Dey's, Bergen County, N. J., Mili- 
tia Regt., and in Lieut.-Col. Peter R. Fell's Battalion of State 
Troops. — Hiram Lozier, Isaac B. Lozier. 

THOMAS LUSK: Born May 2, 1738; died Feb. r6, 1S06; 2d 
Major of the 2d Berkshire County Regt. of Massachusetts Militia, 
chosen by the Legislature April 4, 1777 ; also Major in Col. Benjamin 
Simond's Regt, of Berkshire County for service on an alarm to the north- 
ern frontiers, engaged Oct. 12, 1780, serving six days. — Frank Loring 
Dodds, fames Loring Lusk. 

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MOSES LYMAN : Held every grade of office in the Connecticut 
Militia from Corporal to Colonel ; went with the recruits from Goshen 
to join the Northern Army before the surrender of Burgoyne. The 
Collins' family have his commission as Captain and Major of the 1 7th 
Connecticut Regt., signed by George Wyllys, under Gov. Jonathan 
Trumbull. On the night of Oct. 7, 1777, he commanded a party set to 
watch Burgoyne's Army, and was the first to inform Gen. Gates on the 
morning of the 8th that the British had deserted their camp. In con- 
sideration of his services he was honored with the duty of conveying to 
Washington the news of Burgoyne's surrender. He was also engaged 
in various expeditions, and was one of the guardians of Major Andrt? 
after the spy's capture. — Hart Lyman, Clarence Lyman Collins. 

CYRUS LYON: Born in Woodstock, Conn., Feb. 22, 1750; died 
in Goshen, Mass., Feb. 12, 1831 ; lived in Chesterfield, Mass., at time 
of Lexington Alarm, when he served six days in Capt. Robt. Webster's 
Co., Gen. Pomeroy's Regt. ; enlisted April 27, 1775, under same Captain 
in Col. Fellow's Regt., serving three months and 1 2 days ; continued in 
service until Nov. 29, 1775 °'' later ; enlisted Sept. 20, 1777, and served 
29 days on expedition to Stillwater and Saratoga under Capt. Chris- 
topher Banister and Col. Ezra May. — Howard Lyon. 

ABNER MACK: Born in Hebron, Conn., in 1758; died in Otego, 
N. Y., Jan. 22, 1799 ; private in Capt. Hezekiah Parson's Co., 4th 
Regt., Connecticut Continental Line, May 15, to Dec. 10, 1775 ; re-en- 
listed Dec. 4, 1776, in Capt. Warner's Co., 3d Regt. ; Corporal in 1777 
under Capt. Thomas Seymour and Col. Samuel Wyllys ; Musician, 
October, 1777 ; Corporal, May, 1778 ; at storming of Stony Point, July 
^5' 1779; wintered 1779-1780 at Morristown, N. J.; on the Hudson, 
1780, as Corporal and Sergeant; Sergeant, January, 1781, in Col. 
Durkee's Regt.; paid to Dec. 31,1781. — Lynn John Arnold, James 
Anson Melrose Johnston. 

JOSEPH MACKEY : Born April 12, 1741 ; died Oct. 19, 1798; 
Captain of Company I, ist Regt. of New Jersey Militia, June 6, 
1777. — Joseph Alackey Roseberry Long. 

WILLIAM MACPHERSON: Born in Philadelphia in 1755 ; died 
there Nov. 5, 1813 ; at the age of 13, appointed a cadet in the British 
Army ; subsequently made Adjutant of the 16th Regt. ; when this regi- 
ment reached New York City, after the Declaration of Independence, 
he resigned his commission and joined the American Army under 
Washington on the Hudson ; was accredited to Pennsylvania as a Major 
in the Pennsylvania Line ; for a while. Aide-de-camp to Lafayette ; later 
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commanded a partisan corps of cavalry, serving with Wayne in the Vir- 
ginia campaign. In a report to Washington dated March 23, 1781, 
Lafayette refers to Major Macpherson as " an officer for whom I have 
the highest confidence and esteem." On March 11, 1799, Major Mac- 
pherson was appointed Brigadier-General of the Provisional Army by 
President Adams. — George Macpherson. 

AMOS MAINE: Born in Connecticut July 2, 1735; died there 
Aug. 17,1815; Captain in the 8th Regt. of Connecticut Militia in 1780. — 
Chas. Franklin Sisson,/r., Edzuard Carlton Sisson, William Worth Sis- 
son, Benj. Franklin Welden. 

BEZALEEL MANN: Born near Attleboro, Mass., June 15, 1724; 
died in Attleboro, Oct. 3, 1796 ; member of the Committee of Safety of 
Attleboro ; Judge of the Superior Court, and member of the committee 
appointed to report on the first constitution submitted to the people of 
Massachusetts, — Eaward Comstock, John Rumney Scarles, John S. Ward- 
7uell Wilham W. Wardwell, Gerald £. Williams. 

AARON MARBLE: Born in Sutton, Mass., in 1762 ; died in Charl- 
ton, Mass., in 1825 ; private under Capt. Benj. Allton and Col. John 
Rand from July 9, 1780, to Oct. 10, 1780 ; under Capt. Reuben Davis 
and Col. Luke Drury from July 17, 1781, to Nov. i, 1781, arriving at 
West Point, August i ; again appeared at West Point under Capt Allton 
and Col. Rand, March 4, 1782 ; and still later in Capt. Reuben Davis' 
Co., Aug. 26, 17S3. — William Allen Marble, William Edward Afarble. 

JOSEPH MARKHAM (Marconi) : Baptized in Middle Haddam, 
Conn., Aug. 29, 1742 ; settled in Ackworth, N. H., about 1773 ; died 
there after 1818 ; Sergeant in Capt. Abraham Filer's Co., Col. Jedediah 
Huntington's Regt., of Connecticut from July 9 to Dec. 17, 1775 > Cor- 
poral in Capt. Fitch's Co., Col. John Durkee's Regt., Connecticut Line, 
from April 13, 1777 until April 13, 1780; was a pensioner. — Charles 
Butler Rogers. 

NATHANIEL MARKHAM : Born in Chatham, Conn., in May, 
1754; died therein January, 1829; served with the troops from his 
town on the Lexington Alarm and probably on subsequent occasions, 
and was a pensioner. — Leander Augustus Bevin. 

ISAAC MARKS (or Marques) : Born in New York City in 1 732 ; 
private in Capt. Schermerhorn's Co., Col., Van Rensselaer's Regt., of 
New York '^^\Y\^\■^i.— Herman Benjamin Baruch. 

ELISHA MARSH, ist: Father of Elisha Marsh, 2d (q. v.); grad- 
uated from Harvard College in 1738; pastor of a church in West- 

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minster, Mass., 20 years; removed in 1770, to Walpole, N. H., where 
during the Revolutionary War he was Judge of the Court of Common 
Pleas of Cheshire County. — VVi/liam Kasson Fierce. 

ELISHA MARSH, 2d: Born in Walpole, N. H., March 28, 1750 ; 
Corporal 12 days, ending July 9, 1777, in Col. Benjamin Bellow's Regt., 
of New Hampshire Militia, which reinforced the garrison at Ticon- 
deroga. — IVilliatn Kasson Fierce. 

ISAAC MARSH: Born in New Hartford, Oct, 18, 1747 ; died in 
Tyringham, Mass., Aug. 27, 1792 ; Sergeant in Capt. Thomas Williams' 
Co., Col. John Paterson's Regt., marching from Stockbridge, Mass., 
April 22, 1775 ; commissioned 2d Lieut, of ist Co., 2d Berkshire 
County Regt., May 4, 1776; Captain of ist Co., 3d Berkshire County 
Regt., April 23, 1778; and Captain in Col. Sears' Berkshire County 
Regt., from July 13 to Nov. 2, 1781, stationed at Fort Plains, Tryon 
County, N. Y., under Gen. Stark. — Charles Fushmore, Faul Fushmore, 
Ho7s.'ard Fushmore. 

RUFUS MARSH: Born in Windham, Conn., about 1758, lived in 
Worthington, Mass. ; died in Ferrisburg, Vt, in 1814; private under 
Capt. Christopher Bainester and Col. Weeks of Massachusetts, in the 
Ticonderoga expedition ; and afterwards under Capt. Eliezer Webber 
and Col. Ezra May, in the Stillwater expedition. — Fufus M. Townsend. 

JOHN MARTIN : Of Cumberland Co., Pa. ; was one of the Cum- 
berland Associators ; enlisted as Ensign on or about Jan. 17, 1777, in 
Col. Jos. Armstrong's 5th Battalion ; killed at the massacre of Paoli, 
Pa., Sept. 20, 1777. He was between 30 and 40 years of age. — William 
Martin Findley. 

NATHANIEL MARTIN : Born in Barrington, R. I., in January, 
1723 ; died there Jan. 15, 1806 ; elected by General Assembly in 1776, 
Colonel of 1st Regt., Bristol County; in April, 1777, appointed one of 
the persons to advance the bounties allowed to soldiers of the state 
within and for the town of Barrington. — Arthur W. Soper. 

BENJAMIN MARVIN: Born in Norwalk, Conn., in September, 
1737 ; died in Alburgh, Vt, in 1822 ; successively First Lieutenant and 
Captain in the 4th New York Continental Line, 1 776-1 777. — John 
Edwin Walker. 

DAVID MASON: Born in Boston, Mass., March 19, 1727; died 
there Sept. 17, 1794, residing meanwhile in Salem; a veteran Artillerist 
of French and Indian War ; was custodian of cannon which the British 
troops went to Salem to seize ; upon organization of troops at Cam- 
bridge was Lieutenant-Colonel of Artillery under Col. Gridley ; upon 

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reorganization of regiment, was Lieutenant-Colonel under Col. (subse- 
quently Major-Gen.) Knox; was sent in January', 1776, to establish 
a military depot at Springfield, and remained in charge thereof until 
1778, when he retired from active duties. — IVcHs IVillard. 

JEREMIAH MASON: Born in 1730; died in Lebanon, Conn., in 
1813 ; raised and commanded a company of Minutemen at beginning 
of the war ; assisted in siege of Boston ; promoted from Lieutenant to 
Colonel of the 12th Connecticut Regt., December, 1776 ; joined army 
in vicinity of New York, and continued in service till the end of the 
war. When Arnold burnt New London, he turned his regiment out 
with such speed as to win him great credit, a feat which was said to 
have been the cause of his appointment to the command of Fort Trum- 
bull. — Wm. Huntington Peabody, Jr. 

PEREZ ]\L\SON : Born in Swansea, Mass., April 9, 1747 ; died in 
Lyman (or Monroe), N. H., March 17, 1825 ; enlisted in Col. Jonathan 
Chase's Regt. of New Hampshire, to reinforce the Continental Army at 
Ticonderoga, May 7, 1777, and was discharged with the regiment 
June 18, 1777. — William D. Stewart. 

STEVENS THOMSON MASON : Son of Thomson Mason (q. v.), 
of Virginia ; a volunteer aide of Washington in the Yorktown campaign, 
1 78 1 . — Wm. Mason Wright. 

THOMSON MASON : Born in Virginia, in 1 733 ; died there Feb. 26, 
1785 ; before the war for many years a member of the House of Bur- 
gesses; in 1774 published a series of papers advocating resistance to 
the Crown; in 1778 Supreme Court Judge, and in 1779 and 1783, 
member of the Virginia Legislature. — Wm. Mason Wright. 

ZACCHEUS MAXON : An Ensign in the 3d Co., ist Battalion, of 
Kings County Militia, of Rhode Island, in 1780 and 1781. — Oliver D. 
Green. 

DAVID MAXSON : Born in Warwick, R. I., July 24, 1729 ; died, 
probably, 1786 ; appointed on a committee for Westerly, pursuant to an 
act of the Legislature, April 22, 1775, to procure powder, bullets, and 
flints ; was receiver of moneys for paying bounties, 1 7S0, and Deputy 
from Westerly, 1781 and 1783. — Albert E. S. Greene, David Maxson 
Greene. 

ANTHONY MAXWELL: Born in Scotland in December, 1754; 
died in Hudson, N. Y., May 24, 1825 ; made Sergeant, May i, 1777, 
Ensign, July i, 1777, and Lieutenant, Feb. 28, 1779, ''^ Capt. John 
Sandford's Co., Col. Wm. Malcom's Regt. ; one of the 16 regiments in 

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the Continental service officered by Gen. Washington and not belonging 
to the line of any particular State. Aaron Burr was Lieutenant-Colonel 
of the regiment. — Alvin Martin Evans. 

THOMPSON MAXWELL: Born in Bedford, Mass., 1742; died 
near Detroit, Mich., 1825; served in the French and Indian War; 
member of the Boston " tea party," 1773 ; went to Cambridge with the 
Amherst Company, under Capt. Crosby, on the Lexington Alarm ; was 
Lieutenant, May 31, 1776; in engagements at Trois Rivieres, Trenton, 
Princeton, Hubbardstown, Bemis Heights, Saratoga, Cherry Valley, 
etc. ; discharged in December, 1779. In 1787, he was Captain under 
Gen. Shepherd, for the suppression of Shay's Rebellion. In the War of 
1812, with rank of Major, he was thrice taken prisoner of war. — 
Robert Watson Pomeroy. 

ARCHIBALD McALLISTER : Born in Hanover, Pa., April 7, 
1756 ; died at his place called Fort Hunter, six miles above Harrisburg, 
Pa., Jan. 16, 1831; commissioned Captain Jan. 13, 1777, in Col. 
Thomas Hartley's Regt., the 6th, of the Continental Line, serving at 
Germantown and Monmouth. — John Bowes Cox. 

RICHARD MCALLISTER; Born in Scotland in 1725; died in 
Hanover, Pa., in 1795 ; member of Committee of York County to the 
Provincial Conference in Philadelphia, June 18, 1775; chosen Colonel 
of Minutemen of York County, July 28, 1775 ; member of Committee 
of Safety, March 30, 1776 ; was sent with his regiment in 1776 to join 
Washington ; fought at Long Island and in the Jersey campaign, and 
performed other military service; was Justice of the Peace in 1771, 
1774, and 1794. — John Bowes Cox. 

SAMUEL McCAUSLIN, ist: Born in Coleraine, County London- 
derry, Ire., in 1728; reached Bedford Co., Pa., in 1748, with his 
brother James and other members of family ; died in Coleraine, Pa., 
1802; enlisted March 22, 1776, in Capt. Samuel Davidson's Co. of 
Bedford County Associators ; Dec. 10, 1777, in Captain Richard Dun- 
lap's Co., Col. Wm. Parker's Regt. ; soon thereafter promoted to Court- 
martial-man ; served from 1782 to June 6, 1783, in Capt. Evan Cessna's 
Co. of Bedford County Militia, and was Collector of Excise from Nov. i, 
1781, until about Nov. 27, 1783. — James Martin. 

ANDREW McCLARY : The first of three generations of that name 
to bear arms for his country ; was born in Nottingham, N. H., in 1730; 
left his plow when he heard of the battle of Lexington, and joined a 
gathering company, which numbered 80 by the time it reached Notting- 

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ham, and of which he was chosen leader. At Medford, the New 
Hampshire troops were divided into two commands, the larger of which 
chose Stark for Colonel, and McClary for Major. At the battle of 
Bunker Hill he was torn to pieces by a cannon-ball, while performing 
extra-hazardous duty, and was buried at Medford with the honors of 
war. — Martin E. AlcClary. 

HUGH McCLELLAN: Born in Ireland, April 4, 1744; lived in 
Massachusetts; served 15 days on the Lexington Alarm in Capt. Hugh 
McClennon's Co., Col. Saml. Williams' Regt., which marched from 
Coleraine and Shelburne ; commissioned Captain of 2d Co., 5th Hamp- 
shire County Regt., Col. David Field, May 3, 1776 ; served six days, from 
Aug. 17, 1777, in same command, on alarm from Bennington, and 
served as Captain one month and two days, from Sept. 22, 1777, in 
Col. David Wells' Regt.— j^z/^/i McCkllan Knickerbocker. 

JAMES McCLELLAN: Born in Worcester, Mass., June 22, 1727 ; 
lived in Sutton, Mass. ; private in Capt. John Worthley's Co., 31st Regt. 
of Massachusetts Foot ; encamped at Cambridge beginning April 24, 
1775; went to Providence on the Alarm, 1776, under Capt. Abraham 
Batchelor and Col. Jonathan Holman, and was private under Capt. 
Reuben Sibley and Col. Davis, in 1780. — Walter King Wright. 

SAMUEL McCULLOUGH : Born in Washington Co., Pa., about 
1730; Major of the ist Battalion of Militia of Washington Co., Pa., 
1781-1782 ; he also took an active part in the Indian wars after the War 
for Independence, and was killed in an ambuscade in 1783. It is the 
family tradition that he was burned at the stake, and that the Indians 
ate his heart to make them brave. — Homer Lee. 

JOHN McKEE: Born in Ireland, June i, 1754 ; died in Juniata Co., 
Pa., Nov. 10, 1830; private in Capt. Matthew Gregg's Co., ist Battalion, 
commanded by Col. James Dunlap, ordered into service July 28, 1777 ; 
later served under Capt. Philip Mathias and Col. Samuel Lyon in the 
Cumberland County Militia. — Joseph Jeanes McKee. 

CHARLES McKINSTRY: Born in Blandford, Mass., in 1755; 
died in Hillsdale, N. Y., Dec. 31, 1819 ; Second Major in the 2d Claver- 
ack Battalion, 9th Albany County Regt., New York State Militia, Col. 
Peter Van Ness commanding. May 28, 1778. — Charles Hedges Mc- 

Kinstry. 

THOMAS McLaughlin : Bom in 1718 ; died in Madison, Me., 
in 1802 ; served as an Ensign in Canada in 1754 ; was a Lieutenant at 
Bunker Hill, where he was knocked down by the earth thrown up by a 

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ball at Charlestown Neck on the retreat of the Americans. — Louis Gage 
Mason. 

JOHN McLEAN (or McClean) : Born in Isle of Mull, Scotland, 
July 3, 175s ; died in New York City, Feb. 28, 1821 ; resided in 1775 
near Little Britain, Orange Co., N. Y., and enlisted July, that year, at 
Goshen in Capt. Daniel Denton's Company, " to be employed in the 
Continental Army, in the third regiment raised in the Province of New- 
York, whereof James Clinton, Esq., is appointed Colonel ; " served 
throughout the war ; on June 29, 1780, appointed Second Lieutenant of 
Scribner's Co. in the 7th Regt., known as Col. Henry Luddington's 
Regt. ; after the war, resided in New York City, with a country home at 
Newburgh-on-the-Hudson ; in 1800 or 1801 was appointed Commis- 
sar)'-General of the State of New York and continued in that office ten 
or twelve years. — George Clinton Gardner, Donald McLean, Walter 
McLean. 

HUGH McMASTER : Born in county Antrim, Ireland, in 1754; 
settled with his two brothers, John and Patrick, in the famous Ninety- 
six District of South Carolina, where each was granted 100 acres of 
land in 1775 ; enlisted with his brothers in Continental Army ; John 
was killed at Augusta, and Patrick died a prisoner at Camden ; Hugh 
survived the war and died on the Atlantic Ocean in 1787. — George 
Hunter McMaster. 

ROBERT McMURRAY : Born in Tyrone, Ireland, in 1744 ; died 
in Salem, N. Y., Jan. 23, 1814 ; private in Capt. Armstrong's Co., Col, 
Webster's Regt. — the Dorset Regt. — of Charlotte County, N. Y., 
Militia ; owned 230 lots of the " Turner Patent " and was driven from 
his farm by the invasion of the enemy. — Mitchell McFarland. 

CHARLES McNEIL : Born in Litchfield, Conn., June 30, 1751 ; 
served in Capt. Moses Seymour's troop under Major Thomas Bull in 
the Connecticut Light Dragoon Militia on the New Haven and Norwalk 
Alarms. — George Waterman Pound. 

JOHN McNEIL : With thirty men from Hillsborough, N. H., reached 
Bunker Hill in time for the battle and brought off his Major (McClary) 
wounded from the field. — Henry Hill Benhant. 

JOHN McWILLIAMS : Born in Scotland, in 1725 ; died in Scotch- 
town, N. Y., Nov. 23, 1802 ; private in Capt. Lawrence Gross' Co., 
Lieut.-Col. Marinus Willett's Regt. (5th) New York Continental Line. 
— Waller Aspinwall, Shirrell Norton Mc Williams. 

JOHN MEAD : Born in Greenwich, Conn., about 1725 ; died Dec. 
3, 1790 ; appointed Lieutenant-Colonel of the 9th Regt., Connecticut 

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Militia, at the beginning of the war ; promoted to Colonel in May, 1777; 
in May, 1781, made Brigadier-General of the 4th Brigade. His 
service covered the whole period of the war. The Tories did so much 
injury to his property that Congress gave him a large grant of land m 
Ohio as partial compensation. — Howard Patterson, George Henry Ray- 
mond, James Loder Raymond, Culver Channing Sniffen. 

BENJAMIN MEEKER : Born, 1747 ; died, 1828 ; lived in New 
Jersey ; a Minuteman in the Essex County, N. J., Militia. — Cornelius 
Amory Pugsley. 

HENRY MELLEN : Born in Hopkinton, Mass., in 1735 ^ ^'^d '" 
Melford, Mass., March 22, 1813 ; Sergeant in Capt. John Home's Co., 
Col. Samuel Bullard's Regt., which marched on the Lexington Alarm 
from Hopkinton ; served 12 days ; appears in service again Sept. 30, 
1777, in Capt. Daniel Eames' Co., serving -i^t, days ; and also served six 
months in the 26th Regt., date not recorded.— /(?/;« Clajlin, Stewart 
Woodford Eames. 

THOMAS MELLEN : Born in Framingham, Mass., May 15, 1713; 
died in Hopkinton, Mass., in June, 1782 ; member of First Provincial 
Congress of Massachusetts and participated in the measures taken for 
the safety and defence of the Province. — John Clajlin, Stewart Woodford 
Eames. 

CALEB B. MERRELL : Born in Great Barrington, Mass., 1754; 
died in Michigan, July 2, 1842 ; private in Lieut. Solomon Jackson's 
Co., Col. John Ashley's Regt., Massachusetts troops, from Oct. 13 to 
Oct. 20, 1 781 ; marched on Alarm to the northwards ; had previously 
participated in battles of Bennington, Bemis Heights, Saratoga and 
Stillwater, and was at one time taken prisoner to Canada. — Stephen 
Merrell Clement. 

EZEKIEL MERRILL: Born in Newbury, Mass., Dec. 9,1748; 
enlisted on the Lexington Alarm as Corporal under Capt. William Rogers 
and Col. Gerrish ; moved to Pelham, N. H., where he re-enlisted as 
Corporal, July, 1776, under Capt. David Quinby and Col. Bartlett, and 
again under Capt. Amos Gage in Col. Moore's Regt., Sept. 29, 1777 ; 
marched to Saratoga ; witnessed Burgoyne's surrender ; re-enlisted 
Aug. 5, 1778, under Capt. Benjamin "Whittier and Col. Gale, and 
marched to Rhode Island. He moved from Pelham to Bethel, Me., 
thence in 1789 to Andover, Me., where he died March 6, 1830. — Henry 
William Poor. 

JOSHUA MERSEREAU : Born in Staten Island, N. Y., Sept. 26, 
1728 ; died in Union, N. Y., June 10, 1804; appointed Major by Gen. 

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Washington, who subsequently discovered that he was a better business 
man than soldier, and subsequently changed his appointment to Com- 
missary-General and Quartermaster-General ; he was also representative 
for Richmond County in the Provincial Assembly of New York which 
met at Kingston and Poughkeepsie from 1777 to 1786. — Dean Albert 
Smith. 

EBENEZER MESSER : Born about 1741 in what is now Landaff, 
N. H. ; lived in Andover, Mass.; enlisted Oct. 14, 1779, in Capt. 
Stephen Webster's Co., Col. Jacob Gerrish's Regt., Massachusetts 
Militia ; served 50 days ; re-enlisted July 10, 1780, in Capt. John 
Abbott's Co., Col. Nathaniel Wade's Regt., for three months' service at 
West Point. — William Lowell Hill. 

CHRISTOPHER MIDLER : Died in Oran, Onondaga Co., 
N. Y., June 10, 1796 ; entered the service at the beginning of the Revo- 
lution first as a waiter for Capt. or Col. Hermans ; afterwards enlisted 
at Clermont, Columbia County, N. Y., for the war, serving as a private 
and Corporal in Capt. Andrew Mordy's Co., Col. Lamb's Regt. of 
Artillery ; stationed part of the time at West Point and Fort Mont- 
gomery ; wounded at the latter during Vaughn's attack ; discharged in 
1783. It is the family tradition that his wife was with him in the army 
a year or more, moulding bullets for the soldiers. — Franklin Fierce 
Denison, Henry De La Mater Denison. 

DANIEL MILES : Of Petersham, Mass. ; father of Joab Miles 
(q. v.), private in Capt. John Wheeler's Co., Col. Ephraim Doolittle's 
Regt., which marthed from Petersham April ig, 1775, on the Lexing- 
ton Alarm, serving 12 5^ days ; private in Capt. Nathan Hamilton's Co., 
Col. Samuel Brewer's Regt., from Aug. 3, 1776, to Sept. 30, 1776 ; 
appears on a pay receipt for October, 1776, dated Nov. 3, 1776, at Ticon- 
deroga Mills, and on pay abstract of Capt. Hamilton's Co. for mileage 
from Fort Edward to Petersham, dated Brookfield, Feb. 6, 1777 ; Cor- 
poral in Capt. Peter Woodbury's Co., Col. Job Cushing's Regt. for 37 
days from July 28, 1777, marching to Bennington to reinforce Stark ; 
Corporal in Capt. John Oliver's Co., Col. Nathan Sparhawk's Regt., for 
28 days from Sept, 28, 1777, marching to reinforce the northern army 
at the reduction of Burgoyne. — N'elson Appleton Miles. 

JOAB MILES : Born and died in Petersham, Mass. ; private on the 
Lexington Alarm roll of Capt. John Wheeler's Co., Col. Ephraim Doo- 
little's Regt., which marched April 19, 1775, from Petersham, Mass.; 
served 23)4 days ; Sergeant in Capt. Wing Spooner's Co., Col. Nathan 
Sparhawk's Regt., enlisting Aug. 21, 1777 and serving nine days ; and 

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First Sergeant in Capt. Josiah Wilder's Co., Col. Nathan Sparhawk's 
Regt., under command of Maj. Daniel Clapp, enlisting July 4, 1778, 
and serving 13 days at the Rutland Barracks. Died several years after 
the war, aged about 90 years. — Nelson Appleton Miles. 

TIMON MILES: Born in Waterbury, Conn., in 1759; died there 
May 21, 1833; enlisted Dec. 10, 1775, in Capt. Phineas Porteus' Co., 
Col. Andrew Ward's Regt., serving two months and 28 days ; April 26, 
1776, under Capt. Ichabod Norton and Col. Samuel Mott, serving seven 
months ; March i, 1777, at the works at New Windsor, N. Y., serving 
six weeks ; in April, 1777, under Capt. Beecher, serving five days on 
the Danbury Alarm ; July 10, 1777, under Capt. Soper and Col. Meigs, 
serving one months and five days ; Sept. 20, 1777, under Capt. James 
Stoddard and Col. Andrew Adams, serving one month and one day ; 
and July 13, 1779, under Capt. Asa Bray, serving one month and three 
days. — Charles L. Stocking. 

AARON J. MILLER: Born in West Springfield, Mass., June 11, 
1750 ; died in Ludlow, Mass., Nov. 4, 1838; pensioned for ten months' 
actual service as a Surgeon's mate in the Massachusetts troops, part of 
the time under Col. Danielson. — John P. Gaylord. 

ASA MILLER : Lieutenant in Col. John Moseley's Regt., Capt. 
Levi Ely's Co., Massachusetts Militia, Sept. 18, 1777, and in Col. 
Ruggles Woodbridge's Regt., Capt. John Morgan's Co., and other com- 
mands ; was on Long Island with Washington in his retreat ; crossed 
New Jersey ; fought at Brandywine where he was wounded and was 
present at Andre's execution. — Marcus P. Miller. 

ELIJAH MILLER : Born, it is believed, in White Plains, N. Y. ; 
died there in 1776 ; he was commissioned Adjutant of the Regiment of 
Minutemen of County of Westchester of which Samuel Drake was 
Colonel, Oct. 27, 1775. — Samuel C. Miller, Charles Purdy Sherwood. 

ROBERT MILLER : Private in Capt. Ogden's Co., ist Regt., New 
Jersey Continental Line, Third Establishment ; also served in the East- 
ern Battalion, Morris County Militia (Jacob Ford, Jr., Colonel), and in 
the " State troops," the service of which is well known. They were 
active in the engagements at Quinton's Bridge, Hancock's Bridge, 
Three Rivers, Connecticut Farms and Van Neste's Mills, and efficiently 
supported the Continental Line at the battles of Long Island, Trenton, 
Assunpink, Princeton, Germantown, Springfield, and Monmouth. Private 
Miller also rendered important service to the starving army at Valley 
Forge in the terrible winter of 1777-8. Having been born and reared 
in the vicinity, he was familiar with the entire region, and turned his 

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knowledge to account by levying upon the storehouses and barns of the 
Tories who resided there, and though he endured great perils and hard- 
ships himself, he obtained large quantities of food for the suffering 
army. He died Oct. 29, 1827. — Andrew J. C. Foye, Andrew Ernest 
Foye, Frank Mendon Foye. 

SAMUEL MILLER: Of Connecticut; died in Miller's Corners, 
N. Y., in 1801 ; enlisted from the town of Simsburj', Conn., in Capt. 
Amos Wilcox's Co., on the Lexington Alarm and served three days; 
the following May, re-enlisted in Capt. Abel Pettibone's Co. from Sims- 
bury in Gen. Spencer's (2d Continental) Regt., and was discharged Octo- 
ber 24 ; this regiment was raised on the first call for troops, and partici- 
pated in the siege of Boston. Detachments took part in the battle of 
Bunker Hill and Quebec expedition. — Carlton Silas Miller, Craig Carl- 
ton Miller. 

BENJAMIN MILLS : Born in 1735 '■> 'i^ed in New Hartford, Sims- 
bury and West Simsbury, Conn. ; enlisted from New Hartford on the 
Lexington Alarm and served three days as Sergeant ; was Lieutenant 
in the 5th Co., 4th Regt., Connecticut Militia, which marched to Crown 
Point upon the surprise of Ticonderoga ; and was commissioned Captain 
in Col. Bradley's Regt., of Wadsworth's Brigade, in June, 1776. He 
was in Fort Washington when it fell ; and in 1780 was Captain in Col. 
Beebe's Regt. — Stephen Crosley Mills. 

GEORGE MILLS : Born in Marblehead, Mass., Oct. 3, 1754 ; died 
in Mills Corners, Fulton Co., N. Y., May 17, 1826; served six days 
on the Lexington Alarm in Capt. Robt. Webster's Co., Gen. Pomeroy's 
Regt. of Massachusetts ; three months and 12 days from April 27, 1775, 
under Capt. Robt. Webster and Col. Fellows ; re-enlisted and went to 
Quebec, Sept. 9, 1775; was at Dorchester in same command Oct. 8, 
1775 ; served from March 4, 1777 to Dec. 31, 1779, under Capt. Day 
and Col. Brooks, and in Capt. Coburn's Co., from Jan. i, 1780, to Dec. 
31, 1780; re-enlisted in January, 1781, under Capt. Wm. White and 
Col. John Brooks; and served from Feb. i, 1781, to March i, 1782, 
under Capt. Asa Coburn, same regiment ; discharged by Gen. Washing- 
ton, June 10, 1783; received honorary badge for faithful service. — 
Borden Dodge Smith. 

LEWIS MILLS: Born Oct. 18, 1738; lived in Kent, Conn. ; Lieu- 
tenant in Capt. Abraham Fuller's Co., 13th Militia Regt. ; marched 
Aug. 22, 1776; discharged Sept. 30, 1776; re-enlisted in Capt. David 
Olmsted's Co., Col. Moseley's Regt., and arrived in camp, June 3, 1778. 
This regiment was ordered to the Hudson soon after the battle of Mon- 
mouth. — Norman Jerome Tkotnpson. 

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BARNABUS MITCHELL : Born in Connecticut ; died in Remsen, 
N. Y., March 14, 1813 ; served in the 8th Co., 5th Regt. of Connecti- 
cut, commanded by Lieut.-Col. Sherman ; enhsted July i, 1781 ; trans- 
ferred to 6th Co., 3d Regt. (Col. S. B. Webb), about November, 1782, 
and was still in service in April, 1 783. — Edwin B. Mitchell. 

NATHAN MITCHELL: Elected Dec. 22, 1775, Ensign in the 
Coshocton Co. (Capt. Bazaliel Tyler, Jr.), belonging to the 2d Ulster 
County, N. Y., Regt. (Col. James Clinton) ; participated in the battle of 
Minisink. — Edward Wallace Bush. 

WILLIAM MITCHELL: Born Aug. 30, 1748; lived in Connect!- 
cut; a manufacturer of saltpetre ; joined Capt. Noadiah Hooker's Co., 
2d Regt., serving from May 5 to Sept. 15, 1775 ; re-enlisted May 26, 
1777, for eight months, in the 8th Regt., serving as a non-commissioned 
officer under Capt. Jesse Kimble and Col. Joseph Chandler ; taken 
prisoner at battle of Germantown. — Alfred Augustus Mitchell. 

RICHARD MONTAGUE: Born in Sunderland, Mass., May 7, 
1729; died in Leverett, Mass., Feb. 21, 1794 ; Adjutant in Col. Ruggles 
Woodbridge's Regt. of Minutemen ; served seven days on the Lexing- 
ton Alarm ; then enlisted, April 27, 1775, into the army raised for eight 
months ; was with army in Cambridge when Washington assumed 
command ; commissioned Major by Washington and attached to his 
staff ; participated in the battle of Bunker Hill and other principal 
battles in the northern department. — Herbert Montague Linnell. 

BENJAMIN MONTANYE: Born in New York City, 1745; died 
in New Vernon, N. Y., Dec. 25, 1825 ; left New York on the retreat of 
the Americans ; confidential messenger of Provincial Convention ; pur- 
posely sent in 1781 by Washington with bogus despatches over a road 
where he was captured and taken to New York, where the British, de- 
ceived by the despatches, prepared for an assault on the City, while the 
American Army stole around and was well on its way to Yorktown be- 
fore the ruse was discovered. — Montanye Rightmeyer. 

JOHN MONTANYE: Born in New York in 1747 ; died there Sept. 
29, 1829 ; previous to the Revolution, moved to Tappan, Orange Co., 
N. Y., where he resided during the war ; enlisted in the company formed 
from that district by Capt. Johannes Bell and assigned to regiment com- 
manded by Col. Ann Hawkins Hays. — Edward Vincent Cary. 

PETER MONTANYE: Born in New York City, Dec. 25, 1757; 
died in Olive, Ulster Co., N. Y., in 1828 ; private in Capt. Chas. Gra- 
ham's Co., Col. Philip Van Cortlandt's Regt., from May 12, 1778, to 
Feb 3, 1779 , Sergeant under Capt. Henry Pawling and Lieut. Col. Al- 

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bert Pawling in 1 780 ; and still later a private under Capt. Abra- 
ham Livingston and Col. Fred'k Weissenfels. — James de la Montanye. 

HUGH MONTGOMERY ; Born in Londonderry, N. H., July 29, 
1721 ; died in Londonderrj', Vt. ; enlisted April 23, 1775, in Capt. Geo. 
Reid's Co., Col. John Stark's Regt., serving three months and 16 
days, after which he re-enlisted in Capt. Samuel M. Connell's Co., Col. 
Daniel Moor's Regt. — Frank Warren Montgomery. 

BENJAMIN MOOERS : Born in Haverhill, Mass., April i, 1758; 
after the war lived in Plattsburgh, N. Y. ; enlisted in 1776 in Capt. 
Eaton's Haverhill Co., Col. Edward Higgleworth's Regt. ; joined Gates' 
Army ; re-enlisted in 1777 in Capt. (Gen.) Brickett's Co. ; on guard 
over prisoners taken with Burgoyne ; appointed Ensign in Col. Hazen's 
Regt., " Congress' Own," in 1778; promoted to Adjutant of the regi- 
ment in 1779, which position he held until the close of the war; crossed 
thrice to Staten Island with Sterling in 1779 ; member of Washington's 
Life Guard 1779-80; present at Andre's execution; after the war 
held many positions of public trust and honor ; served in the Militia 30 
years, being commissioned Major-General in 181 1. — Thomas Whiteside 
Moore. 

WILLIAM MOOR: Born in Bedford, N. H., in 1760 ; died there in 
1844 ; pensioned in 1832 for seven months and 24 days' actual service 
in the New Hampshire troops, part of the time under Capt. Kidder and 
Col. Nichols. — Horace White. 

JAMES MOORE, ist. : Born April 22, 1753 ; lived in Pennsyl- 
vania ; enlisted for the war. May 15, 1776, in James Carr's Co., Col. 
Edward Hand's 1st Regt. of the Pennsylvania Line; at battles of Long 
Island and Trenton, in Sullivan's Campaign, at Burgoyne's surrender, 
and in battle of Monmouth ; paid off at Carlisle, Pa., April, 1781. — James 
Minor Liticoln. 

MARGARET KATE MOORE : See Margaret Kate Barry. 

NATHANIEL MOORE : Born near Trenton, N. J. ; Sergeant in 
Capt. Hoppock's Co., 3d Regt., Hunterdon Co., N. J., Militia; a noted 
rifle shot, whose exploits as an army scout were famous ; owner of the 
ferry at Trenton, and said to have furnished the lighters in which 
Washington and his army made his famous crossing of the Delaware 
River on the night of Dec. 25, 1776. — Edward Moore Robinson,William 
Moore Robinson. 

PLINY MOORE: Born in Sheffield, Mass., April 14, 1759; after 
the war lived at Champlain, N. Y. ; joined the expedition to Canada 
under Armstrong in 1 7 7 5 , being obliged, on account of his youth, to enlist 

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as a musician ; later made Lieutenant of Capt. Wright's Co., Col. Marinus 
Willett's Regt., and became Adjutant of the regiment. — Thomas White- 
side Moore. 

JOHN MORE: Born in Elginshire, Scotland, Feb. 24, 1745 ; died in 
Roxbury, N. Y., Jan. i, 1840; in August, 1779, was in Capt. Benj. 
Dubois' Co., of the nth Albany County Regt. of New York State 
Militia, commanded by Col. Anthony Van Bergen. — Williatn More 
Decker. 

ANDREW MOREHOUSE : Born about 1727 ; lived in South Dover, 
N. Y., recorded in a letter from the Dutchess County, N. Y., Committee, 
dated May 6, 1777, as nominated to be Lieutenant-Colonel of Dutchess 
County Militia ; on June 22, 1778, the Council of Appointment made 
changes and he became Lieutenant Colonel of the third regiment of 
Pavvling's Precinct. — LeDroict Langdon Barber, Andrew Langdou, John 
LeDroict Langdon. 

THOMAS MORENUS : Born in Schoharie, N. Y. ; died in Oneonta, 
N. Y., Aug. 7, 1826; private during 1778, 1779, and 1780, first in Capt. 
Isaac Bogart's Co. of Col. John Harper's Regt. ; afterward in Capt. 
James Hogan's Co. of Col. Peter Vrooman's Regt. ; in August, 1 780, went 
out of the fort in Schoharie county to help guard the harvesters against 
Indians, was captured, taken to Quebec, imprisoned, joined a plot to 
escape by blowing up a magazine, with his colleague was flogged with 
cat-o'-nine-tails, was the only one who survived the ordeal, and after 
18 months' imprisonment escaped. — George Wiiithrop Fairchild. 

THOMAS MOREY : Born in Rhode Island in 1732 ; lived in Albany 
and Saratoga Counties, N. Y. ; died about 1810; signed the Associa- 
tion test in 1775 ; served under Col. Van Vechten in the 13th Albany 
Regt. — George B. Adams. 

ISAAC MORGAN : Born in Connecticut in 1739; died in 1796; 
Commissary of Connecticut troops during the Revolution ; part of La- 
fayette's French troops were quartered a few days on his farm in Plain- 
field, Conn., and the bedroom in which the General slept is still known 
as the " Lafayette room." — Charles Hamiltoti McKnight. 

PETER MORGAN : Born in 1712 ; died Aug. 13, 1786 ; served un- 
der Capt. Eells, 3d Battalion, Wadsworth's Brigade, of Connecticut, 
raised to reinforce Washington at New York ; served in New York, on 
Long Island, and at White Plains, 1776. — Ozro T. Love. 

EDWARD MORRIS: Born in Woodstock, Conn., Dec. 12, 1756; 
died in Wilbraham, Mass., April 19, 1801 ; served in the army of 
Canada under Gen. Thomas, and afterwards in Capt. James Shaw's Co., 

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Col. Charles Pynchon's Regt., at the Bennington Alarm in September 
and October, 1777. — Henry Lincoln Morris. 

JAMES MORRIS, Sr. : One of three brothers who came from Wales 
and were among the early settlers of Virginia ; later James lived in Penn- 
sylvania and was an Ensign in Col. John Philip De Haas' Regt., ist 
Pennsylvania Battalion, having been appointed by Gen. Gates, Nov. 3, 
1776 ; participated in the operations in Canada under Arnold and about 
Ticonderoga in 1776. — Louis T. Morris. 

JOSIAH MORRIS: Born in Cardigan, Wales, in January, 1746; 
died in Milford, N. Y., March 9, 1825 ; while living in New London 
County, Conn., enlisted May 10, 1775, in Capt. Abel Spicer's Co., in 
the 6th Regt. (Col. S. H. Parsons") Connecticut Continental line ; on duty 
at New London till June 17, when company was ordered by the Gov- 
ernor's council to Boston; discharged Dec. 20, 1775. — Albert Morris, 
William H. Morris. 

LEWIS MORRIS : Born in Morrisania, N. Y., 1726 ; died Jan. 22, 
1798; graduated at Yale, 1746; delegate to Congress, 1775; on com- 
mittee with Washington to raise military stores ; signed the Declaration 
of Independence ; suffered in consequence the burning of a thousand 
acres of woodland and the devastation of his estate ; in 1777 resigned 
his seat in Congress to his half brother Gouverneur ; afterwards was 
member of the New York Legislature and Major-General of State Militia. 
fulian Halsted Kean, George Barclay Reeves. 

ANTHONY MORSE: Born in Preston, Conn., Dec. 22, 1753; 
died in Sharon, Vt., March 22, 1803 ; served six days as a drummer on 
the Lexington Alarm, marching in Capt. Ebenezer Webber's Co. from 
Worthington, Mass., re-enlisted in same company, Col. John Fellow's 
Regt., April 27, 1775, serving eight months ; re-enlisted Dec. 17, 1776, 
as Sergeant in the same company under Major Clapp and Lieut.-Col. 
Samuel Williams, serving three months and 14 days; re-enlisted with 
rank of Ensign, Jan. 1, 1778, joining Capt. Bartlett's Co., and Col. 
Wesson's Regt., and resigned Feb. 14, 1778. — Richard Dana Morse, 
George Alfred Mosher. 

DAVID MORSE: Born in Guilford, Conn., April 18, 1754; died 
Greenville, N. Y., Jan. 8, 1831 ; served 16 days on Lexington Alarm 
from Guilford, Conn. ; private in Capt. Hand's Co., Col. Talcott's 
Regt., and Sergeant in Capt. Vail's Co., of Sea-Coast Guards stationed 
at Guilford. — Charles Miller Morse. 

JOSIAH MORSE: Born in Walpole, Mass., July i, 1701 ; was 
private in Capt. Joseph Lovell's Independent Co., 4th Regt., Dec. 29, 

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1776, and in Capt. S. Munn's Co., of Col. Wheelock's Regt., from April 
22, to May 10, 1777. These companies were from Medway for the 
defense of Rhode Island. — Clmrles Henry Wight. 

THOMAS MORSE: Born in Medway, Mass., Oct i, 1753 ; private 
under Capt. T. Mellin and Col. A. Perry, from July 28, 1780, to Aug. 
ID, 1 7S0, during forays of British in Rhode Island; and on May 21, 
1 78 1, enlisted for three years, and received bounty lands from Medway. 
—Charles Henry Wight. 

ZEBADIAH MORSE, Sr. : Born in Medway, Mass., Aug. 18, 1748 ; 
died in Canandaigua, N. Y., April 7, 181 7 ; enlisted from Gageborough, 
Mass., April 22, 1775, in Capt. Nathan Watkins' Co., serving 14 days; 
May 5, 1775. and served three months, three days in same company; 
Dec. 16, 1776, and served two months and nine days, as Sergeant, at 
Ticonderoga ; Sept. 5, 1777, and served 27 days as Sergeant in Capt. 
Wm. Clark's Co. ; Oct. 13, 1781, and served 11 days as Lieutenant in 
Capt. Hezekiah Green's Co. ; was still in that command March 18, 
1783. — Charles Lewis Morse, George R. Morse, Horace J. Morse. 

JOSEPH MORTON: Born in England (it is supposed) in 1709; 
patented lands in 1743 in Charlotte County, Va. ; died June 28, 1782 ; 
he and his son William (q. v.) were founders of Hampden Sydney Col- 
lege and were members of the Committee of Safety of the County. — 
Clement Carrington Gaines, George Harman Le Grand Morton. 

WILLIAM MORTON: Born in Virginia, 1743; died in Charlotte 
County, March 29, 1820 ; raised a company in two days to join Gen. 
Green on the Dan River ; rose from rank of Captain to Colonel ; and at 
the battle of Guilford slew Col. Webster, " the pride of Cornwallis' 
Army." — Clement Carrington Gai/ies, George Harman Le Grand 
Morton. 

DAVID MOSELEY: Born in Westfield, Mass., March 7, 1735; 
died there Nov. 5, 1798 ; Captain of a company that marched to Ticon- 
deroga in 1776 ; Captain of a company in Col. John Moseley's Regt., 
in Northern Department from September 21, to Oct. 17, 1777 ; present 
at Burgoyne's surrender; chosen May 13, 1778, on a committee to con- 
sider a resolve of the General Court with regard to establishing a State 
Constitution ; Colone of 3d Hampshire County Regt., raised to support 
the Government at Northampton, Mass., in June, 1782. — Daniel Fred. 
Fowler. 

JOSEPH MOSELEY: Born in Glastonbury, Conn., Aug. 13, 1735; 
died there Oct. 25, 1806 ; Captain of the 7th Co., Second Battalion 
of Wadsworth's Brigade, Col. Fisher Gay commanding the Battalion. — 
Franklin A. Ethridge. 

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DANIEL MOSES : Born in Simsbury Conn., June 22, 1729 ; served 
with the Connecticut troops at New York in 1776 ; died in the Army at 
New York, Sept. 8, 1776. — Ernest C. Moses. 

JOHN MOSHER: Born in Pepperell, Mass., Feb. 8, 1745 ; died in 
New Hartford, N. Y., March 3, 181 7 ; Sergeant in Capt. John Nutting's 
Co., Col. Wm. Prescott's Regt., which marched from Pepperell, April 
19, 1775 ; commissioned Second Lieutenant in same command, June 25, 
1775; Lieutenant in Col. M. Jackson's Regt., from Jan. i, 1777,10 
Dec. 31, 1777 ; commanded a company of infantry during five years of 
the war, participating in the battles of Le.\ington, Bunker Hill, White 
Plains, Brandy wine, Saratoga, and Monmouth. — Charles Butler Rogers. 

SILAS MOSMAN, Sr. : Of Sudbury, Mass., private in Capt. Asahel 
Wheeler's Company, Col. Joseph Read's Regt., 1776, at Roxbury; re- 
enlisted in 1777 for a month, in the Northern Department; in 1778, 
served in the fourth regiment of Middlesex County. He was then nine- 
teen years of age. His three brothers, Jesse, Aaron, and Ezra, were also 
Revolutionary soldiers, Jesse being in the battles of Concord and Bunker 
Hill, and his father was a veteran of the Indian wars. — Nathan Ames 
Mosstnan. 

JOHN MOTT: Born in 1755; went from Richmond, Mass., to 
Brandon, Vt. ; thence to Mt. Vernon, O., in 1812, where he died in 
1839; enlisted Dec. 7, 1776, as Second Lieutenant in Col. Seth War- 
ner's Regt., of Vermont; was also Ensign; was chosen Selectman 
seven times and representative to the General Assembly three times. — 
Henry Elliott Mott. 

WILLIAM MOULDER, Sr. : Born, Dec. 3, 1724, lived in Pennsyl- 
vania ; Second Lieutenant under Capt. Thomas Robinson and Col. 
Anthony Wayne, from March 15, to Oct. i, 1776; at various times, 
during the war served on Committees of Correspondence and Safety, 
committees for raising materials for the army, supporting families of 
Associators, regulating the sale of provisions so that they would not be 
inimical to the interests of the people, etc. His brother, Joseph, was 
Captain of Artillery, 3d Battalion, which lent Washington very timely 
support at Princeton. — Thomas Wilson. 

STEPHEN MOULTOiN : Born in Stafford, Conn., in 1734 ; died in 
Floyd, N. Y., in 1819; Lieutenant-Colonel of a regiment of Minute- 
men from Stafford on the Lexington Alarm ; took part in the operations 
around Boston and at Bunker Hill; raised, equipped, and commanded 
the Twenty-second Regiment of Mihtia ; taken prisoner, with his two 
sons, at the battle of Long Island ; confined in the old sugar house 
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in New York; exchanged in 1777; made pensioner under the act of 
1818. — Edward A. Sumnei\ Thomas W. Timpson. 

JOB MULFORD: Born in Staatsburg, N. Y., Feb. 4, 1749; died 
there Aug. 14, 1794; served as Adjutant of New York troops. — Hugh 
McCkllan Kit ickerbockcr. 

JESSE MULLICK : Born and died in Orange County, N. Y. ; pri- 
vate in Capt. Bailey's Co., Col. Hathorne's Regt. of Orange Co. Mili- 
tia ; assisted at the forging of the great chain placed across the Hudson 
at West Point. — Chauncey Sherwood Carey, Henry De Witt Carey. 

PAUL MUMFORD : Born in Newport, R. I., March 5, 1734 ; died 
there in 1805 ; Deputy to the General Assembly of Rhode Island in 
1775 ; member of committee to examine prisoners; appointed July 30, 
1777 ; Delegate to attend war convention at Springfield, Mass.; ap- 
pointed, in 1779, assistant to the Governor of Rhode Island, and in 
October, 1779, member of the Council of War; Delegate to Congress 
in 1785 ; Associate Justice of Supreme Court of Rhode Island, 1778- 
1781, and Chief Justice, 1781-178S; Lieutenant-Governor, 1803, and on 
death of Governor Fenner that year, succeeded to the Governorship, 
while holding which office he died in 1805. — Nathan Guilford. 

JOHN MUNN : Born in Deerfie'd, Mass., March 16, 1712 ; died in 
Northfield, Mass., April 5, 1785 ; a soldier at Fort Dummer from 1730 
to 1736; in the Revolutionary War served in Capt. Agrippa Wells' 
command at Bunker Hill. — Frederick Gilbert Sikes. 

JOSEPH KIRK MUNSON: When 12 years old, accompanied 
Capt. Joseph Birdsey's Co., 4th Regt., Connecticut Militia, to Fishkill, 
N. Y., and in July, 1779, was in service at New Haven and Fairfield, 
Conn. — Marshall Winsloia Greene. 

ELIHU MURRAY: Born in Hatfield, Mass., Oct. 12, 1753; died 
in Guilford, N. Y., June 16, 1835 5 enlisted at Hatfield on the Lexing- 
ton Alarm in Capt. Israel Chapin's Co. ; fought at Bunker Hill ; re- 
enlisted under Capt. Samuel Payson and Col. Joseph Reed ; partici- 
pated in engagements at Brooklyn, New York, and Throgg's Neck ; 
again enlisted under Capt. Salmon White and Col. David Wells, and 
took part in the battles of Bennington and Saratoga ; before 1 780 was 
commissioned Captain in the Continental Line and transferred to the 
Quartermaster's Department, where he served till the close of the war, 
principally in Massachusetts, under Gen. Wadsworth. — Henry Thomas 
Murray, Lewis Newton Murray. 

SETH MURRAY: Born in Amherst, Mass., May 21, 1736 ; died in 
Canandaigua, N. Y., Sept. 16, 1795 ; Lieutenant in Capt. Graves' Co., 

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which marched from Hatfield, Mass., on the Lexington Alarm ; com- 
missioned Captain in Col. Woolbridge's Regt., June 22, 1775 ; Captain 
of 6th Co., 2d Hampshire Co. Regt., March 22, 1776 ; Captain in Col. 
Jonathan Clap's Regt. from July 9, 1777, to Aug. 12, 1777, marching 
on expedition to Fort Edward ; Captain in Ezra May's Regt., Sept. 20, 
1777, to Oct. 14, 1777 ; Major in 3d Massachusetts Regt. from Oct. 12, 
1779, to Nov. 21, 1779; and was commissioned Lieutenant-Colonel of 
2d Hampshire Co. Regt., with rank of Colonel, July 8, 1780; was in 
the battle of Bennington and the Saratoga engagements. After the 
war, assisted in suppressing Shay's rebellion, and was commissioned 
Brigadier-General in 1790. — Louis Brown. 

GERRIT MYERS (formerly spelled Myer or Meyer): Born in 
Rockland Co., N. Y., Oct. 13, 1730 ; died there in April, 1801 ; signed the 
pledge of the General Association in 1775, in the Haverstraw Precinct, 
Rockland Co., N. Y. ; was a Minuteman, and, toward the latter part of the 
war, was taken prisoner by a party of British and Tories, who plundered 
his house and knocked down his wife, breaking two of her ribs. Too 
weak from fever to walk, they lashed a feather bed to his back and 
dragged him along the road to Sloughter's — now Rockland Lake Land- 
ing — where they boarded their vessel. Here they hung him by his 
heels several times to gain information concerning the American troops 
and to force him to cheer for George the Third. He gave them no infor- 
mation and cheered for George Washington. He was then taken to New 
York City and imprisoned for some months in the old sugar house, 
where he would have frozen and starved if his family had not contrived 
to send him food and clothing by a patriotic woman. His son Joris 
(or George), a lad about 14, escaped capture by hiding in a chestnut 
tree, into which the marauders fired several shots, but as these did not 
dislodge him, they supposed he had hidden elsewhere.- — William Henry 
Corbtisier. 

JOHN JACOB MYTINGER (commonly known as Jacob Mytin- 
ger) : Born in Brettach, Baden, Germany, Sept. 19, 1750; died in Phil- 
adelphia, Pa., in 1793 ; First Lieutenant in Capt. Bartholomew von 
Heer's Troop of Light Dragoons, raised in Pennsylvania ; was at Tap- 
pan, N. Y., Sept. 16, 1780; was an original member of the Society of 
the Cincinnati. — Frank Benesole Mytingcr. 

GERSHOM NELSON : Captain of the 5th Co. of the 3d Regt. of 
Wbrcester, Mass., in 1776. — William Hills, Jr. 

ROGER NELSON : Born in Frederick Co., Md., in 1759 5 died in 
Fredericktown, Md., June 7, 1815; ran away from William and Mary 

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College at the age of i6 and joined the troop of horse under Col. Wm. 
A. Washington ; helped defend Charleston in 1780 ; taken prisoner, ex- 
changed, and entered Maryland Line with rank of Lieutenant ; partici- 
pated in battles of Camden, Cowpens, and Guilford Court-House, 
receiving 18 wounds at Camden ; at surrender of Cornwallis ; 
breveted Brigadier-General for meritorious conduct ; after war was 
member of Maryland Senate six years and of the Federal House of 
Representatives for several terms. — Albert Ritchie. 

JOHN WESLEY GILBERT NEVELLING : Born in Westphalia, 
Germany, in 1750; died in Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 18, 1844; lived in 
New Jersey until 1782 ; upon outbreak of the Revolution, converted his 
property into ;^5,ooo ($25,000), which he loaned the Government and 
never got back ; served as Chaplain in the New Jersey Militia, and had 
a price set on his head by the British on account of his intense activity 
in the American cause. — Gustavus Town Kirby. 

DAVID NEVINS : Born Sept. 12, 1747 ; lived in Norwich, Conn. ; 
died Jan. 21, 1838; Ensign in Capt. Sam'l Gales' Co., Col. Sam'l H. 
Parsons' Regt., from May i to Dec. 19, 1775 ; re-entered the service in 
1776; First Lieutenant in Capt. James Chapman's Co., loth Continen- 
tal Regt. ; participated in siege of Boston ; then in operation at New 
York, including battles of Long Island and White Plains ; and remained 
on the Hudson in vicinity of Peekskill under Gen. Heath until Dec. 31, 
1776. — Thomas Chester. 

ANDREW NEWELL: Baptized at Charlestown, Mass., Feb. 10, 
1751 ; died in Brooklyn, N. Y., Aug. 30, 1798; Deputy Commissary in 
the Massachusetts Militia ; ordered by General Ward to proceed to 
Watertown to lodge the ten swivel guns he had under his care ; partici- 
pated in the battles of Concord and Bunker Hill. His brother, David 
Newell, Jr., Lieutenant and afterwards Captain, served during the war. 
— Tiemati/i Newell Horn, Herman Al. Tiemann, Sr., /alius IV. Tie?nann. 

BENJAMIN NICHOLS: Born June 15, 1739; ''^ed in North 
Stratford, Conn. ; enlisted as Sergeant in Jonathan Nichols' Co. on 
Lexington Alarm ; commissioned Ensign in May, 1775, in Capt. Zalmon 
Read's Co., 5th Continental Regt. ; marched to New York, thence to 
Northern Department ; served at Lake George and Lake Champlain ; 
discharged Nov. 28, 1775. — Joseph Clark. 

DAVID NICHOLS : Born in Salem, Mass., Nov. 16, 1735 i served 
during the siege of Boston as a private in Col. Phinny's Regt. of Mas- 
sachusetts Militia. — Maury Nichols. 

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THADDEUS NICHOLS : Born in Princeton, Mass., Feb. 9, 1762 ; 
died in Middletown, Conn., Feb 8, 1842 ; enlisted in 1778 in the 
"Chore Rangers," under Capt. Aldrich, Maj. Benjamin Whitcomb's 
command, employed on the northern frontier watching the lines and 
protecting settlements from Indians; in November, 1778, they defeated 
a body of Indians and British between Ticonderoga and Crown Point ; 
in March, 1781, he was made Orderly Sergeant in Capt. Blakely's com- 
pany. Col. Samuel Fletcher's Regt., Vermont troops ; was stationed at 
Castleton, on the Canadian frontier, and served as clerk to Elisha 
Clark, Issuing Commissary to the Brigade ; was a United States pen- 
sioner. — Guy Du Val, Horace Clark Du Val. 

WILLIAM NICHOLS : Born in Trumbull, Conn., March 10, 1755; 
died in Bridgeport, Conn., July 21, 1837; pensioned under act of 
1832, while residing in Fairfield County, Conn., for service under several 
enlistments during the Revolution. — Francis Durando Nichols. 

JAMES NICHOLSON : Born in Chestertown, Md., in 1737 ; died 
in New York City, Sept. 2, 1804 ; was first of 20 Captains of the Navy 
appointed under act of Congress of Oct. 10, 1776 ; given command of 
the "Virginia " in June, 1776 ; succeeded Commodore Esek Hopkins 
as Commander-in-Chief of the Navy in January, 1777 ; afterwards com- 
manded the " Trumbull " which was captured by the " Iris " and 
" General Monk" in August, 1781 ; not exchanged until close of war ; 
subsequently resided in New York and in 180 1-4 was Commissioner of 
Loans. Two brothers, Samuel and John, were also Naval Captains. — 
Charles Hatfield Taft. 

BENJAMIN NONES : Born in Bordeaux, France, March 9, 1757 ; 
came to America in 1777 ; settled in Philadelphia, where he died Feb. 
9, 1826 ; early in the war, formed the acquaintance of Lafayette and 
Washington, and subsequently served on the staffs of both ; entered 
the service under Pulaski, from whom he received a letter commending 
his bravery under fire at Savannah, of which he was an eyewitness ; 
also an aide on DeKalb's staff, and helped carry him from the field 
when he fell ; on retirement from the army, became the sworn inter- 
preter of the United States Government at Philadelphia. — David Cur- 
ran Andrews, George Osgood Andmvs, Le Roy Andrews, S. Franklin 
Andrews, S. Sianwood Menken, Charles Alfred Nones. 

WALTER NORRIS : Born and lived in Morris County, N. J. ; 
served as a private in the Morris Militia. — Joseph Carlton Norris. 

ABIJAH NORTH : Of Farmington, Conn. ; enlisted July 2, 1778, 
in Capt. Bray's Co. of three months' men ; re-enlisted in October in 

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Capt. Barton's Co. of Artificers under Col. Flower and served until 
17S1, largely in Pennsylvania. — Charles J. North. 

AMOS NORTHROP : Born in Connecticut in 1730 ; died in Trying- 
ham, Mass., Feb. 9, 1810 ; private in Capt. Ezekiel Herrick's Co., Co. 
John Ashley's Berkshire County Regt., ordered by Gen. Gates to rein- 
force the Northern Army ; served 19 days from Sept. 22, 1777 ; 
re-enlisted Oct. 18, 1779, under Capt. Adam Kasson and Col. Israel 
Chapin, serving one month and eight days. — Milton Harlow Northrup. 

DANIEL NORTHRUP : Born in Dutchess Co., N. Y., in 1735 ; 
died in Gahvay, Saratoga Co., N. Y., Oct. 15, 180S ; member of Capt. 
Schermerhorn's Co., Col. Van Rensselaer's Regt. of Albany County 
Militia ; present at Burgoyne's surrender. — M. Sexton Northrup. 

WILLIAM NORTHRUP : Born in North Kingston, R. I., Dec. 8, 
1732; died in Deerfield, N. Y., May 27, 1827 ; drummer in Capt. 
Benjamin West's Co. of Rhode Island from Jan. 6 to Feb. 6, 1777 ; 
private in same Company, in Col. Joseph Stanton's Regt. stationed at 
Tiverton from Sept. i to Sept. 15, 1777 ; drummer again in same com- 
pany in Col. Wm. Barton's Regt. from Dec. i, 1777, to March 16, 1778 ; 
Drum Major in Col. Archibald Crary's Regt. from Sept. 16 to Oct. 16, 
1778, and from Feb. 16 to March 16, 1779. — Harvey Foote Retiiington. 

EBENEZER NORTON : Born at Durham, Conn., Dec. 30, 1715 ; 
died at Goshen, March 15, 1785 ; member of the General Assembly for 
twenty-two terms ; on the outbreak of the Revolution he was Lieutenant- 
Colonel of the 17th Regt. of Militia, composed of companies from 
Litchfield, Goshen, Torrington and Winchester (First society) ; resigned 
in 1776, but was active in collecting arms for the Connecticut troops. — 
George Candee Buell. 

ICHABOD NORTON : Born in Farmington, Conn., in 1736 ; died 
in Granby, Conn., Oct. i, 1825 ; Captain in Col. Mott's Battalion for 
service in Northern Department ; stationed at Skenesborough and 
Ticonderoga from August to November, 1776 ; Captain in Col. Noadiah 
Hooker's Regt. at Peekshill in 1777 ; Major from April to November, 
1779 ; representative in the General Assembly every year but one from 
1785 to 1 79 1 ; and for many years afterwards Justice of the Peace. — 
Arthur Robinson, Charles Mulford Robinson. 

LIPSCOMB NORVELL: Died in Nashville, Tenn., March 2, 1843 ; 
appointed Ensign and Paymaster, Jan. 15, 1778, to the 5th Virginia 
Regt., and was sworn in at Valley Forge ; resigned his staff office in 
September, 1778, and joined Capt. John Mercer's Co., 3d Virginia 
Regt. ; promoted to Second Lieutenant in Capt. Valentine Pe}ton's 

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Co,, 3d Regt., and then to First Lieutenant in the same regiment ; was a 
member of the Virginia Cincinnati. — Stevens T/iofnson Norvell. 

HUMPHREY NOYES, Jr. : Born in Plaistow, N. H., May 9, 
1749; died there May 16, 1S14; member of Capt. Ezekiel Giles' Co. 
that went from Plaistow and joined the army at Saratoga in 1777. — 
Charles William Noyes. 

JAMES OAKLEY : Born in Mount Pleasant, N. Y., Aug. 15, 1757 ; 
died there April 5, 1800 ; private in Drake's command in 1776 ; Lieu- 
tenant in Capt. Daniel Williams' Co., Lieut.-Col. Albert Paulding's Regt. 
of Levies and Militia raised for the defense of the state of New York, 
April 27, 1 78 1. — Charles E. Back. 

GABRIEL OGDEN: Private in the Sussex County, New Jersey, 
Militia, during the Revolutionary War. The family was numerous and 
patriotic. Most of the Ogden family of Sussex County served in Capt. 
James Bonnel's Co. in the ist Regt. of Sussex County Militia. This 
company was engaged during nearly all the war in repelling invasions 
from the hostile Indians in Pennsylvania. Capt. Bonnel's company 
order book shows a great amount of difficult and perilous service 
throughout the war. — Chauncey Depew, Chauncey Af. Depew, Ga?ison 
Depew. 

JARED OLCOTT : Bom in Hartford, Conn., July 22, 1759 ; died 
in Jefferson County, N. Y., July 23, 1846 ; enlisted at Hartford, Conn., 
April II, 1776, under Gordon Wadsworth, Captain or Conductor of 
teams, and continued in the service two years as a teamster ; re-enlisted 
for three years under Capt. Barnard and Col. Samuel Wyllis; promoted 
to Sergeant, and while in this company was selected by Gen. Jeremiah 
Wadsworth to attend his person. — Edward Olcoti. 

JONATHAN OLIPHANT : Born in Amwell, N. J., Nov. 10, 1739 ; 
died in Oliphant's Mills, N. J., in September, 1804 ; Captain in the 2d 
Regt., Burlington County, N. J., Militia, prior to April g, 1777, when 
he resigned on account of disability. — David Oliphant JIaynes. 

DAVID OLMSTEAD; Born in Ridgefield, Conn., Nov. 20, 1748; 
died in Pike, Pa., Dec. 29, 1829; private in 1776 and a prisoner of 
war; Sergeant in Capt. Benedict's Co., Bradley's Battalion in 1776; 
Captain in Col. Enos' Regt., 1778 ; Captain in Col. Beebe's Regt., 1780 ; 
and Captain in a provisional regiment in 1781 ; with Washington in 
his retreat from New York and participated in the northern campaign 
under Gates. — /antes Marcus King. 

DAVID OLMSTED: Born in Ridgefield, Conn., Nov. 29, 1748; 
died in Jamesville, N. Y., 1813 ; enlisted as Corporal, Aug. 7, 1775, in 

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Capt. Joseph Hart's Co., 7th Connecticut Regt. ; discharged Dec. 23, 
1775 ; Sergeant, Aug. 22, 1776, in Capt. Benedict's Co., Bradley's Bat- 
taUon ; discharged Jan. 11, 1777 ; Captain of a Company in Col. Enos' 
Regt., June 3, 1778; Captain of 8th Co. in Lieut.-Col. Beebe's Regt., 
raised in spring of 1780, " for service along the Western coast " ; and 
Captain in Provisional Regt., in 1781. — William Adams Olmsted, 
William Henry Haskin. 

EZEKIEL OLNEY : Born in Providence, in 1740 ; died in Eastford, 
Conn., Oct. 21, 1826; Second Lieutenant and Ensign in the Rhode 
Island Militia. — James Brown Olney. 

ETHAN OSBORN: Born in Litchfield, Conn., Aug. 21, 1758 ; died 
in Fairfield, N. J., May 14, 1858; left Dartmouth College in spring of 
1776, and enlisted in Capt. Bazaleel Beebe's Co., from Litchfield, in 
Col. Philip Burr's Regt.; discharged in September, 1776; performed 
special duty at Danbury, April 27, 1777 ; again enlisted in June, 1780, 
under Col. Bazaleel Beebe ; subsequently discharged on account of 
ill-health ; was a pensioner. A memorial church, called the " Osborn 
Memorial," has been built at Cedarville, N. J., near the old church of 
which he was pastor for 54 years. — Benjamin Thompson. 

JOHN B. OSBORN: Born in Scotch Plain, N. J., June 6, 1754; 
died there Nov. 20, 1848 ; enlisted in the New Jersey Militia; promoted 
to be Corporal and Sergeant ; in the latter capacity, participated in the 
battle of Monmouth. His wife was also patriotically active during the 
Revolution, and her acts are part of the printed history of that period. 
She was born Nov. 1, 1756, and died Nov. 16, 1S48. — Dwight L. Hub- 
bard, Abraham C. Osborn, Robert Hatfield Osborn. 

TIMOTHY OSBORN: Born in Newtown, Conn., Aug. 28, 1720; 
died in Southbury, Conn., Feb. 3, 1807 ; chosen member of the Com- 
mittee of Inspection and Observation of the town of Woodbury, Sept. 19, 
1775, and so continued till the close of the war; marched for the relief 
of the Continental Army in January, 1777. — P. Ernest Turtelot. 

JOHN OSBURN : Born in Redfield, Conn., March 2, 1733 ; died in 
Salem, N. Y. ; served first as Drummer, then as Sergeant in Capt. Jesse 
Truesdell's North Salem Co., of Westchester Co., N. Y., under Maj. 
(afterwards Lieutenant-Colonel) Thaddeus Crane. — Elmer E. Almy, 
Willey H. Almy, Emory Osburn. 

JOHN OTEY : Captain of a Battalion of Riflemen in Kent Co., Va. ; 
with a handful of men captured a British gunboat on the Pamunkey 
River ; for this and other deeds was offered a pension, which he and 
his children declined. — Wtn. Rhys Pryor. 

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JAMES OTIS: Born in Barnstable, Mass., June 14, 1702 ; died in 
November, 1778; member of the Provincial Legislature in 1758; 
Speaker of the House, Judge of Probate for Barnstable County, and 
Chief Justice of Court of Common Pleas from 1764 till 1775 ; President 
of the Council Board during the first years of the Revolution.— /ames 
Otis. 

SAMUEL ALLEYNE OTIS : Born in Barnstable, Mass., Nov. 24, 
1740; died in Washington, D. C, April 22, 1814; representative to 
the General Court in 1776; member of the Convention which framed 
the State Constitution ; member of the Board of War ; in 1784, Speaker 
of the House; in 1787, Commissioner to negotiate with insurgents in 
Shay's Rebellion ; member of Congress in 1788 ; after adoption of the 
Federal Constitution, Secretary of the first United States Senate. — 
James Otis. 

CHRISTIAN OTTMAN (or Utman) : Born in Germany ; died in 
Seward, Schoharie Co., N. Y. ; was a private in Capt. Mathias Brown's 
Co., Col. Saml. Clyde's Regt., of Tryon Co., N. Y., Militia.— C/^ar/w 
Hewson BulUs, Edward D. Putnam, James T. Utman. 

PETER OTTMAN (or Utman): Born, June 19, 1768; when 13 
years old, on Sept. 1, 1781, was captured by Tories and Indians, and 
carried with his two brothers to Canada, where they were sold as 
servants to traders at Niagara ; at the end of three years they were 
given three guns and a canoe, and allowed to go home. — Charles 
Hewson BuUis, Edward D. Putnam, James T. Utman. 

BODO OTTO, Sr. : Born in Laudenberg, Hanover, in 1709; came 
to Philadelphia, Pa., in 1752; died in Reading, Pa., June 13, 1787; 
took charge gratuitously of the Hospital at Valley Forge, in the mem- 
orable winter of 1778. — John Otto, Sr., Jo/m Otto, Jr., IVm. Edmund 
Otto. 

BODO OTTO, Jr. : Appointed by the New Jersey Provincial Con- 
gress, July 4, 1776, Surgeon of Col. Charles Read's Battalion of 
detached Militia, designed to enforce the Flying Camp ; on Sept. 16, 
1777, appointed Colonel of the ist Gloucester Battalion, during the 
winter of 1777-8 he was a Surgeon at Valley Forge; subsequently 
elected to the State Senate. He went a long journey to intercede in 
behalf of some British who had been apprehended for burning his 
house, was overtaken by a storm, and caught a cold, which resulted 
in consumption, from which he died Jan. 20, 1782, at the age of 34. — 
John Otto, Sr., John Otto, Jr., Wm. Edmund Otto. 

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SOLOMON OWENS: Bom in Gloucester, R. I., 1731; died in 
Ulster Co., N. Y., about 1833 ; several times Moderator in town coun- 
cils, during the Revolution, and Chairman of committees appointed for 
enlisting and sending to the front soldiers, and raising moneys and suf)- 
plies for the American Army ; served in Capt. Lee's Co., Col. Dubois' 
Regt. of Levies.— /(7/i« Morton HalsteJ, Albert Morton, John Clark 
Morton, Walter S. Whipple. 

THOMAS PAINTER : Born in 1761 ; lived in Connecticut ; private 
in Capt. Prentice's Co., Col. Wm. Douglass' sth Battalion, Wadsworth's 
Brigade, Connecticut Troops, raised in 1776 to reinforce the army at 
New York ; participated in battle of Long Island, the retreat through 
New York, and battle of White Plains ; re-enlisted for war in Capt. 
Smith's Co., Sth Regt., Connecticut Line, Feb. 16, 1777 ; Corporal, 
Sept. 20, 1780; Sergeant, Sept. 5, 1781 to Dec. 31, 1781; pensioned 
in 1818 ; was living in Barkhamsted in 1840. — Salter Storrs Clark. 

AMAZIAH PALMER: Born in 1757; died in Whitestown, N. Y., 
Jan. 17, 1830; served one year as a mariner on frigate "Warren," 
Capt. Hopkins, for which his widow was pensioned. — Evelyn S. 
Williams, James L. Williams, Jr. 

JONATHAN PALMER: Born in Voluntown, Conn., Feb. 12, 1753 ; 
died in Bridgewater, N. Y., April 20, 1832 ; First Lieutenant in 5th Co., 
Col. Selden's Regt., of Connecticut, raised in June, 1776, to reinforce 
Washington in New York ; prior to that date served as Minuteman. — 
Charles Newell Palmer. 

JOSEPH PALMER: Born in Stonington, Conn., in 1740; died in 
Leno.x, Madison Co., N. Y., Aug. 22, 1829; Captain of a Company 
that marched from Voluntown, Conn., to Boston on the Lexington 
Alarm, serving eight days ; appointed Ensign in May, 1776, and Captain 
in 1779. — Wm. Gere Cady, Gustavus Linnemann Frescott. 

EBENEZER PARDEE: Born in East Haven, Conn., in 1732 ; died 
in or near White Plains, N. Y., Oct. 28, 1776; enlisted in Cornwall, 
Conn., June 27, 1776 ; served in battle of Long Island ; participated in 
retreat through New York and battle of White Plains ; mortally wounded 
in the latter. — Maxwell Bennett Richardson. 

JAMES PARDEE (Pardy) : Born in Connecticut in 1733; died in 
Sharon, Conn., in 1802 ; Lieutenant in Lieut.-Col. Saml. Canfield's 
Regt. of Connecticut Militia at West Point, Sept. 15, \i?,\.— Franklin 
B. demons. 

WILLIAM PARK: Born in 1749; died in Bennington Co., Vt, 
in 1840 ; a Massachusetts Minuteman at time of battle of Lexington ; 

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in 1776 marched to New York, serving five months ; in 1777, a recruiting 
officer and member of Committee of Correspondence and Safety ; on 
May i8, 1778, commissioned Quartermaster of Col. Ezra Wood's Regt. 
of Massachusetts, to serve on the Hudson ; member of County and 
State Conventions ; performed secret service, and devoted his personal 
resources to the equipment of his recruits. — Trenor Ltither Park. 

JOHN PARKER: Born in Litchfield, Conn., Feb. 22, 1762; died 
in Triangle, Broome Co., N. Y., Oct. 24, 1831 ; enlisted at the age of 
14 with his brother Timothy and served through the war. Timothy 
was killed at Yorktown. John was a pensioner under the act of 18 18. 
— John Timothy Van Orsdale. 

JOHN PARKER: Bom in 1747; died in Vealtown, N. J., March 
4, 1781 ; Captain in the ist Battalion of Somerset County, N. J., 
Militia. — Jesse Peterson. 

TIMOTHY PARKER : Born in Falmouth, Mass., May 17, 1735; 
died in Norwich, Conn., May 27, 1797 ; in merchant service between 
United States and West Indies at outbreak of war; captured in 1776 
and taken prisoner to New York; released in September, 1777; ap- 
pointed Lieutenant of cruiser " Oliver Cromwell " by Gov. Trumbull ; 
Captain of same Dec. 6, 1777; assisted in capture of the "Admiral 
Keppel " and " Cygnus " in April, 1778 ; took four prizes in May, 1779, 
including the privateer " St. George " ; was captured by British ship 
" Daphne " and one other, June 5, 1779, carried to New York and con- 
fined on the " Jersey " prison ship ; and later commanded other priva- 
teers, the last being the " Scourge." — Walter Farnsworth Parker. 

JOHN PARKHURST: Born in Weston, Mass., May 2, 1760 ; died 
Nov. I, 1836, at Springfield, Pa. ; on duty guarding Continental stores 
at East Sudbury in the summer of 1777 ; re-enlisted April i, 1778, in 
Capt. Holmes' Co., Col. Jonathan Reed's Regt., serving until July 4, 
1778; re-enlisted in Capt. Amos Perry's Co., of Sherbum, and served 
at Providence and Lewistown, Rhode Island; re-enlisted July 24, 17S0, 
in Capt. Walter McFarland's Co., of Col. Cyprian Howe's Middlese.ic 
County Regt., for service in Rhode Island and was discharged Oct. 30, 
1780. — Gabriel Narrower Parkhiirst, John Foster Parkhurst. 

JOHN PARKHURST, Jr.: Born in Plainfield, Conn., May 13, 
1730 ; died there in 1820 ; private in Capt. Nehemiah Beardsley's Co., 
5th Regt. of Connecticut Militia from May 11, 1775, to Oct. 8, 1775. 
This regiment marched first to New York and subsequently served in 
the Northern Department. — Chester P. Griffeth. 

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JONATHAN PARKHURST : Born in Plainfield, Conn., July 25, 
1725 ; died August 22, 1787 ; served from Aug. 2, to Sept. 12, 1778, 
in Capt. Daniel Cady's Co., Col. Chapman's Regt., Connecticut Militia, 
in Rhode Island. — Charles Dyer Parkhurst. 

REUBEN PARMELE: Born in Guilford, Conn., Nov. 4, 1741 ; 
enlisted April 10, 1781, as Sergeant in Capt. Vail's Co., of Seacoast 
Guard stationed at Guilford, serving eight months and 20 days. — Henry 
Farmele Gates. 

JAMES PARSHALL : Born in Southold, Long Island, in Septem- 
ber, 1754; died in Middlefield Center, N. Y., April 24, 1836; enlisted 
in spring of 1777 in Col. Henry B. Livingston's 4th New York Regt. ; 
serving till Dec. 2, 1779 ; while on leave of absence, joined an expedi- 
tion to suppress a plundering party and on March 20,1 780, was captured 
by the British and confined on the " Falmouth " in New York Harbor 
until June i, 1780 ; participated in battles of Saratoga and Monmouth ; 
wintered at Valley Forge ; excellent penman and frequently Secretary 
to Washington ; Sergeant during part of his service. — Frederick Carlton 
Pars/iall, James C. Parshall. 

JOHN PARSHALL: Born May 5, 1757; died in Middlefield, 
N. Y. ; enlisted from Southold, L. I., in 1776, in Capt. Reeves' Co., 
serving about five months ; re-enlisted in Capt. Conklin's Co., and 
served as a carpenter for one year at Newburgh, N. Y. ; re-enlisted 
there May 5, 1778, in Capt. Walker's Co., serving about nine months 
and participating in the battle of Monmouth; in 1779, attached to a 
Newburgh Militia Co., serving on frequent short tours ; in spring of 
1780 enlisted under Capt. Drake of Newburgh, serving about three 
months and participating in an Indian battle near Fort Plain ; he was a 
pensioner. — Edgar A. Spencer. 

JOHN PATCH : Born in Ipswich, Mass., in 1721 ; died there Dec. 
18, 1799; member of Committee of Safety in Boston, 1776 ; held various 
town offices, elected Representative in 1780, 1782, 1784, and 1787 ; 
during the war owned a privateer which captured many prizes. — Arthur 
Fowler Staniford. 

JONATHAN PATTEN: Born in Deering, N. H., Dec. 4, 1760; 
died in South Deering, N. H., May 3, 1839 ; was among the men 
mustered by Col. Daniel Moor out of his regiment to march to New 
York agreeable to a requisition of the 19th day of December, 1776, sent 
to recruit the garrison at Forts George and Ticonderoga. He also 
assisted at the chaining of the East River, New York, to prevent the 
ascent of the British. — Irwin H. Beard. 

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WILLIAM PAULDING : Born in Westchester County, N. Y., in 
February, 1735 ; died in Tarrytown, N. Y., Feb. 20, 1825 ; at a meet- 
ing of the freeholders of Westchester County, May 8, 1775, was ap- 
pointed with Gouverneur Morris and nine others as delegates to the 
Provincial Congress; in 1776, supplied the American forces in the 
" neutral ground," under Gen. Clinton, with rations, giving his private 
obligations therefor ; was arrested and cast into jail for debt, which he 
had contracted to save his country ; in October, 1 784, had to petition 
the Legislature to liquidate his long audited accounts in order to save 
him from further incarceration.— William Paulding. 

SHUBAEL PEARCE: Born in 1761 ; died in Hampton, N. Y. ; 
private in Capt. Joseph Willmarth's Co., Col. Thomas Carpenter's 
Regt. ; enlisted July 28, 1780; marched to Tiverton, R. I., on alarm. — 
William Horace Hotchkiss. 

SHARON PEASE: Born in Enfield, Conn., June 26, 1746; died 
May 13, 1821 ; served from Sept. 7, to Oct. 30, 1776, in Capt. Loomis' 
Co., Major Backus' Regt. of Connecticut Light Horse, near New York ; 
also in a detachment of the 3d Troop of the 4th Regt. of Light Horse, 
acting as escort to Burgoyne's captured troops passing through Con- 
necticut in 1778. — Henry Lincoln Morris. 

ASAHEL PECK: Born in Litchfield, Conn., Aug. 3, 1762; died 
there Feb. 6, 1837 ; entered the service at Litchfield in June, 1777 ; 
rendered at different periods about eight months' service as private in 
Capt. Miles Beach's Co., 17th Connecticut Regt.; this company also 
turned out to repel Tryon's invasion, July 5, 1779. — Ozias Willard 
Peck. 

JAMES PECK: Born in 1755; lived in Rehoboth, Mass. ; enlisted 
June I, 1778, in Col. Thomas Carpenter's Regt., of Bristol County, 
Mass., for nine months' service at Fishkill, N. Y., and elsewhere. — 
Jeremiah Richards. 

JEDEDIAH PECK: Born in Lyme, Conn., in 1747; died in Bur- 
lington, N. Y., Aug. 15, 1821 ; enlisted Dec. 19, 1775, in the 6th Con- 
necticut Regt. under command of Samuel Holden Parsons, and was 
subsequently pensioned for his service. — Henry D. Sill. 

JOHN PECK : Born in Newton Parish of Newburg, now Brookfield, 
Conn., Dec. 3, 1759; died in Brookfield, Feb. 9, 1839 ; enlisted in April, 
1777, under Capt. Gaylord Hubbell and Col. Porter, serving six weeks; 
in June, 1777, under Capt. Solomon Booth and Col. Enos, serving 
eight months; in July, 1779, under Capt. Richard Smith and Col. 

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Porter, serving two weeks ; again in 1779, under Capt. Ezra Dibble 
and Col. John P. Cooke, serving six weeks; and in June, 1780, un- 
der Capt. Couch, serving three weeks; was present at burning of 
Fairfield and Norwalk. — John A. Peck. 

JONATHAN PECK: Born in Bristol, R. I., Jan. 4, 1724; died 
there Oct. 7, 1797; subscribed £\ 4s. for the relief of the distressed 
inhabitants of Boston after the Boston Tea Party ; supplied people 
who appeared upon the alarms at Bristol, 1776; carried express from 
Col. Babcock to General Assembly at East Greenwich ; appointed 
Major of the Senior Class Regt. of Bristol County Militia in May, 
17S0. — Charles Joseph Root. 

JOSEPH PECK : Second Lieutenant in Capt. Van Deursen's Co. 
of State Guards, Gen. Waterbury's Brigade, stationed at New Haven 
in 1 78 1, and performed other military duty. — Joshua Raymond Warren, 
Walter Scott Warren, William Watts Jones Warren. 

ZEBULON PECK: Born in Meriden, Conn., April 15, 1743 ; died at 
Marshall, N. Y., Jan. 23, 1S20 ; during his residence in Bristol, Conn., 
was one of the leading public men ; Justice of the Peace many years, 
and member of the Legislature 14 sessions; enlisted in Capt. Catlin's 
Co., May 26, 1777, for the war ; and was delegate to the Convention to 
act upon the adoption of the United States Constitution. — John M. 
Barton. 

WILLIAM PEET, ist. : Born in Stratford, Conn., Jan. 29, 1743; 
died at Old Farms, Conn., 1786; private in Capt. Couch's Co., Col. 
Andrew Ward's Regt., Connecticut Militia, ordered to New York in 
1776. — Henry Wilson Hubhell, Frederick Tomlinson Feet. 

ISAAC PEIRCE: Born Oct. 12, 1722 ; livedin Boston, Mass. ; died 
Dec. 20, 1811 ; served on various patriotic committees for the promotion 
of the American cause. — Henry Osgood Holland. 

PATRICK GRANT PEMBERTON : Served in the Connecticut 
Militia from the town of Preston ; private in Capt. Williams' Co., Lieut. 
Col. Nathan Gallup's Regt., stationed at Fort Griswold, July 11,1779. 
— Richard Theodore Davies. 

JOHN PENDLETON : Born in Westerly, R. I., May 22, 1735 ; died 
there March 31, 1812 ; served in the expedition against Rhode 
Island, and lost certain articles ofif Point Judith, R. I., in October, 1777. 
— William Vincent Randall 

JOHN PERCIVAL: Born at Sandwich, Mass., Nov. 6, 1754; died 
at Gaines, N. Y., June 12, 1837 ; private in Capt. Wm. Goodrich's Co., 

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Col. Patterson's Regt., of Massachusetts, May i6, 1775, to Aug. i, 
1775; also in Capt. Amos Porter's Co., Col. David Rossiter's Regt., 
from October 14 to 18, 1780. — Frederic Percival Allen. 

FRANCIS PERKINS: Born in Ipswich, Mass., May 5, 1732 ; died 
in Lunenburg, Mass., June 12, 1812 ; Ensign of acompany organized in 
Chebacco (Ipswich) in 1774 ; subsequently Captain of same under Col. 
Jonathan Cogswell ; on Lexington Alarm, marched as Second Lieuten- 
ant under Capt. Jonathan Cogswell; appears, April 30, 1778, as Ensign 
in Capt. Low's Co., Col. Jonathan Cogswell's Regt. — Francis P. Fur- 
nald, Jr. 

WILLIAM PERKINS : Born in Boston in 1742 ; died of yellow fever 
at Boston, Oct. 27, 1802 ; at the battle of Bunker Hill was a Lieuten- 
ant in Callender's Co., of which he was afterwards Captain ; commis- 
sioned Captain in Knox's Artillery, Jan. i, 1776, and in Crane's Artil- 
lery, January, 1777; Major in latter Sept. 12, 1778; served through 
the war; Nov. 10, 1785, appointed to command of the Castle in Boston 
Harbor, then belonging to the State, and continued in command, with 
rank of Lieutenant Colonel, until its cession in 1798 to the United 
States. — John Warren Perkins. 

ISAAC PERRY : Believed to have been born in Orange Co., N. Y. ; 
died in Hancock, Mass. ; commissioned, Dec. 22, 1775, as Quartermas- 
ter in the Lower Orangetown Regiment, commanded by Col. Abram 
Lent. — Safford G. Perry. 

ABSOLEM PETERS: Born in Hebron, Conn., March 25,1754; 
died in New York City, March 29, 1840 ; after graduating from Dart- 
mouth College in 1780, became a Captain and aide to Maj. Gen. Bailey, 
in command of the northern frontiers of New Hampshire ; took an 
active part in organizing the Militia of the State, and rose to the rank 
of Brigadier-General. — Malcolm Peters. 

MARKS PETRIE: Born in November, 1750; died at Little Falls, 
N. Y., Oct. I, 1806 ; private under Capt. Fred. Frank and Hendrick 
Herder in Col. Peter Bellinger's 4th Tryon County (N. Y.) Regt.— 
Archibald Ahvafer Munson, Ward Preston Munson. 

WILLIAM PETRY : Born in Neirstein, Germany, Dec. 7, 1733; 
died in Herkimer, N. Y., Aug. 6, 1806 ; graduated from the medical 
college of Manheim, Germany, served in the Prussian Army under 
Frederick the Great, having sole charge of the wounded at the battle of 
Frankf urt-on-the-Oder ; came to America in 1756; member of the 
Committee of Safety from the German Flatts and Kingsland Districts, 
N. Y., from June 2, 1775, until the State Government was formed; 

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Justice of the Peace and Surgeon of the troops at Forts Dayton and 
Herkimer from 1776 to 1779 ; appointed Surgeon of Col. Marinus 
Willett's Regt., April 27, 1781, and served under him until the close of 
the war, sharing in the pursuit of Ross and Butler's party. He was 
opposed to the operation by a young surgeon on Gen. Herkimer, by 
which the latter is believed to have lost his life, but was unable to per- 
form the operation himself on account of a wound received in the same 
battle. — Robert Earl, Robert Earl 2d, Wm. Petry Earl, Chas. Gray 
Grosvenor, Thomas Walter Grosvenor. 

BENJAMIN PETTENGILL : Born in Haverhill, Mass., March 16, 
1730; died in Salisbury, N. H., March 15, 1805; served in Crown 
Point expedition in 1757, in Col. Nathaniel Meserve's Regt. of New 
Hampshire ; private under Capt. Ebenezer Webster, and Col. Moses 
Nichols of New Hampshire in 1778 ; participated in Rhode Island ex- 
pedition ; at West Point about eight months ; member of the Committee 
of Safety of Salisbury, N. H., in 1780. His brother Andrew died of 
wounds received at the battle of Bennington. — Howard Scribiier. 

EZEKIEL PETTY; Born in Aquebogue, L. I., in 1733; died there 
May 3, 1786; enlisted March 25, 1776, in Capt. Paul Reeves' Co. (the 
Second Southold Company) of Col. Josiah Smith's Regt. of Suffolk 
County Minutemen ; at the battle of Long Island, Aug. 27, 1776. — 
William Ezekiel Petty. 

AZOR PHELPS: Born in Worcester, Mass., Oct. 13, 1761 ; lived in 
Watertown, Mass. ; private in the Massachusetts Militia. — Chas. Elliott 
Wan-en. 

JOHN PHELPS : Born in Connecticut in 1735 ; died in Stafford 
Springs, Conn., in 1808; appointed by the General Assembly of Con- 
necticut, Jan. 8, 1778, to open subscriptions in the town of Stafford, 
for the "War or Loan Office Certificates;" entitled "Captain" in 
resolution of appointment. — Horace Holley Dall. 

OLIVER PHELPS: Born Windsor, Conn.; died Canandaigua, 
N. Y., Feb. 21, 1809 ; member of Committee of Safety of Massachusetts ; 
served in Commissary Department until close of Revolution. On April 
II, 178S, in company with Nathaniel Gorham, he purchased of the State 
of Massachusetts the pre-emptive right to the lands now embraced in 
the counties of Ontario, Steuben, Genesee, Niagara, Cattaraugus, 
Chautauqua, and Alleghany, N. Y. He was first Judge of Ontario 
County, N. Y., and was Member of Congress from that district. — 
Eugene Koop, Godfrey Phelps Koop. 

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GEORGE PHILIP : Born Aug. 29, 1752 ; died in Claverack, N. Y., 
March 4, 1806; enlisted as an Ensign in the ist Claverack Baltalion, 
under the command of Col. Robert Van Rensselaer; was promoted to 
Second Lieutenant of the 4th Co., Oct. 19, 1779. — William Bolton 
Famham. 

EBENEZER PHILLIPS, 30: Born in Southboro, Mass., Feb. 23, 
1752 ; enlisted from Grafton, April 24, 1775, as Sergeant in Capt. 
Luke Drury's Co., Col. Jonathan Ward's Regt. , and served until Jan- 
uary, 1776 ; participated in siege of Boston, and Battle of Bunker Hill, 
and was at Warren's side when he fell. — George Clinton Batchcllcr. 

JOHN PHILLIPS: Born in New York State; died in Rennselaer 
Co., N. Y. ; performed various tours of service as Captain in Col. 
Abraham Van Alstine's Albany County Regt. during the Revolutionary 
War. — Lee Phillips. 

JONAS PHILLIPS: Born about 1734; died in Philadelphia, Jan. 
28, r8o3 ; private in Capt. John Linton's Co., Col. Wm. Bradford's 
Battalion of Philadelphia Militia ; enlisted Oct. 31, 1778. — Horace M. 
Graff, Isaac Phillips Graff, Jefferson M. Levy. 

JEDEDIAH PHIPPS: Born in Sherborn, Mass., March 11, 1725; 
died there in 1S12 ; member of the Committee of Safety of Sherborn, 
in 1774, 1775, 1777, '779, and 1781. — Dexter Newell Force. 

BENJAMIN PIERCE: Born in Chelmsford, Mass., Dec. 25, 1757; 
abandoned his plow when, in the field, he heard of the battle of 
Lexington ; the next day was at Cambridge, under Captain John Ford, 
and fought at Bunker Hill; continued in service throughout the war, 
attaining the rank of Captain and Brevet-Major; after the peace, went 
■with his regiment to take possession of New York, and remained under 
arms until the last troops disbanded at West Point in 1784; subse- 
quently became Governor of New Hampshire. — Henry Hill Benham. 

CLOTHIER PIERCE: Served 13 days, from Oct. 13, 1781, in Capt. 
Cyprian Downer's Co., Col. Ebenezer Walbridge's Regt., of Vermont, 
called to Castleton on alarm. — Royal Edward Fox, Royal Evaungeal 
Fox. 

ROBERT PIKE: Lived in New Hampshire and was a Captain in 
the New Hampshire Militia. — Joseph Sawyer, Jr. 

ELEAZAR PINNEY: Born in Ellington, Conn., in February, 1753 ; 
Sergeant in the campaign against Burgoyne ; fought at Stillwater, 
Sept. 19, 1777 ; also at Saratoga, Oct. 7, 1777, and was in the division 
that stormed Burgoyne's camp ; in civil life, represented the town in 
the Legislature, was a Selectman of the town for 14 years, and was 
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such an authority in the settlement of estates and other responsible 
trusts that he was jocularly called the Administrator-General of Elling- 
ton. — Ferdinand Finney Earle. 

ELISHA PITKIN: Born in Hartford, March 9, 1733; died there 
March 19, 1819; appointed in 1770 on a committee to prevent impor- 
tation of British goods into Connecticut ; elected Captain of Militia, 
1775 ; entertained Rochambeau while in Hartford, in 1781 ; Represent- 
ative to the General Assembly from East Hartford, 1784. — Charles 
Hamilton McKnight. 

THOMAS PITKIN: Born in Bolton, Conn,, Aug. 29, 1724; died 
June 25, 1818; served five days on the Lexington Alarm. — [Villiam 
Gray Schauffler, George Reynolds Stearns. 

WILLIAM PITKIN: Born in Hartford, Conn., in 1725; died Dec. 
12, 1789; Major of Connecticut forces raised for expedition to Canada, 
in 1758 ; Colonel, 1762 ; member of the Council, 1766-85 ; member of 
Council of Safety during greater part of the Revolution ; Judge of the 
Supreme Court 19 years; elected to Congress, 1788; in 1775, he and 
others of the Pitkin family began the manufacture of gunpowder for 
the American Army in the same mills, owned by his father (Gov. VVm. 
Pitkin), where the iron industries had been prohibited by Parliament 25 
years before. — Charles Hamiltofi MeKnight. 

DAVID PIXLEY: Born at Stockbridge, Mass., March 27, 1741 ; 
died in Owego, N. Y., Aug. 25, 1807 ; his tombstone bears the inscrip- 
tion :"he was an officer of the Revolution at the siege of Quebeck, in 
1775, under Gen. Montgomery; " at the close of the war bore the title 
of Colonel ; was one of the first settlers of Owego in 1790, "and con- 
tinued its father and friend until his de:?ith."—Josiah Collins Fmnpelly. 

BENJAMIN PLANT: Born at Branford, Conn., in 1732 ; died there 
in 1808 ; served in the army with two sons, one of whom, Timothy, was 
killed in the battle of Germantown. — Henry Bradly Flant, Morton F. 
Plant. 

CHARLES PLATT: Born in Long Island in 1744; died in Platts- 
burgh, N. Y., May 29, 1831 ; served as Quartermaster in 5th Regt. of 
Dutchess Co., N. Y., of which Wm. Humphrey was Colonel ; with the 
Army in New York in 1776; participated in retreat to Kingsbridge, 
White Plains and New Jersey ; and subsequently served along the 
Hudson. — Joh7t James Thompson. 

ISRAEL PLATT: Born in Huntington, L. I., May 26, 1738; died 
of yellow fever in New York City, Aug. 18, 1796; commissioned Sept. 
10, 1776, Captain in Col. Morris Graham's Regt., of New York; and 

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participated in the engagements near Kingsbridge, N. Y., in the fall of 
1776 ; also served in Col. David Sutherland's Dutchess County Regt., 
in 1777. — Charles Howard Piatt. 

NATHANIEL PLATT : Of Suffolk County, N. Y. ; commissioned 
in 1776, Captain of a company in Col. Josiah Smith's Regt., of Minute- 
men, Second Battalion of Suffolk County; attached to Gen. Woodhull's 
Brigade in the battle of Long Island ; later attached to the Commissary 
Department and rendered efficient service in gathering supplies for 
Washington's Army along the Hudson. — Thomas Whiteside Moore. 

ZEPH ANIAH PLATT : Father of Nathaniel Piatt of Suffolk County, 
N. Y. (q. V.) ; member of the Associated Exempts ; taken prisoner by 
the British and died on one of their prison ships at the age of 74. — 
Thomas Whiteside Moore. 

OLIVER PLIMPTON: Born, Sept. 7, 1758; lived in Sturbridge, 
Mass., died in Southbridge, Mass., April 26, 1832 ; enlisted May 26, 

1776, in Capt. Jonathan Carriel's Co., Col. Josiah Whitney's Regt., of 
Massachusetts, serving till December, 1776 ; re-enlisted March 10, 

1777, under Capt. Adam Martin and Col. Timothy Bigelow, for three 
years; sick in hospital at Albany in December, 1777; subsequent 
service at Providence, R. I. ; was active in municipal affairs and repn 
resented the town several times in the General Court. — Andrew Has- 
weh Green. 

WILLIAM PLUNKETT: Born in Ireland; died in Sunburg, 
Northumberland Co., Pa. ; Colonel of the 3d Battalion of the Northum- 
berland County Associators. — George H. Roberts, Jr. 

SETH POMEROY: Born at Northampton, Mass., May 20, 1706; 
Ensign in the Colonial Army in 1743, and Captain in 1744 ; Lieutenant- 
Colonel in Eph. Williams' Regt., in 1755 ; delegate to Provincial Con- 
gress 1774-5; by which he was elected a general officer in October, 
1774; and Senior Brigadier-General in February, 1775; was in the 
battle of Bunker Hill, and died in the service at Peekskill, N. Y., Feb. 
19, 1777. A granite monument was dedicated to his memory at Peeks- 
kill, June 17, i&r)?).— George Pomeroy Keese. 

JONATHAN POOLE: Bom in 1758; died in 1796; son-in-law of 
Dr. John Hale (q. v.). Surgeon of ist New Hampshire Regt., and 
was Assistant Surgeon for four years. — Harry Hale Ford. 

THOMAS POOR: Born in Andover, Mass., July 19, 1732 ; died in 
Methuen, Mass., Sept. 23, 1804; Captain of a Company in Col. James 
Frye's Regt., which marched from Andover on the Lexington Alarm ; 

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promoted to rank of Major ; fought at Bunker Hill ; promoted to Colo- 
nel ; served at North River: engaged May 13, 1778; discharged 
Feb. 20, 1779. — George Barker Burbank. 

ELIPHALET POORE : Born in Rowley, Mass., March 18, 1746 
(or '47) ; died in Hopkinton, N. H.,Oct. 19, 1827 ; enlisted Sept. 25, 
1777, in Capt. Hezekiah Hutchins' Co., Col. Joseph Welch's Regt., of 
New Hampshire Militia ; discharged with the regiment Nov. 6, 1777. — 
Charles W. Morris. 

WILLIAM POPHAM : Born in Bandon, County Cork, Ire., Sept. 
19, 1752 ; died in New York, in September, 1S47 ; brought to this 
country in 1761 and educated for the ministry at Newark, N. J. ; Second 
Lieutenant in Capt. Henry Darby's Co., Col. John Haslet's Regt., 
Delaware Line, from January 17, to December, 1776 ; served on Long 
Island ; promoted to Captain of 2d Canadian Regt., Col. Moses 
Hazen, April 8, 1777 ; Aide-de-Camp to Gen. James Clinton, 1777-9 ! 
served with Sullivan expedition, 1779 ; Aide-de-camp to Baron Steuben 
in 1781 ; retired Jan. i, 1783 ; was elected President of the New York 
State Society of the Cincinnati, and of the General Society of the Cin- 
cinnati in 1844. — Will. Fopham Piatt. 

ANDREW PORTER: Born in Worcester, Pa., Sept. 24, 1743 ; died 
in Harrisburg, Nov. 16, 1813; appointed Captain of Marines, in June, 
1776 ; transferred to artillery; subsequently Major, Lieutenant-Colonel 
and Colonel of the 4th Pennsylvania Artillery ; on the field of 
Brandywine received Washington's personal commendation ; boundaiy 
commissioner of Pennsylvania, 1784-7 ; Brigadier-General of Pennsyl- 
vania Militia, 1801 ; subsequently Major-General ; and in 1809, Surveyor 
General, which position he held till his death ; owing to infirmities of 
age, declined the offices of Brigadier-General, U. S. A., and Secretary 
of War under Monroe. — Horace Porter. 

DAVID POST: Born in New Jersey, Nov. 18, 1749; died in Spring- 
field, O., in August or September, 1846 ; enlisted from Battle Hill, 
Morris Co., N. J., in May, 1776, in Capt. Jonas Wood's Company of 
New Jersey, serving six months ; also served two months under Capt. 
Bates, two under Capt. Munroe, three under Capt. Carter, two under 
Capt. Caldwell, two under Capt. Day, and one under Capt. Kitchell, all 
of New Jersey. — Elisha Post. 

ABIJAH POTTER : Born in Brookfield, Mass., Jan. 23, 1760; died 
in Piercy, N. H., July 17, 1842 ; enlisted under Capt. Joseph McNutt 
and Lieut.-Col. Sam. Pierce in the Rhode Island Militia. May 26, 1777 ; 
on Jan. 7, 1780, re-enlisted in the Continental Army for three years 

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under Capt. Haskall in the 4th Massachusetts Regt., commanded 
by Col. Wm. Shepard; was discharged as Sergeant, Oct. 11, 1783, on 
account of wounds and disabilities arising from his service, for which he 
was subsequently pensioned. — Henry Langdon Potter. 

JAMES POTTER: Born in East Haven, Conn., Sept. 26, 1736; 
died in Sherman, Conn., Eeb. 10, 1804 ; private in Capt. Crosby's Co., 
3d Battalion, Connecticut State troops raised in June, 1776, to reinforce 
Washington in New York ; served in New York City and Long Island ; 
was engaged at White Plains, October 28, 1776. — Edward Eells Potter. 

PHILIP POTTER: Born in Cranston, R. I., Aug. 27, 1729; died 
in Poultney, Vt, March 15, 1785; served under Capt. Jewett with his 
horse carrying packs for the soldiers across the Green Mountains from 
Putney to Pawlet. — Samuel Hartshorn Potter. 

THOMAS POTTS : Born in Colebrookdale, New Jersey, May 29, 
1735; lived in Philadelphia and the Muscanetcon Valley, N. J.; died 
in Philadelphia, March 22, 1785 ; sent from Chelsea, N. J-, to the Con- 
tinental Congress that passed the Declaration of Independence. — Pobert 
' B. Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt, Wm. E7nkn Roosevelt. 

ZEBULON POTTS: Born in Montgomery Co., Pa., March 21, 
1746; died there March 17, 1801 ; Constable of Plymouth Township, 
1774; Justice of the Court of Common Pleas and Quarter Sessions of 
the Peace, 1777 ; member of Capt. Andrew Forney's Co., 6th Battalion 
of Philadelphia County Militia, between 1778 and 1781; Sheriff from 
1784101787; subsequently member of State Senate. — Frank Thomas 
Carson. 

EPHRAIM POWERS : Born in Pittsfield, Mass., or vicinity, Feb. 
7, 1755; died in York, N. Y., May 27, 1835; *^s a United States 
pensioner for one year's service in the Massachusetts Line, part of the 
time under Capt. Chapin and Col. Porter. — Howard Lyon. 

PETER POYTHRESS : A member of the Virginia Convention of 
1776. — Roger Atkinson Pryor. 

AARON PRATT : Born in Rehoboth, Mass., in 1732 ; died there 
March 4, 181 7 ; served seven days from Aug. i, 1780, in Capt. Ichabod 
Leonard's Co., Col. Abiel Mitchell's Regt., on the Rhode Island Alarm 
of that date. — Jo-emiah Richards. 

EDWARD PRATT : Born in 1761 ; lived in Maiden, Mass. ; at the 
age of 14 ran away from his Tory foster-parent, forded the river, went 
to Boston, and asked a soldier where he could enlist ; being told he was 
too young, he explained his case, and was taken into the soldier's ser- 

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vice. In 1780 he regularly enlisted with Maj. Joseph Hosmer's six 
months' men from Middlesex. — Eugene W. Pratt. 

JOHN PRATT: Born in Hartford, Conn., Oct. 12, 1753; died in 
Middletown, Conn., Dec. 27, 1824; served as Quartermaster and Lieu- 
tenant in the Pennsylvania Continental Line through the war ; also in 
the ist United States Regiment, 1791-92 ; was a member of the Con- 
necticut Society of the Cincinnati. — Richard Hubbard Roberts. 

NATHANIEL PRATT: Born in Taunton, Mass., July 21, 1743; 
died in Galway, N. Y., Dec. 17, 1800 ; Sergeant in Capt. Robert Cross- 
man's Co., Col. Geo. Williams' Regt. of Massachusetts, serving 24 
days from Dec. 8, 1776 ; Sergeant in Capt. Matthew Randell's Co., 
Col. John Daggett's Regt., for two months and 20 days from Jan. 13, 
1778; Sergeant in Capt. James Allen's Co., Maj. Eliphalet Cary's 
Regt., 10 days from July 30, 17S0; all service on alarms from Rhode 
Island. — Stephen Albert Johnson. 

JOSHUA PRENTISS: Born in Holliston, Mass., Sept. 9, 1744 ; 
died in Marblehead, Mass., June 22, 1837 ; Lieutenant of Marblehead 
Militia in 1773; Lieutenant in Capt. John Merritt's Co., from Marble- 
head, in Revolutionary War, for eight months, for which he was pen- 
sioned ; Surveyor and Inspector of Port from 1804 to 1S29 ; Justice of 
the Peace in 1802, 1816, 1823, and 1830. — Henry fames Frentiss. 

STEPHEN PRENTISS: Born in Sherborn, Mass., July 28, 1752; 
died there about 181 1; served in Capt. Benj. Ballard's Co., Col. 
Pierce's Regt., on the Lexington Alarm ; also 14 days in Rhode Island 
in 1777 in Capt. Leland's Co., Col. Abner Perry's Regt.; also seven 
days in 1781. Two brothers, Benjamin and Solomon, served with 
him. — Oswald Prentiss Backus. 

LEVI PRESBREY: Born in Taunton, Mass., in i764(?); went to 
Canada to survey a tract of land, and was frozen to death while travel- 
ing on horseback in 1800; served in Capt. Nehemiah Pratt's Co., Col. 
Mitchell's Regt., of Massachusetts, at Tiverton. — Frank Frcsbrey. 

BENJAMIN YOUNGS PRIME : Born in Huntington, L. I., Dec. 
20, 1733 ; died there Oct. 31, 1791 ; was a physician, a writer in " The 
American Whig," a public speaker against British tyranny, and the 
author of many patriotic songs and poems, one of which formed the 
basis of part of the phraseology of the Associators' Test Oath; be- 
longed to the Sons of Liberty ; was the special object of British hatred, 
and was compelled to flee for his life, with his wife and child, and for 
seven years lived in exile in Connecticut. — Ralph Earl Prime, Ralph 
Earl Prime, Jr., William Cowper Prime. 

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EBENEZER PRIME : Father of Benjamin Youngs Prime (q. v.) ; 
born in Milford, Conn., July 21, 1700; died in Huntington, L. I., Sept. 
25, 1779; preached the Gospel for 60 years; was a fearless advocate 
of American Independence ; in his 77th year was driven from his home 
by British troops, who destroyed his library ; was so bitterly hated 
by the enemy that, after his death, Col. Thompson (Count Rumford) 
pitched his tent in the Huntington graveyard, in order, he said, that 
he " might tread upon the old rebel " whenever he went in and out. — 
Ralph Earl Prime, Ralph Earl Prime, Jr., William Cowper Prime. 

DANIEL PROVOST: Born in Stamford, Conn., May 9, 1753 ; died 
Dec. 14, 1832 ; enlisted in Capt. Ebenezer Hill's Co., 7th Connecticut 
Regt., July 21, 1775; discharged Dec. 24, 1775; re-enlisted March i, 
1777, for the war ; discharged Dec. 31, 1781; received a musket ball 
in his shoulder at New London, which he carried to his grave ; and was 
an invalid pensioner. — Charles Beak Provost. 

SAMUEL PUGSLEY : Born in Westchester Co., N. Y. ; died in 
Croton-on-Hudson, Feb. 14, 1814; private in the Third, North or Manor 
of Cortlandt Regiment, of Westchester Co., N. Y., Col. Samuel Drake 
commanding. — Cornelius Amory Pugsley. 

JOHN PUMPELLY : Lived m Pembroke, Mass., afterwards Salis- 
bury, Conn., and Danby, N. Y. ; served in the French and Indian War, and 
stood beside Wolfe when he fell ; belonged to " Rogers' Rangers," and 
was made a Sergeant for distinguished bravery ; it is said that he was 
once instrumental in saving the life of General Putnam, under whom he 
served as Commissary at the time of Burgoyne's surrender. One of 
his sons, Bennet Pumpelly, was a Sergeant in Col. Wessenfel's Regt., 
Capt. Hardenburgh's Co., N. Y., State Militia. — Josiah Collitis Pumpelly. 

OBADIAH PURDY : Born in Crompound, N. Y., May 14, 1747; 
died there March 20, 1835; enlisted in July, 1776, and served six 
months, with rank of Lieutenant, under Capt. James Cronkite and Col. 
Thomas Thomas, of New York ; was in battle of White Plains ; was a 
pensioner.— /^/ir^a;-^/ Ellis. 

ISRAEL PUTNAM : Born in what is now Danvers, Mass., Jan. 7, 
1718; died in Pomfret, Conn., May 19, 1790; as a youth gained repu- 
tation by killing a wolf in her den ; Captain in French and Indian War ; 
captured and tortured by savages, narrowly escaping death at the stake; 
participated in West Indian campaign in 1762 ; marched to the relief 
of Detroit in 1764; took the field on the outbreak of the Revolution; 
was ranking officer on the day of battle of Bunker Hill ; appointed 
Major-General by Congress ; commanded at battle of Long Island ; 

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aftenvards held various commands ; was appointed to the defense of 
the Hudson Highlands in 1777 ; in 1778 made his famous escape from 
Tryon's Dragoons by riding down the steps at Horseneck, Conn. ; 
passed winter of 1778-79 with his army at Redding, Conn., quelling 
the threatened insurrection of Connecticut troops ; stricken with 
paralysis in 1779, and retired to his home. He was one of the most 
fearless and picturesque officers of the American Army, and performed 
innumerable exploits of daring with which his name is inseparably con- 
nected. — Ailcn Huntington Wattles. 

NATHAN PUTNAM: Born in Salem Village (or Sutton), Mass., 
Oct. 24, 1730 ; died in Sutton, Aug. 6, 1813 ; in 1773 was member of 
committee which reported that " our charter privileges are infringed," 
etc. ; member of Committee of Safety of town of Sutton for years 1776 
and 1779; and member of town committee to " consider Articles of 
Confederation," etc., which were adopted. — Earl B. Putiuun. 

THOMAS PUTNAM: Born in 1728; lived in New Hampshire; 
private under Capt. Abel Walker in Col. Benj. Bellows' Regt. from 
Charlestown, N. H., serving at Ticonderoga and the battle of Benning- 
ton. — Charles Ashley Wells. 

THOMAS QUIGLEY : Born in 1737 ; lived in Elizabethtown, N. J. ; 
died in Genoa, N. Y., Aug. 26, 182 1 ; Captain of the privateer " Lively," 
in the naval service of New Jersey, engaged in the transportation of 
troops ; Washington and his officers were among the distinguished 
passengers of the vessel during the war. — Ogden Pearl Letchworth. 

HARTHON RAMSDELL : Pensioner for Revolutionary service in 
Massachusetts Militia. — Marshall Winslow Greene. 

JOHN RANDALL: Born in Stonington, Conn., Aug. 4, 1730; 
died there May 18, 1802 ; member of the Committee of Correspondence 
and Inspection, for his town — William Vincent Randall. 

JONATHAN RANSOM: Born in Middleborough, Mass., in 1731 ; 
died in East Rupert, Vt., Oct. i, 1805 ; enlisted in Massachusetts 
troops. May 23, 1775, to serve the remainder of the year; re-enlisted 
Aug. 16, 1777, under Capt. John Kirkland and Col. Ruggles Wood- 
bridge, serving three months and seventeen days while reinforcing the 
Northern Army. — James H. Searles. 

SAMUEL RANSOM: Born in Colchester (or Canterbury), Conn.; 
lived in Norfolk, Conn., and Wyoming Valley, Pa. ; he was commis- 
sioned Captain of the 3d Co., 24th Regt., Connecticut Militia, in 
October, 1775 ; Captain by commission from Continental Congress, 

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Aug. 26, 1776; joined the Continental Army with his Company at 
Morristown, N. J., and engaged in the battle of Millstone, near Somer- 
set Court-house ; participated in battles of Brandywine, Germantown, 
Bound Brook, and Mud Fort; in June, 1778, proceeded to Wyoming 
Valley to defend his home against the British and Indians ; reached 
Forty-Fort on the morning of the massacre, and reported to Col. Zebu- 
Ion Butler ; detailed to make a reconnoissance, and was killed at the 
front. — Frank McDowell Leavitt. 

STEPHEN RANSOM : Of Lyme, Conn. ; enlisted on the Lexington 
Alarm, and served nine days; in 1776, enlisted in Capt. Jewett's Co., 
17th Continental Regt., under Col. Huntington; wounded in battle of 
Long Island, and taken to Hospital at Stamford, Conn., where he was 
discharged in November, 1776. — Frank B rower Barrett. 

MARX RASBACH: Born near Fort Dayton, N. Y., in June, 1733 ; 
died in 1 799 ; was on the Oriskany roster, and was wounded, and made 
Lieutenant. — Sanford Addison Rasbach. 

AMOS RAYMOND : Born in Berkshire Co., Mass., March 23, 1757 ; 
died in Hinsdale, Mass., in 1840; enlisted May 30, 1775, in 2d Co., 
4th Connecticut Regt. (Col. Hinman) ; in service at the siege of 
Boston, and in the expedition to Ticonderoga, in 1775. — Dorr Raymond 
Cobb. 

GERSHOM RAYMOND, ist: Born in Norwalk, Conn., Jan. 18, 
1725; appointed member of the Committee of Safety, Dec. 5, 1774; 
member of Fairfield County Congress from Norwalk, Feb. 6, 1775; 
one of the " Householders within the bounds of his (Capt. Jonathan 
Bell's) Co., in Lieut.-Col. John Mead's Regt., who kept watch 
and ward — according to orders from Major-Gen. VVooster " ; honorably 
discharged Dec. 24, 1776. — Henry Westcott Cleveland, John Wiufield 
Scott. 

JAMES RAYMOND : Of Connecticut, father of Stephen Raymond 
(q. V.) ; served in the Militia under Gen. Gates to the northward, in 
1777 ; pensioned under the act of 18 18. — Harry Westcott Cleveland, 
John Winfield Scott. 

JOHN RAYMOND: Born in Montville, Conn., Jan. 18, 1725 ; died 
there May 7, 1789; Lieutenant in 5th Co., 6th Regt., Connecticut Con- 
tinental Line ; commissioned May i, 1775 ; discharged Dec. 17, 1775 ; 
in the Militia under Gen. Spencer, in Rhode Island, in 1776-7 and 
1778. — Edward French Geer. 

NATHANIEL RAYMOND : Born in Norwalk, Conn., May 4, 1753 ; 
died there in 1849 ! Sergeant in Capt. Seth Seymour's Co., 9th Regt. 

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Connecticut Militia; appointed Ensign, 1776; Lieutenant, 1777. — 
Edward Tasker Howard. 

STEPHEN RAYMOND: Born Feb. 11, 1758; lived in Connecti- 
cut; died Dec. 22, 1827 ; served three months in Capt. Seth Seymour's 
Co., of the 9th Regt. of Militia, under Gen. Wooster. He was dis- 
charged Dec. 23, 1776. — Harry Westcott Clneland,John Whifield Scott. 

WILLIAM RAYMOND : Born in 1734 ; lived in New Canaan, Conn. ; 
died in 1812 ; private in Capt. Mills' Co., 2d Regt., Connecticut Line; 
served in 1777 along the Hudson and in Pennsylvania; wintered at 
Valley Forge, and fought at Monmouth and Stony Point. — James Loder 
Rayjnond, George Heyiry Rayjnond, 

CONSTANT REDFIELD : Born in Killing\vorth, Conn., July 30, 
1753; died in Guilford, Conn., Jan. 15, 1839; served in Capt. 
Bezeliel Bristol's Co., of New Haven, on alarm to East Haven, July 7, 
1779, at the time of Tryon's invasion ; was a pensioner. — Wm. Hallam 
Learned. 

ABIJAII REED : Bom in Dunstable, Mass. ; died in Nashua, 
N. H., about 1828 ; served in Capt Wm. Walker's Co., May 26, 1775, 
and in Capt. William Barron's Co., Col. Isaac Wyman's New Hampshire 
Regt., July 16, 1776. — James Harry Wheeler. 

ELIJAH REED : Served 15 days in Jonathan Hokon's Co., Col. 
Eben Wood's Regt. of Vermont Militia, in October, 1780, and from 
July 27 to Nov. 26, 1 78 1, in Elijah Gates' Co., Col. Benj. Wait's Bat- 
talion. — Henry Albert Reed. 

MARTIN REED, Sr. : Born in Simsbury, Conn., in 1742 ; died 
Nov. 26, 1815 ; Sergeant in Capt. Buttolph's Co., i8th Regt., of Con- 
necticut Militia, at New York, in 1776. — Richard Henry Reed. 

NATHANIEL REED, 2D: Born in Connecticut in 1762; died in 
Orange Co., N. Y., in 1810; enlisted June 19, 1778, in Capt. Samuel 
Darby's Co., 2d Massachusetts Regt., serving till Feb. i, 1779 ; from 
July 25, 1779, to April 25, 1780, served in Major Keith's Co., 8th Regt. 
(Col. Michael Jackson); on July 19, 1780, enlisted in 2d Regt. (Col. 
John Bailey) and served six months ; his widow was pensioned for two 
years' actual service. — Willard Smith Reed. 

PAUL REED : Youngest son of Col. Andrew Reed of the English 
Army; married Marjory Beath of Boothbay, Me., in 1759; died in 
Salem in 1795; became a sea-captain at an early age, and during the 
Revolution commanded a letter of marque, which captured many 
prizes. — Harry Leland Haskell. 

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WILLIAM REED: Born in Lexington, Mass., Jan. i, 1720; died 
therein i8io; served in the battle of Lexington; enlisted May 16, 
1775, under Capt. Edmund Munro, serving five days. — Charles Marvin 
Coburn. 

JACOB REEDER : Born in Virginia in 1743 ; died in Rome, N. Y., 
in 1798; signed the Articles of Association at Cornwall, Orange 
County, N. Y., June 8, 1775 ; appointed Master Armorer in the Con- 
tinental Army at Fort Constitution, June, 1776; served there till 
October, 1777, after which he was stationed at Newburgh. — David 
/ayne Hill. 

DANIEL REQUA : Born in Philipse Manor, June 5, 1735 ; died in 
New Paltz, N. Y. , in October, 1803 ; Sergeant in Capt. Gabriel Requa's 
Co., in Hammond's Regt. , New York State Troops; wounded in 
the service and a prisoner in one of the New York sugar-houses 
for more than a year. His name is on the Revolutionary soldiers' 
monument at Tarrytown. — Joseplms Requa. 

JOSEPH REQUA : Born Aug. 17, 1758 ; died April 30, 1839 ; enlisted 
in 1776 and served under Capt. VVm. Dutcher, and Col. Thomas, and 
Col. Hammond of New York State ; participated in battle of White 
Plains; commissioned July i, 1780, " Lieutenant of a Company of 
Levies of this State (New York) to reinforce the Army of the United 
States." — Will. Cary Sanger. 

WILLIAM REXFORD: Born in New Hartford, Conn.; died in 
Chenango County, N. Y., May 22, 1819; member of Capt. Seth Smith's 
Co. from New Hartford on the Lexington Alarm, April 19,1775. — 
Walter Jesse Sears. 

HENRY REYNOLDS: Born in Peekskill, N. Y., in 1744; died in 
Neversink, N. Y., in 1829 ; fled with his family from Peekskill to 
Smith's Cove, Orange Co., after the British raid, in 1777, in which his 
store and buildings were burned ; joined the militia, and was with 
Anthony Wayne at the storming of Stony Point, on the night of July 
15-16, 1779. — Sylvanus Ver Nooy Reynolds. 

ROBERT REYNOLDS, Jr. : Born in Exeter, R. I., in 1736; died 
in Factoryville, Pa., in September, 1806; Captain of the ist Co., 
2d Battalion, Trained Band Militia, from Exeter, R. I., 1780 and 1781. — 
Douglas Noii<al Green, Joseph Douglas Green. 

THOMAS REYNOLDS: Father-in-law of Gen. John Lacey, of 
Pennsylvania (q. v.) ; captured by the British, confined on a prison 
ship in New York harbor, and eventually exchanged for Lieut.-Col. 
Simcoe, a British officer. — Albert Loening. 

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EDMUND RICE: Born in East Sudbury (now Wayland), Mass., 
Nov. 28, 1755 ; fought at Concord and Bunker Hill, under Capt. Na- 
thaniel Cudworth ; served seven months, from July, 1776, under Capt. 
Caleb Brooks, Col. Nicholas Dike's Regt. ; re-enlisted in April, 
1778, under Capt. Smith and Col. John Jacobs, to join Sullivan in 
Rhode Island; appointed Sergeant Sept. 12, 1778. and was wounded 
by the accidental discharge of a musket. — Charles Edmund Rice. 

JEDEDIAH RICE: Born at Westborough, Mass., April 2, 1755; 
lived in Charlestown, N. H. ; died there ; private in Capt. Abel 
Walker's Co., New Hampshire Militia, which marched from Charles- 
town, N. H., to join the Northern Army at Quebec; enlisted Jan. 
25, 1776; arrived at Quebec, Feb. 25, 1776; also First Sergeant in 
Capt. Joshua Haywood's Co., in Col. David Oilman's Rej^t., New 
Hampshire Militia, raised to reinforce the Continental Army at New 
York, enlisting Dec. 5, 1776; discharged March 15, 1777; also private 
in Capt. Jason Wait's Co., of Col. Joseph Cilley's 1st New Hampshire 
Continental Regt., enlisting Jan. 22, 1778, for three years, or during the 
war. — SedgzcncL like. 

JEDUTHAN RICE : Of Montague, Mass. ; private in Capt. Hough- 
ton's Co., 7th Regt., Gen. Warner's Brigade, in 177S. He descended 
from Edmund Rice of England, one of the settlers of Sudbury, Mass., 
in 1639. — Nathan Ames Mossmaii. 

JOSEPH RICE: Born in Westboro, Mass., Feb. 12, 1745 ; died in 
Conway, Mass., March 9, 1826; marched on Alarm from Lexington, 
April 19, 1775, from Conway, under Capt. Robert Oliver and Col. 
Saml. Williams, serving nine days; enlisted May i, 1775, under Capt. 
Oliver and Col. Doolittle, serving three months and eight days ; 
appeared in same command at Winter Hill, in October and November, 
1775. — Archibald Jermam AfcClure, William Henry McClure. 

SAMUEL RICE: Born in Meriden, Conn., Oct. 25, 1731; lived in 
Dutchess Co., N. Y., during the Revolution ; died in Wyoming Co., 
Pa., July II, 1829; enlisted in 1775 for si.x months, as Second Ser- 
geant, under Capt. Benedict, participating in capture of Montreal and 
St. Johns; re-enlisted for nine months, under Lieut. Tryon and Capt. 
Abraham Swartwout, joining Gen. Clinton's Brigade ; next enlisted 
under Col. Henry Luddington, for six months, being engaged at White 
Plains; served seven months as First Sergeant at Red Mills; five 
months under Capt. Samuel Sacket ; went to Fort Plank and had 
engagement with Indians ; shifted quarters and went to German Flats ; 
followed Indians to Oneida Lake, marching three days without food. — 
Douglas Norval Green, Joseph Douglas Green. 

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EBENEZER RICHARDS : Born in Dedham, Mass., July i6, 1744; 
died in Dover, Mass., Aug. 11, 17S4; Corporal in Capt. Ebenezer 
Battle's Co., of Dedham, serving four days between April 19 and 
Dec. 20, 1775 ; served a like period, with same rank, under same Cap- 
tain and Col. Mcintosh at Dorchester Heights, in March, 1776; and 
from March 23 to April 5, 1778, as Sergeant under the same com- 
manders. — Jeremiah Richards. 

NATHANIEL RICHARDS: Born in Weymouth, Mass., Sept. 19, 
1740; died there Feb. 8, 1822; served in Capt. Thomas Nash's Co., 
Col. Solomon Lovell's Regt., six days subsequent to March 10, 1776; 
also served three days at Hull, in August, 1777, under same com- 
manders. — A ugustus Jacob Hichards. 

BENJAMIN RICHARDSON: Born in Leicester, Mass., Feb. 22, 
1732; died in Sterling, Mass., June 8, 1821; First Lieutenant of the 
Leicester Company on the Lexington Alarm, Captain of the ist 
Co., ist Regt., of Worcester County, April 4, 1776 ; afterward Captain 
in Col. Dyke's Regiment. After the war he was member of the Legis- 
lature and held other civil offices. — Charles William Noyes. 

JOSEPH RICHARDSON : Born in Massachusetts ; lived in Brook- 
field ; died in Saratoga Co., N. Y. ; Sergeant on Lexington Alarm Roll 
of Capt. Ithamer Wright's Co., which marched from Brookfield, April 
19, 177s, and served 15 days; private under Capt. Daniel Gilbert and 
Col. Job Cushing, July 30, 1777, serving one month and three days at 
Bennington ; Corporal under Capt. Asa Danforth, and Col. Convers, 
marching Sept. 22, 1777, to join Gates' army and serving 22 days; and 
served five months in 1778, among men credited to 3d Precinct of 
Brookfield. — Edward Tourtellot Carroll^ Frederick Linus Carroll. 

RICHARD RICH.\RDSON : Born in Watertown, Mass., Sept. 23, 
1751; died in Ashby, Dec. 9, 1833; private in Capt. Samuel King's 
Co., Col. Josiah Whitney's Regt., in camp at Hull, Aug. 30, 1776, on 
seacoast defense service. — Charles M. Fratt, Frederic B. Fratt. 

WILLIAM RICHARDSON : Born about 1730 and died in East 
Windsor, Conn., about 1800 ; enlisted from Litchfield County, Conn., 
in Col. Hinman's Regt. on the first call for troops, April-May, 1775 ; 
marched to Ticonderoga in June ; served in the Northern Department 
till October; re-enlisted Oct. 25, 1775, in the 9th Co. of the same 
regiment. — George Cou<ing. 

WILLIAM RICHARDSON : Born in England, May 24, 1754 ; died 
in Providence, Saratoga County, N. Y., April 24, 1831 ; private in Capt. 
Gibbs' Co., Col. Richmond's Regt., of the Rhode Island Line ; also in 
Capt. Truffin's Co., Col. Toppin's Regt., of Rhode Island ; also a sailor 

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on the U. S. Ships "Hampden " and "Providence." — Charles Albert 
Richardson. 

WILLIAM RICHARDSON, 2D, : Born in Jamestown, Va., about 
July IS, 1740; lived in Virginia and South Carolina; member of the 
First Provincial Congress of South Carolina ; Captain in the ist Regt. 
of Riflemen, 1776 ; paroled after the capitulation of Charleston ; ex- 
changed in 1781 ; immediately appointed Quartermaster, and so con- 
tinued to the close of the war. — Hugh Richardsori Garden. 

EDWARD RICHMOND : Born in Taunton, Mass., March 14, 1756 ; 
died in Hoosick, N. Y., in 1824 ; marched to Providence in July, 1777, 
in Capt. Dean's Co., serving one month ; marched again from Taunton 
to Providence under Capt. Josiah Wilbur and Col. Whitney, serving 
one month and 23 days; enlisted Sept. 15, 1777, in Capt. John Hobb's 
Co., Col. Henry Jackson's Regt., serving as Corporal 27 months and 
16 days; served in same capacity under same officers from March 31, 
1780, to Aug. I, 1780; and served eight days more from Aug. 2, 1780, 
under Capt. Josiah King and Col. Mitchell. — Marcus T. Reynolds. 

JOSIAH RICHMOND: Born in Dighton, Mass., in May, 1750; 
died in Salina, N. Y., May 28, 1821 ; enlisted Oct. 2, 1777, and served 
29 days on a secret expedition to Rhode Island, in Capt. James Briggs' 
Co., Col. Freeman's Regt., of Massachusetts ; re-enlisted upon the 
Rhode Island Alarm of Aug. 2, 1780, marched to Tiverton, and served 
eight days, in Capt. Elijah Walker's Co., Col. John Hathaway's Bristol 
County Regt. —John R. If. Richmond. 

ANDREW ROBE : Of Simsbury, Conn. ; private in the 3d Co. of 
the i8th Regt., Connecticut Militia, under Capt. Job Case, in service at 
New York in 1776, and uponTryon's invasion at New Haven. — Charles 
F. Robe. 

NATHANIEL ROBERTS: Of Avon, Conn.; Sergeant in Capt. 
Lemuel Roberts' Co. i8th Regt. of the Continental Line, arriving in 
New York, Aug. 24, 1776, and being discharged Sept. 7, 1776. — Louis 
Henry Cornish. 

JOHN ROBIE: Born in Hampton, N. H., Aug. 5, 1712 ; died in 
Chester, N. H., March 9, 1788. He and his sons Edward, Ichabod, 
and John, 2d, were Associators. — Charles LaRue Kingslcy, Reuben 
Edward Robie. 

WALTER ROBIE: Born at Chester, N. H., May 13, 1741 ; died 
June 28, 1818; Justice of the Peace and Selectman of the latter town, 
for years 1775, 1776 and 1778; member of Committee of Safety and 
Inspection, and for procuring soldiers 1775-1777 ; member of committee 
to provide for destitute families of soldiers, 1778-1780; took Associa- 

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tion test, and in 1780-81 represented the town in Provincial Congress 
at Exeter. — Charles La Rue Kingsley, Retibeti Edward Robie. 

DAVID ROBINSON : Born in Chatliam, Conn., in 1749 ; lived in 
Chatham and Glastonbury, Conn., dying in the latter town, November 
15, 1826; private in Capt'. Jabez Barney's Co., Col. Drury's Regt. , 
Massachusetts troops, in service at West Point; captured by the British 
and held for a long time on the prison ship "Jersey," lying in theWal- 
labout, where he endured great suffering and hardship, until exchanged. 
— Richard Theodore Davics. 

JOHN ROBINSON, (or Robeson) : Born in Mecklenburg Co., N. C, 
in 1762 ; died in Benton Co., Ark., Sept. 7, 1842 ; pensioned for 17 
months actual service as a private in North Carolina troops. — Fielding 
Tecumseh Robeson, John T. Robeson. 

NATHANIEL ROCHESTER: Born in Westmoreland County, Va., 
Feb. 21, 1752; died in Rochester, N. Y., May 17, 1831 ; member of 
the Committee of Safety, of Orange County, N. C. , in 1775 ; in August 
of the same year, member of the First Provincial Convention of North 
Carolina; Major and Paymaster of Militia in 1776; member of the 
Convention of Halifax County in 1776 ; in the same year made Colonel 
and Commissary-General of the North Carolina Line ; member of 
Assembly in 1777, and held other offices of trust and honor; founded 
the City of Rochester, N. Y. ; Presidential Elector in 180S, from Mary- 
land, when Madison was elected, and again in 1S16, from New York, 
when Monroe was elected. — John H. Rochester. 

DANIEL ROCKWELL : Of Lebanon, Conn. ; served 24 days on 
the Lexington Alarm, and re-enlisted January 15, 177S, as a marine on 
the State man-of-war " Oliver Cromwell," which captured, among other 
" letters of marque," the " Admiral Keppel " of 18 guns, April 13, 1778. 
— Julius A. Johnson. 

JAMES ROCKWELL: Born in Ridgefield, Conn., June 9, 1750 
died there Nov. 25, 1808; commissioned Lieutenant of the 2d Co. 
of the Alarm list in the i6th Regt. of Connecticut, Nov. 3, 1780. — 
Wilbur Fisk Rockwell. 

SAMUEL ROCKWELL: Born in 1752; lived in Wethersfield, 
Conn.; moved to Trenton, N. Y., in 1800; died May 27, 1855, in the 
104th year of his age, and is buried in Holland Patent Cemetery, 
Trenton, N. Y. ; enlisted some time between January and March, 1776, 
in Capt. Welles' Co., Col. Wolcott's Regt. of Connecticut.— Zr<fr^cr/^. 
Roberts. 

AZEL ROE: A Presbyterian minister of Woodbridge, N. J.; born 
in 1738; died Dec. 2, 1815; not only aroused the patriotism of the 

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people by word of mouth, but led in person a body of men which he 
collected with some difficulty (as most of the young men were away in 
the army) to attack a detachment of British who were pillaging the 
town ; the enemy were successfully driven across the river, but he was 
subsequently captured and imprisoned in one of the New York sugar 
house -gvhons. —Freikrick Ibm/inson Feet. 

DANIEL ROE: Born in Port Jefferson, L. I., Jan. 20, 1740; died 
in Selden's, L. I., Jan. 11, 1820; a veteran of the French and Indian 
War ; enlisted March i, 1776 ; accompanied Sullivan's expedition against 
the Indians in Southern New York ; Captain in Col. James Clinton's 
New York Regiment ; served also on Long Island, under Gen. Heath's 
orders. — Arthur Vernon Brown, Curtis Brown. 

JOHN ROGERS: Born in Londonderry, N. H. ; removed to Ack- 
worth, N. H., in 1768; Selectman of the town of Ackworth in 1776, 
and Second Lieutenant of the 7th Co., i6th Regt., New Hampshire 
Militia; died of camp fever in 1776. — Charles Butler Rogers. 

SIMEON ROGERS : Born in Branford, Conn., Aug. 17, 1762 ; died 
March 26, 1856; private in Capt. Joel Gillet's Co., Col. Roger Enos' 
Regt. of Connecticut, on the Hudson in 1777. — John B. Rogers. 

BENJAMIN ROMEYN (or Romaine) : Born in New York; enlisted 
in the American Army for several terms of six months each, attain- 
ing the rank of Sergeant ; engaged in several hotly contested 
skirmishes ; twice a British prisoner in New York ; after the war, was 
zealous in preserving the memory of the patriots, and as Grand Sachem 
of Tammany in 1808, was largely instrumental in the proper interment 
and memorializing of the remains of those who perished on the prison- 
ships in New York. — Walter Romeyn Benjamin. 

JOHN EGBERT ROOSA : Born in Hurley, N. Y., Jan. 23, 1761 ; 
died in Kingston, N. Y., Jan. 17, 1854; served one month in 1778, 
under Lieut. Samuel Schoonmaker; three months in 1779. under Capt. 
Evert Bogardus and Col. Hathorn ; three months in 1780, under Capt. 
Moses Cantine and Col. Malcomb ; and six months in 1781, under 
Lieut. Moses Yeomans. — Cornelius DeWitt Roosa, F>ederick Howland 
Roosa. 

JAMES I. ROOSEVELT: Born in New York City, Oct. 25, 1759; 
died Aug. 13, 1840 ; Commissary during the entire war, giving his 
services without reward. — Robert B. Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt, \Vm. 
Ftnlen Roosevelt. 

JESSE ROOT : Born in Coventry, Conn., Jan. 10, 1737 ; lived there 
and in Hartford; died in Coventry, March 29, 1822; enlisted Dec. 
30, 1776, as Captain of "a company of able-bodied men of the town 

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of Hartford, on the west side of the river;" on July g, 1777, appointed 
by Gen. Putnam, in orders dated Camp Peekskill, "Deputy Adjutant- 
General for this department," namely, in the east side ; of the Hudson 
May, 1779, elected to the Continental Congress, and held that office 
till 1783 ; appointed Assistant Judge of the Connecticut Superior 
Court in 1789; became Chief Justice of Connecticut in 1796 and so 
continued for 11 years. — George Candee Buell, Marshall Jewell Root. 

JOB RUNYAN : Of Princeton, N. J. ; private in Capt. Thomas 
Coombs' Co., 3d Regt. of Middlesex County, N. J., Militia; after 
the war resided on Broad Street, near William Street, Newark, N. J. — 
Frederick Foster Dawes. 

JESSE RUSSELL: Of Connecticut; enlisted July ir, 1775. in 
Capt. Elisha Humphrey's Co., Col. Jedediah Huntington's Regt. ; 
stationed on Long Island until Sept. 14, when it was ordered to 
Boston. — Harry Seymour Cornish, Louis Henry Cornish. 

JOSEPH RUST: Born in Ipswich, Mass., Sept. 24, 1749; died in 
Wiscasset, Me., Oct. 24, 1844; private in Capt. Benjamin Plummer's 
Co., Massachusetts Militia, stationed at St. George's, in 1776; and 
in Capt. Moses Adams' Co., Major Seth Bullard's Regt., which marched 
on alarm to Tiverton, R. I., in 1780. — Harry Leland Haskell. 

NATHANIEL WILSON RUST (generally called William Rust): 
Born in Coventry, Conn., April 25, 1751 ; died there March 25, 1828 ; 
private in Capt. Bacon's Co., Wadsworth's Brigade, of Connecticut, 
raised in 1776 to reinforce Washington at New York ; narrowly escaped 
capture at the battle of Long Island ; shared the subsequent vicissi- 
tudes of the command; also served from Aug. 24, 1777, to Oct. 22, 
1777, in Capt. Nathaniel Wales' Co., Col. Latimer's Regt., sent to 
relieve Gates at Saratoga ; fought in both battles of Stillwater. — 
Daniel James Francis. 

BUEL SACKETT: Born in Connecticut, July 28, 1763; died in 
New Lebanon, N. Y., Jan. 19, 1840 ; enlisted as private in sth Regt. 
of Connecticut Levies at Litchfield, from July i, 1780, until Dec. 9, 
1780; on duty at execution of Andre; commissioned Lieutenant in 
1804 and Captain in 1805, by the Governor of New York; pensioned 
May 2, 1S33 ; personal friend of Lafayette and entertained him during 
his last visit to the United States. — Henry Woodward Sackett. 

DAVID SAFFORD: Born in Norwich, Conn., Feb. 19, 1744, and 
died in Cambridge, Vt., Aug. 10, 1831 ; served eight days in Capt. 
Joseph Safford's Co., Col. Ebenezer Walbridge's Regt., of Vermont, 
on the Castleton Alarm, Oct. 14, 1781, and at other times. — Charles 
Brewster Wheeler. 

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GILES SAGE: Born in Cromwell, Conn., July 28, 1742 ; Corporal 
in Capt. Butler's Co., Major Sheldon's Light Horse Regt. of Connec- 
ticut, from Oct. 25 to Nov. 26, 1776. — Clifford Hubhcll. 

ARTHUR SAINT CLAIR: Born in town of Thurso, Caithness, 
Scotland, in 1734; came to America in 1759; died at Chestnut Hills, 
near Youngstown, Pa., Aug. 31, 1818 ; served in Canada in 1759-60 as 
a Lieutenant, under Gen. Wolfe ; appointed Colonel in Continental 
Army, 1776; Brigadier in August, 1776; fought at Trenton and Prince- 
ton ; made Major-General in February, 1777; forced to evacuate 
Ticonderoga, June 5, 1777 ; remained in active service till close of the 
war; elected to Congress in 1786 from Pennsylvania; President of 
Congress in 1787 ; Governor of the Northwest Territory from 1788 to 
i8o2 ; he retired from office almost ruined in fortune and died nearly 
penniless. — Henry Harrison Sheets, Jr. 

FRANCIS SALISBURY (or Salsbury): First Lieutenant in Capt. 
John A. Whitbeck's Co., Col. Anthony Van Bergen's Regt., the nth 
or Coxsackie Regt., of Albany County, N. Y., Militia, in 1778. — Wil- 
liam H. Sliaio. 

HAYM SALOMON: Born in Lissa, Poland, about 1740; lived in 
New York and Philadelphia ; when the British took New York was 
made a prisoner; escaped to Philadelphia; was entrusted with the 
negotiation of the war subsidies of France and Holland on his personal 
integrity ; when, by the withdrawal of Continental money, great distress 
prevailed in Philadelphia, he distributed $2,000 in specie among the 
poor ; was the intimate friend of Madison, Randolph, and other mem- 
bers of the government, and frequently lent them the financial aid 
which was so difficult to obtain in those days. The magnitude of his 
advances to the Government, without security, may be gathered from 
the fact that, in 1864, the Committee on Revolutionary Claims of the 
LTnited States Senate reported a bill appropriating $353,726, if his heirs 
would abandon further claims. The Committee's report of 1850 de- 
clared that " in the depth and sincerity of his devotion to the cause of 
human liberty, he was not surpassed by either of his countrymen, 
Kosciusko or Pulaski," and that he was " one of the truest and most 
efficient friends of the country in a very critical period of its history." — 
David Curran Andrews, George Osgood A?idravs, Leroy Andrews, S. 
Franklin Andrews, Etnantiel Dreyfus, S. Stanwood Menken, Sidney H. 
Salomon, Wm. Jones Salomon. 

DUDLEY SALTONSTALL: Born Sept. 4, 173S; lived in Connec- 
ticut; Commander of the Continental frigate Trumbull, and transferred 
as Commodore to the Continental frigate Warren, which was burned in 
the Penobscot expedition, August, 1779. — Gilbert Salionstall Carpenter. 

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GURDON SALTONSTALL, Jr.: Born Dec. 22, 1708; lived in 
New London, Conn.; Colonel of the 3d Militia Regt. in 1775-1776; 
appointed Sept. 10, 1776, Brigadier-General of nine regiments to serve 
at New York, and in December, 1776, Brigadier-General of the 3d 
Brigade, on duty generally at New London and eastern end of Con- 
necticut ; retired before June, 1777. — Gilbert Saltonstall Carpenter. 

NATHANIEL SALTONSTALL, Sr. : Born in New London, Conn., 
in 1727 ; died in Marietta, Ohio, after the war ; Captain of a letter-of- 
marque, and was credited, among other captures, with " bringing in 
prisoners in the ship 'Putnam.' " Commodore Dudley Saltonstall was 
his superior. — Henry Anstice, Josiah Anstiee. 

JOHN SANBORN: Born July 17, 1730 ; lived in Gilmanton, N. H. ; 
Selectman of the town in 1776, and one of the Committee on Military 
Affairs, chosen to raise the town's quota of militia, etc. — Washington 
In'ing Sanborn. 

GEORGE SANDS: Born in Sands Point, N. Y., April 17, 1733; 
died in Middletown, N. Y., Aug. 8, 1816; as a freeholder of Pough- 
keepsie, N. Y. , signed the Articles of Association for Dutchess Co., in 
June or July, 1775. — James de la Montanye, Austin M. Slauson. 

EZEKIEL SANFORD, Baptized in Redding, Conn., July 4, 1742; 
died there after 1818; Lieutenant in loth Co., 5th Regt., Connecticut 
Line, from May to December, 1775; re-enlisted April i, 1776, under 
Capt. David Smith and Col. Elmore; promoted to Corporal, Dec 16, 
1776; commissioned Captain, Jan. i, 1777, in 5th Regt.; promoted to 
Major in ist Regt., Aug. 27, 1780; continued in service till 1781. — 
David Henderson Gregory. 

STRONG SANFORD: Born in Bethany, Conn., 1761; died in 
Hartland, Conn., May 3, 1846 ; enlisted from Waterbury, Conn., June 
6, 1777, for three years, in Capt. David Smith's Co., 8th Regt. of 
the Connecticut Line; member of 5th Regt. in 1781, serving as Cor- 
poral from Jan. i to Sept. 5, and as Sergeant from Sept. 6 to Dec. 
31 ; in 1840 drew a pension. — Walter S. Logan. 

RICHARD SANGER: Born in Sherborn, Mass., Nov. 4, 1706; 
died there May 14, 1786; chosen March 7, 1774, on a committee to 
"consider letters lately sent from the town of Boston ;" June 20, 
1774, chosen on Committee of Correspondence; Aug. 24, 1774, on 
Committee to meet Committees from other towns at Concord; Dec. 
28, 1774, on Committee to consider resolves of Continental Congress; 
Jan. 9, 1775, on Committee of Inspection; also chosen to represent 
town at Provincial Congress in ensuing February; May 24, 1775, on 
Committee of Correspondence, etc.; March 4, 1776, the same; and 
March 3, 1777, the same; April 20, 1778, on Committee to consider 

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the Constitution and form of government. In all of these appoint- 
ments he is styled Captain. — Frank Wilbur Sanger, William Cary Sanger. 

SAMUEL SANGER: Born in Sherborn, Mass., July 7, 1735; died 
there Oct. 6, 1822 ; chosen Selectman, March 3, 1777 ; on Committee 
to complete town's quota, April 2, 1777; on Committee to procure 
accounts of military service, Dec. 29, 1777; on Committee to hire 
soldiers, Jan. 12, 1778; Selectman, March 6, 1780, and on Committee 
to consider proposed Constitution, April 29, 1780. In these appoint- 
ments he is styled " Captain." — Frank Wilbur Sanger. 

PHILIP SARVENT: Born in Holland, in August, 1721 ; settled in 
Nyack, N. Y., in 1749; died there in August, 1786; M.ijor of Light 
Horse in the Revolutionary War. — James G. Henry, Richard N. Henry, 
Wtn. Morris Henry. 

JAMES SAWYER : Born in Orange Co., N. Y. ; died in Goshen, 
N. Y. ; Captain in Col. William Allison's Goshen Regt. Feb. 6, 1776; 
subsequently Quartermaster, with rank of Major ; wounded at the 
battle of Minisink ; was at the defense of Forts Clinton and Mont- 
gomery, Oct. 6, 1777. In the latter engagement his son James was 
taken prisoner and died in captivity. — John S. King, J. Theodore Sawyer. 

JAMES SAWYER: Born in Gloucester, Mass., July i, 1753; died 
there June 16, 1807 ; enlisted under Capt. Prince at Danvers early in 
the war, but being used to the sea, later served under Capt. Skinner on 
the three vessels which he commanded during the war. — Joseph Dillaway 
Sawyer, Joseph Sawyer, Jr. 

MANASSEH SAWYER: Born in Leominster, Mass., March 27, 
1759 ; died in Potsdam, N. Y., March 24, 1842 ; enlisted in July, 1776, 
under Capt. Humphrey and Col. Wingateof New Hampshire and served 
five months; Corporal, Feb. 12, 1777, under Capt. Aldrich and Major 
Benj. Whitcomb, serving 16 months; promoted to Sergeant Dec. i, 
1777; re-enlisted in June, 1778, as Sergeant, and served under Capt. 
Aldrich and Major Whitcomb, and Capt. Dustin and Col. Reed, until 
close of the war ; was engaged in skirmishes at Lake George in 1777. — 
Azariah Hall Sawyer. 

THOMAS SAWYER: Born in Bolton, Mass., in 1741; died in 
Manchester, N. Y., in 1796 ; served as Captain in Vermont troops from 
Oct. 17 to 28, 1777 ; May i to Nov. 30, 1778; May 4 to Nov. i, 1779; 
member of Council, and complimented for victory in March, 1778; 
member of Board of War in July, 1779. — Albert H Walker, John Edwin 
Walker. 

THOMAS SAYLES : Of Rhode Island ; Lieutenant in the regiment 
commanded by Col. Angell at Camp Barber Heights, Sept. 10, 1779; 

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after the war moved to Whitestown, N. Y., near Utica, where his son, 
Welcome Sayles, was born in the year 1785. — Hetiry Sayles Kilbourne. 

WILLIAM SCARFF : Born in Baltimore, now Hartford Co., Md., 
in 1749; died in 1778; commissioned Dec. 10, 1776, Second Lieu- 
tenant in Col. Edward Cockey's Battalion of Baltimore County Militia ; 
participated in the battle of Harlem, various engagements in the Jerseys, 
the battles of Germantown, Brandywine, etc. ; promoted to First Lieu- 
tenant ; and at the time of his death was paymaster of the 46th Regt. — 
John TJiomas Scharf. 

LUKE SCHERMERHORN: Born in Albany Co., N. Y., Oct. 15, 
1732 ; died in Nassau, Rensselaer Co., N. Y. ; commissioned Captain, 
Oct. 21, 1775, in the 4th Albany County Regt. of New York State 
Militia, also called the 2d Battalion from Rensselaerwyck, Col. Kilian 
Van Rensselaer ; re-appointed Feb. 20, 1776, in same regiment. — Porter 
J. Sihcrmcrhorn. 

SMITH SCOFIELD: Born in Salem, N. Y. ; died in Hunter, 
N. Y., May 8, 1803 ; served four months and 24 days as private and 
nine months and three days as Sergeant in the 2d and 4th Westchester 
County Regts., under Lieut. Daniel Bouton, Col. Thaddeus Crane, Capt. 
Ebenezer Scofield, Capt. Benj. Chapman, Col. Thomas Thomas, Capt. 
Samuel Lewis and Capt. Ephraim Lockwood. — Wm. James McKelvey. 

GUSTAVUS SCOTT : Born in " Westwood," Prince William 
County, Va., in 1753 ; lived in Somerset County, Md. ; member of the 
Association of Freemen ; member of Maryland Convention ; Delegate 
from Somerset County ; member of Committee of Safety ; and delegate 
to the Continental Congress in 1784-85. — George S. Scott. 

JONATHAN SCOTT: Born in Deerfield, Mass., March 13, 1758; 
died in New York State in 1800; enlisted from Capt. Dickinson's Co. 
of the 5th Hampshire County, Massachusetts, Regt., into the Continental 
Army, Sept. 4, 1777 ; joined Capt. Keith's Co., Col. Michael Jackson's 
Regt.; re-enlisted in same regiment March 13, 1778, serving till Dec. 
31, 1779, under Capt. John Burnham and from Jan. i, 1780, to Dec. 31, 
1780, under Capt. Storey. — Francis M. Ball. 

GIDEON SEABURY: Born in Rhode Island, March i, 1747 ; died 
in Westport, Mass., Oct. 29, 1827 ; private in Capt. Simon's Co., Col. 
Cook's Rhode Island Regt., for six months; in the winter of 1776-77, 
at the solicitation of oflficers and friends, removed with his family to the 
" Almy House," which stood on a high hill in Little Compton, and which 
had been a temporary guard-house ; there had charge of the guns and 
ammunition stored there and delivered them to the coast-guard as 
needed; remained there until 1779; marched to Newport after the 

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British left Rhode Island and rendered a monthly tour of duty. — 
Frederick Chandler Seabury. 

STEPHEN SEARS: Born in Yarmouth, Mass., Sept. 5, 1736; lived 
in West Brewster; on alarm at " Bedford and Falmouth," Sept. 7, 1778, 
turned out in Capt. Samuel Berry's Co. — Walter Jesse Sears. 

THOMAS SEARS : Born April 30, 1745 ; died in South East, N. Y., 
April 26, 1804; appointed Second Lieutenant in Capt. Benj. Higgins' 
Co., 3d Regt, Dutchess County, N. Y., Militia, June 22, 1778; and First 
Lieutenant in same Company, Oct. 19, 1779. — Arthur Edward Nichols. 

ROBERT VV. SEAVER: Born in Worcester Co., Mass., July 3, 
1762 ; died in Charlotte, Chautauqua Co.,N. Y., July 31, 1836 ; enlisted 
in Massachusetts at the age of 14, and served through the war with his 
father and six brothers, and while a Sergeant was discharged when the 
British evacuated New York; pensioned in 1818 for two years' actual 
service as private and Sergeant, a portion of which was under Capt. 
Coburn and Col. Jackson. — Randolph Seaver Barrie. 

WILLIAM SEAVER: Born in Dorchester, Mass., May 8, 1743; 
died in Taunton, Mass., July 28, 1815 ; commissioned April 13, 1776, 
Adjutant of 3d Regt. of Bristol County, Mass. ; marched to Westchester 
County, N. Y., where he was detached and assigned to Gen. Heath's 
staff ; participated in battle of White Plains ; acting Brigade Inspector 
at Tiverton, etc., R. I., on Gen. Geo. Godfrey's staff, in December, 
1776; engaged April 22, 1777; commissioned Brigade-Major Aug. 3, 
1779 ; Major on Alarm at Rhode Island, Aug. 1-9, 1780 ; engaged on 
Aug. I, 1780 ; for nearly 30 years after the war was Brigade Inspector 
for a large part of Eastern Massachusetts. — W>«. Henry Adams. 

WM. SEAVER, Jr.: Born in Milton, Mass., in 1763; died in 
Hebron, N. Y., Sept. 22, 1828 ; private in Capt. Jacob Haskins' Co. of 
Massachusetts, Jan. i, 1778, serving one year; re-enlisted at Dedham, 
Mass., in 1780, in Capt. Pritchard's Co., Greaton's Brigade ; on guard 
at Andre's execution; Corporal in 1782 on U. S. S. "Deane," after- 
wards " Hague," which captured ten prizes. — Wm. Henry Adams. 

JOHN SEDGWICK : Baptized in 1742 ; moved to Cornwall, Conn., 
with his father in 1744; died Aug. 28, 1820; Captain in Col. Hinman's 
Regt., 1775; Major in Col. Charles Barrall's Regt., 1776; transferred 
to Heman Swift's Regt., 1777; served with the main army under 
Washington; and halted at Valley Forge in the winter of 1777-1778. — 
John Sedgiuick Noyes. 

SAMUEL SEDGWICK: Born in West Hartford, Conn., March 14, 
1754; died in Westmoreland, N. Y., Aug. 20, 1828 ; enlisted at Hart- 
ford, Conn., in January, 1777, in Capt. Barnard's Co., Col. Wyllys' 

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Regt., and served three years ; Sergeant in Capt. John Cooke's Co., 
Col. Canfield's Regt., of Connecticut at West Point in September, 1781; 
was a pensioner. — Williarn Parker Sedgwick. 

GIDEON SEELY: Born in Fairfield Co., Conn., Sept. 7, 1729; 
lived either in Lewisborough (formerly New Salem) or Greenburgh, 
Westchester Co. , N. Y. ; appointed April 22, 1779, Captain of a Com- 
pany in the limits of the 4th Regt, Associated Exempts of Westchester 
Co., commanded by Lieut. -Col. Joseph Benedict ; fell from abridge and 
was drowned while crossing Croton River in December, 1804. — Wm. 
Warbiirton Scnigham. 

JONATHAN DICKINSON SERGEANT : Born in 1746 ; died in 
1793 ; delegate to the First Provincial Congress of New Jersey, 1774 ; 
Secretary of the Second, 1775 ; member of Provincial and Continental 
Congresses, 1776 ; and Attorney-General of Pennsylvania, 1777. — 
Hugh D. Wise, John Sergeant Wise. 

GEORGE SEXTON : Born in Manchester, Vt., Nov. i4-,i7s6 ; died 
there Oct. 13, 1815 ; Ensign from March 25, 1777, to Sept. 21, 1778, 
and Lieutenant to Aug. i, 1780, in Col. Seth Warner's Continental 
Regt. of Vermont ; Captain from Aug. 20 to Nov. 25, 1781, in Col. 
Ebenezer Walbridge's Regt. ; in March, 1779, a member of the Board 
of War. — William Delavan Bahhcin. 

HORACE SEYMOUR : Lived in Hartford, Conn.; Quartermaster 
in Col. Elisha Sheldon's Light Dragoons, 1777 ; appointed Cornet, July 
10, 1778 ; Lieutenant, June 2, 1779; and Captain of Second Continental 
Dragoons ; in field of service during the war. generally on east side of 
the Hudson along the Westchester front ; an original member of the 
Cincinnati ; after the war settled in Lansingburg, N. Y., thence moved 
to New York City, where he died. — Joseph Gazzam Darlington. 

MOSES SEYMOUR : Born in Hartford, Conn., July 25, 1742 ; died 
in Litchfield, Conn., Sept. 17, 1826; Captain in 5th Regt., 5th 
Brigade, of Connecticut, formation of May, 1776 ; served under General 
Gates to the northward, 1777 ; turned out with his command to repel 
the enemy at New Haven in July, 1779. — George Buell Webster. 

ZACHARIAH SEYMOUR : Born presumably about or before 1719 
(as his daughter Rebecca was born March 29, 1739) ; lived in Con- 
necticut ; Corporal in Capt. Whiting's Co. of Connecticut Militia in 
1779. — Warren E. Dennis. 

JOSEPH SHAW: Born in Middleboro, Mass., in 1751 ; died in 
New Salem about 1805 ; commonly called " Deacon Shaw ; " private 
in Capt. Wm. Shaw's Co., which marched from Middleboro to Marshfield 
on the Lexington Alarm ; enlisted Dec. 8, 1776, under Capt. Nehemiah 
Allen and Col. Jere Hall, marching to Bristol on the Rhode Island 

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Alarm, serving three months and two days ; re-enlisted July 20, 1777, 
in Capt. Isaac Wood's Co. for service in Rhode Island, and was finally 
discharged Aug. 27, 1780. — /ames Howard Hatison, Willis T. Hanson. 

LEVI SHEFTALL : Born in Savannah, Ga., Dec. 12, 1739 ; died 
there; assistant to his brother Mordecai Sheftall, Commissioner-General 
of Georgia troops in the Continental Army, both of whom were excepted 
by the British from a tender of amnesty made to such as would resume 
their allegiance to the Crown. — Marx Edivin Harhy. 

GEORGE SHEIVE : Born in Germany, in 1763 ; died in Montgom- 
ery Co., Pa., April 5, 1836 ; served in Capt. Philip Reed's Co. of the 
5th Battalion of Philadelphia County, Pa., Militia, in 1781. — Hatmnond 
Mathews Shelve. 

ISAAC SHELDON : Born in Richmond, R. I., May 6, 1755 ; died 
in Sherburne, N. Y., May 6, 1844 ; pensioned for 14 months and 17 
days actual service as a private in the Rhode Island troops, part of the 
service being under Capt. James Parker and Col. Thomas Potter. He 
enlisted from South Kingston, R. I. — Devillo White Harrington. 

JAMES SHELDON: Born in Pawtuxet, R. I., April 9, 1757 ; died 
in Remsen, Oneida Co., N. Y., June 18, 1819 ; elected Ensign in the 
Pawtuxet Rangers, April 10, xi-jd.^Walter Hippeau Merriam. 

EPHRAIM SHERMAN : Father of Moses Sherman (q. v.) ; lived 
in Sudbury, Mass. ; private in Capt. Russel's Co., Col. J. Brewer's 
Regt., serving at various times between Aug. i, 1775, and Nov. 23, 
1779. — Vfllney A. Hoard. 

GEORGE SHERMAN : Born in Cumberland, R. I., July 17, 1749 
died in Moriah, N. Y. , April 20, 182 1 ; enlisted in Capt. David Brown's 
Co., Col. Benj. Simon's Regt., while residing in Adams, Mass., in 1777 ; 
served on alarms and emergencies ; was at battle of Bennington and on 
duty at Burgoyne's surrender. — George A. Wallace. 

JOSIAH SHERMAN: Born in Woodbury, Conn., in 1734; died 
Nov. 24, 1789 ; graduated from Princeton College in 1754 ; received 
the honorary degree of A. M. at Harvard in 1758, and at Yale in 1765 ; 
was an able writer and powerful orator, who labored with his brother, 
Roger Sherman, with voice and pen, for the establishment of American 
Independence ; also served in the field as Chaplain of the 7th Regt. of 
the Connecticut Continental Line. — Chauncey Depew, Chauncey M. 
Depew, Ganson Depew, Richard Henry Eggleston, George Warren Pease, 
Charles Elliott Warren. 

MOSES SHERMAN : Of Grafton, Mass. ; private in Capt. Luke 
Drury's Co., Gen. Ward's Regt. on the Lexington Alarm ; and Cor- 
poral in Capt. Joseph Warren's Co., Lieut. Col. Wheelock's Regt., on the 
Bennington Alarm. — Volney A. Hoard. 

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ROGER SHERMAN: Born in Newtown, Mass., April 19,1721; 
removed to New Haven, 1761 ; member of Continental Congress, 1774; 
with Jefferson, Franklin, Livingston and Adams assisted in drawing up 
the Declaration of Independence ; the only man who signed all of the 
four great State papers, namely, the Bill of Rights, Articles of Feder- 
ation, Declaration of Independence, and Constitution of the United 
States; was United States Senator from Connecticut from 1791 till his 
death, July 23, 1793- — Porter Norton, Daniel Fred Fowler, Jeremiah 
Erarts Tracy. 

GERSHOM SHERWOOD: Born Dec. 27, 1735; died in Mt. 
Pleasant, Westchester Co., N. Y., Feb. 27, 1805; commissioned Sept. 
13, 1775, Second Lieutenant under Capt. Wm. Dutcher, in ist West- 
chester County Regt. ; June 16, 1778, First Lieutenant under Capt. 
Danl. Martling, in same regiment (Col. Joseph Drake). — Peter Valen- 
tine Sherwood. 

MOSES SHERWOOD : Born in Mt. Pleasant, Westchester Co., 
N. Y., in 1761 ; died there Feb. 17, 1837; served in Capt. Daniel 
Martling's Co., ist Westchester Co., N. Y., Regt., in May, 1780; on 
Sept. 21, 1780, he and John Patterson fired upon a barge from the 
sloop " Vulture," and prevented its landing at Teller's Point — a con- 
spicuous incident of the Andre-Arnold conspiracy; in May, 1782, was 
in Lieut. -Col. Weissenfels' Regt. of Levies; on May 31, 1782, drafted 
with others into a regiment of the New York Line. — Peter Valentine 
Sherzvood. 

MINER SHOLES : Born in New London, Conn., Dec. 31, 1760; 
died Dec. 15, 1842 ; enlisted in January, 1779, for three months, in Capt. 
Edgerton's Co., Col. Huntington's Regt. of Connecticut; again in 
April, 1781, for three months, in Capt. Joseph Carew's Co., Col. Hunt- 
ington's Regt.; and again in February, 1783, for six months, in Capt. 
Simeon Allen's Co., Col. Mead's Regt. ; enlisted from Franklin, 
Conn.; wounded in 1783; pensioned while residing in Edmeston, 
N. Y. — Charles Vernon Gridley. 

STEPHEN SHUMWAY: Born in Oxford, Mass., Nov. 30, 1756; 
died in Belchertown, Mass., in November, 1840 ; served eight months 
in 1775, under Capt. Jonathan Bardwell and Col. Rufus Putnam of 
Massachusetts; marched from Hampshire Co., May 8, 1777, to Ticon- 
deroga, serving two months and nine days, under Capt. Eli Parker 
and Col. Leonard ; ordered out on Bennington Alarm, under Capt. 
Elijah Dwight and Col. Elisha Porter, for five days ending Aug. 19, 
1777; served from Sept. 22 to Oct. 17, 1777, under Capt. Jonathan 
Bardwell and Col. Elisha Porter ; also nine months under the same, 

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from arrival at Fishkill, June i6, 1778 ; and enlisted again from Hamp- 
shire Co., in 1779, command not stated. — Horace Briggs. 

REUBEN SIKES: Born in Springfield, Mass., Sept. 8, 1730; died 
in Somers, Conn., Dec. 24, 1804 ; served in the 8th Connecticut Regt. 
from July 7, to Dec. 16, 1775 ; entered the Connecticut Legislature, 
October, 1776, and continued there during 1777 ; appointed Justice of 
the Peace for Hartford County for ensuing year. — Frederick Gilbert 
Sikes. 

ELISHA SILL: Born in Lyme, Conn., April 6, 1730; died in 
Goshen, Conn., in 1808; Surgeon in Gen. Wolcott's Brigade of Con- 
necticut ; present at the capture of Burgoyne. — Edward Comstock. 

JOHN SILLENBECK : Born and died in Palatine, N. Y. ; private 
in Capt. Veeder's Co., Col. Visscher's Regt., and participated in the 
battle of Oriskany. — Geo?-ge S. Klock. 

AARON SIMONS : Born in Vermont ; died in Boston, Mass., about 
Feb. 16, 1795 ; private under Capt. Chas. Colton and Col. John Greaton 
of Massachusetts, from Jan. i, 1777, to Dec. 31, 1780; wounded in the 
service and after years of suffering eventually died of his injuries. — 

Arthur Neville. 

DAVID SKINNER: Born in East Windsor, Conn., May 21, 1707 ; 
died in 1795; private in Capt. Ezekiel Olcott's Co., Col. Chapman's 
Regt., serving from Aug. 3, to Sept. 21, 1778. — George Cozaing. 

EBENEZER SLASSON : Born in Connecticut in 1730; died in 
Westerlo, Albany Co., N. Y., in 182 1 ; Captain of the ist Co. of Minute- 
men in Westchester County, under command of Col. Joseph Drake ; 
promoted to rank of Second Major, Feb. 22, 1776. — Austin M. Slauson. 

JAMES SLOAN: Born in Norwalk, Conn., in 1759; died in St. 
Lawrence Co., N. Y., Feb. 10, 1813 ; enlisted Oct. 12, 1780, from Wil- 
liamstown, Mass., in Capt. Clark's Co., Col. Simond's Regt. ; discharged 
Oct. 19, 1780; Sergeant for three years in Col. Crane's Artillery ; his 
widow was pensioned in 1837. — George May Elwood, Jatiies A'elson 
Elwood. 

JOSHUA SLOCUM : Born in Franklin Township, Mass., about 
1759; lived in Sutton, Grafton, Southbridge, and lastly Northbridge, 
Mass., where he died May 28, 1816; served in Rhode Island in 1779; 
in 1780 was a member of Capt. Ebenezer Battle's Co., in Lieut.-Col. 
Samuel Pierce's Regt., Massachusetts troops ; his widow was a pen- 
sioner residing in Coventry, Conn., in 1840. — Jehiel Webb Himes. 

CORNELIUS SLOTT (afterwards spelled Sloat) : Born in Orange 
County, N. Y., Dec. 22, 1742 ; lived in Montgomery; Orderly Sergeant 

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in Col. James McClauglirey's Regt. of Militia ; taken prisoner on the 
capture of Fort Montgomery, Oct. 6, 1777, and confined for several 
months in the old sugar-house in New York City, where, owing to ill- 
treatment, his health was seriously impaired. — William Henry Corbusier. 

DANIEL SMITH : Born in York County, Pa., Sept. 21, 1755 ; lived 
in Frederick County, Md. ; died there in his 84th year ; was in Capt. 
Ambrose's Co. of Frederick County Militia, 1777 ; Lieutenant in Capt. 
Simpkins' Co., Cotoctin Battalion, May 13, 1778, and Captain in Col. 
Baker Johnson's Battalion, March 29, 1779 ^ resolved not to marry until 
American independence was secured, and in fulfilment of this determi- 
nation did not marry till June i, 1783. — Charles Ganieit Gordon. 

DAVID SMITH : Of Haddam, Conn. ; enlisted in April, 1775, 
upon the Lexington Alarm ; served as Ensign in the 8th Co., 5th 
Regt. , in 1775; commissioned Second Lieutenant in the 7th Regt., 
Connecticut Line, Jan. i, 1777 ; resigned March 10, 1778 ; also First 
Lieutenant in 7th Co. ,3d Battalion, of Wadsworth's Brigade. — Henry 
Fisk Tarbox. 

EBENEZER SMITH: Born in New Marlborough, Mass., Jan. 11, 
1746; died there Sept. 8, 1816; served from June to December, 1775, 
in Col. John Fellows' Regt. of Massachusetts ; Ensign from Jan. i to 
Dec. 31, 1776, in 6th Continental Infantry; First Lieutenant in 13th 
Regt., Jan. i, 1777; Captain, March 30, 1779; transferred to 6th 
Regt., Jan. i, 1781 ; retired Jan. i, 1783 ; fought at Bunker Hill, Long 
Island, and Saratoga; wintered at Valley Forge; participated in battle 
of Monmouth ; guarded Andre' the night before he was executed ; was 
an original member of the Society of the Cincinnati. — Frederick Wil- 
hehn Smith. 

ELIJAH SMITH : Born in Putney, Vt., May 29, 1763 ; died in 1840 ; 
went from Norwich under Capt. Timothy Bush, Capt. Boardman and 
Lieut. Burton to assist the people of Strafford in their retreat in 1780 ; 
served 10 days under Capt. Thos. Barney and Col. Ira Allen on Alarm 
of Oct. 21, 1 781 ; also under Capt. James Clay and Col. Bradley, 
assisting the High Sheriff, about Sept. 11, 1783. — Fred Ehner Tasker. 

FRANCIS SMITH : Born in Woodbury Clove, N. Y., June 4, 1733 ; 
died near Woodbury Falls, May 11, 1785 ; in the reorganization of the 
militia in 1775, was made Captain of the local company in place of his 
brother Austin : served under Col. Jesse Woodhull ; was wounded at 
the capture of Fort Montgomery by the British, and carried to safety 
by Sergeant John Weygant (q. v.) who subsequently married his 
daughter. — William Henry Campbell. 

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GEORGE SMITH : Whose daughter Margaret married the son of 
Marx Rasbach (q. v.) was a companion-in-arms of the latter in the 
Oriskany, N. Y., roster. — Satiford Addison Rasbach. 

ISRAEL SMITH: Born in Granby, Conn., April 2, 1739; died in 
New York, 181 1; served in Capt. Jonathan Hale's Co., Col. Erastus 
Wolcott's Regt., Connecticut Line, at Boston, January-March, 1776 : in 
Capt. Jonathan Calkin's Co., Col. Latimer's Regt. , at Saratoga, Aug. 
24 to Oct. 30, 1777 ; in Capt. Seth Holmes' Co., Col. Chapman's 
Regt., Aug. 3 to Sept. 14, 1778; in Capt. James Morris' Co., 2d Regt., 
Connecticut Line, April 19 to Dec. 31, 1781 ; and in same regiment 
until 1783. — Humphrey MfMasier. 

J.\MES SMITH: Born in Orange County, N. Y., about 1740 : died 
about 1777 ; elected March 12, 1776, Second Lieutenant in the Orange- 
town Co., of Orange County, N. Y., Militia, of which his wife's brother, 
Johannis Jacobus Blauvelt, was Captain. — James Smith Hari/ig. 

JARED SMITH, Sr. : Born in Huntington, Conn., July 25, 1741 ; 
died in Salisbury, Conn., March 13, 1813; served in Capt. John Hin- 
man's Co., 13th Connecticut Regt., from Aug. 18, 1776, to Aug. 25, 
1776; in the same from June 18, 1777, to Sept. 25, 1777 ; Corporal in 
Capt. Wales' Co., from May 20, 1780, to Jan. 1, 1781 ; Private in Sth 
Co., ist Regt., Col. Zebulon Butler, from June i, 1782, to Dec. 20, 1782. 
— Arthur Tappan Smith, Zenas Brockett Smith. 

JOHN SMITH : Born on Long Island and married there before the 
Revolutionary War ; during the war lived in Saratoga ; with his son 
Alexander was captured by the British and confined in a New York 
sugar-house prison. — Harold Augustus Lewis. 

JOHN SMITH, 2D. : Born in Middlesex Co., Va., May 7, 1750 ; died 
in Hackwood, Frederick Co., Va., March 4, 1836 ; enlisted Jan. 8, 1776, 
for three years, as Colonel under Generals Morgan and Muhlenberg of 
Virginia; served part of the time in the field and part of the time as 
County Lieutenant of Frederick Co., Va., in the latter capacity having 
charge of many Hessian prisoners and Quakers suspected of disloyalty, 
for whose food and clothing he contributed liberally of his private 
means ; after the war held many positions of trust under the State and 
National Governments, and at the time of his death was Major General 
of Virginia State Troops. — Mills Afiller. 

JOSEPH SMITH, Sr. : Born in ISIerrick, N. Y., April 25, 1754; 
died April 21, 1844; private in Capt. Hewlett's Co. of Hempstead, 
Queen's County, N. Y., Militia, which assisted in capturing British 
soldiers plundering on the south side of Long Island. — Samuel J?. 
Smith. 

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JOSEPH SMITH, Jr. : Son of Joseph Smith, Sr. (q. v.) ; was drafted 
into the service at Fort Greene, Long Island, and Captain of a company 
of militia. His wife received a pension for his services. — Samuel R. 
S?nit/i. 

OLIVER SMITH : Born at Poquonnoc, Conn., April 27, 1739 ; died, 
181 1 ; Captain of a company at Stonington, Conn., when that town was 
bombarded, Sept. 30, 1775 ; and rapidly advanced through the grades 
of Major and Lieutenant-Colonel to Colonel. — William Allen Mercer, 
Enocli Vine Stoddard. 

SIMEON SMITH : Born in South Hadley, Mass., November, 1753 ; 
died March 4, 1843 ; enlisted on Alarm from Lexington, April 19, 1775, 
in Capt. Enoch Chapman's Co., from West Springfield, serving eight, 
days ; again under Capt. Chapin and Col. Timothy Danielson, April 
28, 1775, serving three months and 10 days ; and again in the same 
company, appearing on duty at Roxbury, in October, 1775. — John 
Hull Brewster, Jr. 

SPARROW SMITH: Born Aug. 14, 1760; lived in Connecticut ; 
private in Lieut. David Smith's Co., Col Eelden's Regt., of Connecticut, 
at Peekskill, N. Y. 1777 ; joined April 7; discharged May 19; was a 
pensioner residing in Middlesex Co., Conn., in 1840. 

STEPHEN SMITH: Born in East Lyme, Conn., in 1754; died in 
Florence, O., April 28, 1838; enlisted May 13, 1775, in Capt. Fithian 
Sill's Co., 6th Regt. (Col. Parsons) of Connecticut ; fifer in Capt. Hart's 
Co., 9th Regt., at New York, in August and September, 1776 ; in Capt. 
Chas. Smith's Co., of same regiment and marched to Westchester, Nov. 
13, 1776; discharged June 11, 1777 ; turned out in July, 1779, to repel 
Tryon's invasion at New Haven ; was a pensioner. — Chas. Levels Morse, 
George R. Morse, Horace J. Morse. 

WILLIAM PEARTREE SMITH : Lived in New York and New 
Jersey ; member of the First and Second Provincial Congresses of New 
Jersey; as member of the First, was chairman of the Committee of 
Correspondence appointed in July, 1774, which virtually assumed the 
functions of government and raised money and troops for defense. 
The Second Provincial Congress, which met at Trenton, May 23, 1775, 
elected him on a committee to attend the Continental Congress at Phila- 
delphia and report action and ask advice. — Walter Butler Atterbury. 

MICHAEL SMYSER : Of Pennsylvania ; Captain of a company in 
Col. M. Swope's Regt. ; taken prisoner at Fort Washington, N. Y., 
Nov. 16, 1776; in 1778, elected to the Legislature from York County, 
and from that time until 1790 was chosen seven times to serve in 

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that capacity ; did many generous and patriotic deeds, such as raising 
250 pounds specie for the relief of Boston. — Jacob Kline. 

THOMAS SMYTHE, 30 : Born in Trumpington, Md., in 1729 ; died 
in 1819; Judge of Kent County Court, Court of Oyer and Terminer, 
etc. ; signer of the Association of Freemen, 1775 ; member of Mary- 
land Convention, 1774-6; Maryland Committee of Safety, 1775-6; 
Kent County Committee of Safety, 1776. — Clifford Wayne Hartridge. 

THOMAS SMYTHE, 4TH : Born in Kent Co., Md., April 30, 1757 ; 
died in 1807; First Lieutenant in Kent Co. Infantry in 1776; soon 
made Captain of 13th Battalion, and then promoted to Major in 5th 
Maryland Regt. — Clifford Wayne Hartridge. 

GEORGE SNELL: Born in Palatine, N. Y., June 26, 1736; served 
in the 2d Battalion, Palatine Division, which marched under Col. Nicholas 
Herkimer to relieve Fort Stanwix, and perished in the ambuscade into 
which the command fell. Of nine Snells who entered this battle, only 
two survived. — Charles Gray Grosvcnar, Thomas Walter Grosvcnor. 

JAMES SNIFFEN : Of Westchester County, N. Y. ; Corporal in 
Col. Thomas' 2d Westchester Regt., also in service from Nov. 12, 1777, 
to March 8, 1779. The date of his birth is uncertain, but as his grand- 
son James Sniffen was born in 1791, it is probable that he was born 
about or before the year 1 7 5 1 . — Ho'cvard Patterson, Culver Channing 
Sniffen. 

CHAMPION SPALDING: Born in Plainfield, Conn., Sept. 3, 1753, 
bat lived in Plainfield, Meriden Parish, N. H. ; in May, 1775, he and 
his brother Philip volunteered for the army. Philip was able-bodied 
and became a Captain. Champion, having lost the sight of one eye by 
a blow from a snow-ball when a boy, was mustered as a wagon-master 
and afterward became chief of regimental transportation. He served in 
that capacity under Prescott at Bunker Hill, and under Stark at the 
battle of Bennington. He was present at Burgoyne's surrender. — 
Champion H. Judson. 

SIMON SPALDING: Born in 1741 ; lived in Plainfield, Conn., died 
in Sheshequin, Pa., in 1814; Second Lieutenant in Capt. Ransom's Co., 
Wyoming Valley, Aug. 26,1776; First Lieutenant, Jan. 1, 1777 ; Captain, 
June 24, 1778 ; was in the Wyoming massacre ; commanded the United 
Company and engaged in Sullivan's Indian expedition, 1779; trans- 
ferred to ist Regt., Connecticut Line, formation of 1781-83 ; retired by 
consolidation Jan. i, 1783. — Charles Comstock Hopkins. 

BENJAMIN SPAULDING : Born in Plainfield Conn., Feb. 29, 
1720-21 ; died in Moretown, Yt., March ig, 1807 ; Captain of a Com- 

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pany of Militia in Col. Moses Nichol's Regt., raised by the State of New 
Hampshire and joined the Continental Army at West Point, 1780, serv- 
ing three months and i8 days. — Sedgwick Rice. 

EDWARD SPAULDING : Son of Levi Spaulding (q. v.) ; one of 
the pioneers of Central New York ; private four years in the Revolu- 
tionary War ; granted a pension May 9, 1818; died Sept. 14, 1845. — 
Samuel S. Spaulding. 

LEVI SPAULDING : Born in Nottingham, West New Hampshire, 
Oct. 23, 1737 ; died in Plainfield, N. Y., March 1, 1825 ; Captain of 
the 9th Co., 3d Regt., New Hampshire Troops ; served at Bunker Hill 
and Trenton ; wintered at Valley Forge ; served throughout the war and 
was present at Cornwallis' surrender ; drew a Captain's pension.— 
Samuel S. Spaulding. 

ELIHU SPENCER: Bornini72i; died in 1784; lived in Trenton, 
N. J. ; an active preacher of Revolution ; went as a missionary of in- 
dependence to Virginia, the Carolinas and Georgia, and incurred such 
hatred from the British that they offered 100 guineas for his head. — 
Hugh D. Wise, John Sergeant Wise. 

OLIVER SPENCER: Born in Massachusetts in 1736; lived in 
Mendham, N. J.; died in Ohio, Jan. 22, 1811 ; Colonel of State Troops 
and Militia ; organized at his own expense a Battalion for the Conti- 
nental Army about the time of the Second Establishment, and as it was 
composed almost wholly if not entirely of Jerseymen, it was called the 
5th Battalion of the Jersey Line ; participated in the battle of Mon- 
mouth and other engagements ; his home in Mendham was burned by 
the Hessians. — Charles John Halstcd. 

JOHN SPERING: Born in Bath, Eng., in 1756; died in Philadel- 
phia, Sept. 10, 1846; private in the 3d Regt., of the Line of 
Pennsylvania; transferred in 1781 to 2d Regt., under Capt. 
Seeley and Col. Harmes; discharged June 27, 1783; engaged at Ger- 
mantown and Monmouth ; up to the day before his death, at the age of 
96, he read with keen interest the news of the Mexican War. His 
children and grandchildren have participated in the War of 1812, Mex- 
ican War, Civil War, and Indian wars, fulfilling his dying wish that 
they should " uphold the flag of our country." — Willard Pleis Smith, 
William J. Smith. 

JOHN SPICER: A native of Connecticut ; Corporal in Capt. Abel 
Spicer's Co., Col. David Waterbury's (5th) Regt., of that state. — 
Wm. Edward Horton. 

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OLIVER SPICER : Born in Connecticut, May 28, 1726; died Feb. 
II, 1804; Captain in tlie 8tli Regt., of Connecticut Infantry. — IVm. 
Edward Horton. 

NATHANIEL SPRINGER: Of Batli, Me.; First Lieutenant in 
3d Co., of Col. Lincoln's Regt. ; commissioned July i, 1776; killed in 
the Kennebec River expedition against British privateers in August, 
1780. — James Henry Springer, Joseph Alden Springer. 

EPHRAIM SQUIER: Born in Ashford, Conn., Feb. 9, 1747 ; died 
there Aug. 19, 1841 ; served from April 20, 1775, until the following 
June in Capt. Thomas Knowlton's Co., of Ashford ; enlisted in Capt. 
Collander's Co. of Artillery, was in battle of Bunker Hill, and some 
time afterward joined his old company ; then entered Capt. Pomeroy's 
Co., Col. Fellow's Regt., remaining until Sept. 7, 1775, when he entered 
Capt. Scott's Co., to go to Quebec under Benedict Arnold ; entered 
Capt. Hendree's Co., April i, 1776, serving at White Plains, Newcastle, 
etc. ; subsequently marched for Albany under Capt. Isaac Stone and 
Col. Jonathan Latimore and was present at Burgoyne's capitulation. — 
Frank Squier. 

NATHANIEL SQUIRE (Squier) : Of Danbury, Conn. ; was among 
those " taken prisoners by the enemy during the raid and carried to 
New York," April 25-28, 1777. This was Tryon's expedition against 
Danbury. — George Owen Squier. 

RUFUS STACY: Born in Gloucester Mass., March, 1734; died in 
New Salem, Mass., February, 1824 ; enlisted from New Salem April 29, 
1775, under Capt. Abijah Childs and Col. Thomas Gardner, serving 94 
days ; appeared in same, Oct. 6, 1775, eight months' service ; re-enlisted 
January 9, 1777, in Capt. Wm. Stacy's Co., Col. Ichabod Alden 's Regt., 
serving two months ; and appeared again in Capt. Patrick's Co., Col. 
Alden's Regt., April 2, 1779, for nine months. — Charles Meredith Ran- 
som, Frank Howard Ransotn. 

JOAB STAFFORD: Born in Warwick, R. I., Nov. 14, 1729; died 
in Cheshire, Mass., Nov. 23, 1801 ; on Burgoyne's advance, led a com- 
pany of Berkshire Militia and was wounded; on Oct. 13, 1780, was in 
Capt. Samuel Low's Co., Col. Benj. Symonds' Regt. of Berkshire ; in a 
conveyance of property, dated May 22, 1779, he was entitled " Colonel," 
prior to which date he was spoken of as " Esquire." — John Titcomb 
Spragiie, Charles IV. Wagner, William Scott Worth. 

JOHN STAGG : Born in New York City in 1732 ; Lieutenant and 
temporarily Paymaster in Malcolm's Regt., one of the sixteen regiments 

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of the Line, officered by Washington and credited to New York ; during 
British occupation of New York City Uved at Charlestown, Orange 
County, N. Y. ; represented Orange County in the Assembly, 1780- 
1783, and New York City, 1784-1786; President of the Fire Department, 
1791-1793; died in yellow fever epidemic in New York in 1803. — 
IVilliarn Samuel Titus. 

JOHN STAHL : Born in Northampton Co., Pa., in or about 1742 ; 
died in Northumberland about 1829 ; received pay from the State of 
Pennsylvania for military services up to Jan. i, 1781. — Charles Henry 
Walker. 

AUGUSTUS STANTON : Born in Westerly, R. I., in 1745 ; died 
in Hancock, Mass., April 10, 1822 ; Lieutenant in Capt. Thomas 
Wells' Co. of Rhode Island in 1775 and 1776 ; and in 1777 Captain of 
Artillery Co. of the towns of Westerly, Charlestown and Hopkinton, 
R. L — Frank Augustus Babcock. 

NATHAN STANTON : Born in Stonington, Conn., Dec. 15, 1749 ; 
died in Syracuse, N. Y. , Sept. 26, 1835 ; entered the service Sept. 8, 
1776, as Ensign in Capt. Wm. Stanton's Co. of the 8th Regt. of Con- 
necticut Militia ; marched to New York ; discharged Nov. 17, 1776 ; 
re-enlisted Aug. 6, 1780, as Corporal and Company Clerk in the same 
command. — Wm. Gere Cady, Gustavus Linnemann Prescott. 

PHINEAS STANTON: Born in Stonington, Conn., Oct. 28, 1719 ; 
died there Feb. 3, 1790; member of the General Assembly of Con- 
necticut from Stonington in 1779-1780. — W171. Gere Cady, Gustavus 
Linnemaini Prescott. 

JOHN STARIN : Born in Caughnauaga, N. Y. (now Glen), August 
31, 1754 ; died in Glen, N. Y., Feb. 19, 1832 ; was an Indian interpret- 
er and fought throughout the war ; was one of twelve of the Starin 
family who served in the Continental Army directly under Washington; 
after the war kept an inn in the present village of Fultonville, which 
was a halting place for the Indians. — John Henry Starin. 

CHARLES STARKWEATHER: Born in Mansfield, Conn., April 
29, 1759 ; served from Aug. 24, 1777, till Nov. 5, 1777, from Windham, 
Conn., in Capt. Nathaniel Wales' Co., Col. Latimer's Regt., Gen. Poor's 
Brigade, Arnold's Division, at Saratoga ; was in both engagements with 
the enemy at Saratoga. — Chaunccy Clark Starkweather. 

THOMAS STARR : Born in Danbury, Conn., in 1720 ; died in 

1806 ; enlisted May 12, 1775, in Col. David Waterbury's Regt., 5th 

Continental Line ; discharged Oct. 30, 1775 ; Ensign, Jan. i, 1777 ; 

cut down by a cutlass in Danbury raid and left for dead, but recovered ; 

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Second Lieutenant Jan. 25, 1778 ; First Lieutenant March 12, 1780 ; in 
1781 was in 2d Regt. Continental Line, retired by consolidation, Jan. i, 
1783, member of Connecticut Cincinnati as Captain. — Gtvrgi- S. Hickok. 

TIMOTHY STEARNS, 2D : Born in Leominster, Mass., probably in 
1738 ; died in Framingham, AL^ss., Jan. 15, 1831 ; marched to Tiver- 
ton, R. L, in Capt. Staples Chamberlain's Holliston Co., March 7, 1780 ; 
re-enlisted June 22, 1780, in Capt. Walter MacFarland's Co., Col. 
Cyprian How's Regt. — William Henry Stearns. 

JOSEPH STEBBINS : Born in Ridgefield, Conn., July 4. 1735; 
died there Dec. 13, 1794 ; on April i, 1761, was Ensign in the 6th Co. 
of Col. Nathan Whiting's Regt. of Foot ; on May 29, 1780, commis- 
sioned Lieutenant in the 2d Co., i6th Regt., Connecticut Militia, and 
Nov. 3, 17S0, promoted to Captain. — Frederick Hatnillon Clark. 

SAMUEL STEBBINS : Of Ridgefield, Conn., son of Joseph Stebbins 
(q. V.) : private in the 3d Co. (Capt. Case's), i8th Regt., Connecticut 
Militia ; also served the last six months of 1780 in the 5th Regt. of the 
Line; in 1794 was Second Lieutenant of a Matross Company in the 
34th Regt. He was a pensioner. — Frederick Hamilton Clark. 

DAVID STEELE : Born in Londonderry, N. H., Jan. 30, 1727 ; 
died in Peterboro, N. H., July 19, 1809 ; member of the Committee of 
Safety in 1776 and 1778; also served as a soldier on Alarm at Walpole. 
—David P. Steele. 

JAMES STEELE : Born in Tolland, Conn., Feb. 6, 1737 ; died in 
Brookfield, Vt., April 5, 1812 ; Lieutenant in the French and Indian 
War ; commissioned Lieutenant in 1776, but ill health prevented active 
service. He had three sons in the Revolutionary Arm\'. — Hiram Ros- 
well Steele. 

JOSIAH STEELE, 2D : Born in Hartford, Conn., Aug. 24, 1760 ; 
died in Caldwell, N. J., Oct. 22, 1836 ; left Yale College without con- 
sent of his parents, joined the army, and was commissioned Sergeant 
in Capt. Selah Benton's Co., Col. Zebulon Butler's Regt. at West Point, 
August 4, 1780. — Abram B. Steele. 

ZADOCK STEELE : Born in Tolland, Conn., Dec. 17, 1758 ; died 
at Stanstead, Canada East, March 23, 1845 ; enlisted from Ellington, 
Conn., in May, 1776, serving the following year in the Militia and the 
next year as a teamster ; removed to Randolph, Vt., in 1780 ; captured 
at the burning of Royalton, taken to Canada and confined on an island 
in the St. Lawrence, whence he escaped Sept. 10, 17S2. — Hiram Eos 
well Steele. 

CHARLES STETSON : Born in Rochester, Mass., 1752 ; died in 
New Bedford, Mass., 1S16 ; serve 12 days on Lexington Alarm, in 

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Capt. Earl Clap's Co., Col. Theophilus Cotton's Regt. ; appeared in 
same command in October, 1775 ; and re-enlisted July 31, 1780, in Capt. 
George Claghorn's Co., Col. Abial Mitchell's Regt. , serving three months 
and two days. — William M. Stetson. 

CYPRIAN STEVENS : Of Worcester, Mass. ; private under Capt. 
Jonas Hubbard and Col. Jonathan Ward, in the Massachusetts Militia, 
1775 ; Corporal under Capt. Timothy Bigelow and Col. Ward, on the 
Lexington Alarm ; private in Capt. Abel Mason's Co., Col. Jacob Davis' 
Regt., which marched to Tiverton in 1780. — Charles F. Robe. 

EBENEZER STEVENS : Born in Boston, Mass., in 1752 ; died 
Sept. 2, 1823 ; was a Son of Liberty ; one of the Boston Tea Party ; 
Lieutenant in the " Army of Observation," 1775 ; recruited artillery for 
Quebec; commanded artillery at Ticonderoga and Stillwater; Lieut- 
enant-Colonel in 1778; served with Lafayette in Virginia in 1781, with 
rank of Colonel, and commanded artillery with Col. Lamb at York- 
town ; after the peace, located at New York as a merchant, at the same 
time acting successively as Colonel, Brigadier and Major-General of 
Artillery, State of New York ; superintended the construction of the 
fortifications on Governor's Island, New York, in 1800 ; helped defend 
the city in 1812, and was Senior Major-General until 1S15. — William 
N. Gibert Clark. 

SAMUEL STEVENS : Born in the blockhouse at Chelmsford, 
Mass., Dec. 21, 1698 ; died in Chelmsford, Dec. 21, 1782 ; was there- 
fore in his 77th year when the battle of Lexington took place ; as 
Lieutenant in Capt. Oliver Barron's Co. from Chelmsford, Col. David 
Green's Regt., marched fifty miles and served sixteen days, fighting at 
Lexington and Concord 'Bx\6gQ.^Morris Putnam Stevens. 

STEPHANUS STEVENS : Born, June 14, 1742 ; signed in Haver- 
straw Precinct the Pledge of the General Association of the City and 
County of New York, adopted April 29, 1775. — William Henry 
Corbusicr. 

JOHN STEWART : Born at sea, Sept. 6, 1742 ; died in Voluntown, 
Conn., Jan. 22, 1802 ; enlisted as a private from Voluntown in Major 
James Gordon's Regt. ; rose to rank of Major ; with Gen. Wayne and 
Col. Fleury, performed distinguished service at the capture of Stony 
Point, for which they were awarded medals by Congress. — Robert 
Earl, 2d. , Wtn. Retry Earl., Echijard Ten Eyck Lansing, Wm. Frederick 
Lansing. 

PAUL STEWART : Born in Braintree (or New Braintree), Mass., in 
1765 ; lived there and in South Brimfield, Mass., where he died in 1852 ; 
in March, 1781, when but 16 years of age, enlisted as a private in Capt. 

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Sewall's Co., so called, under the command successively of Lieut. 
Whitney and Capt. Smith, in the 2d Massachusetts Regt. (Col. Sprout's) 
in Gen. Patterson's Brigade. His command participated in the invest- 
ment of New York in 1781, in the center of the left wing of the army, 
after which he went south with the army under Washington, and was 
present at the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown. His command 
retired to West Point where he was discharged in December, 1783. — 
Ira Bliss Stewart. 

WILLIAM STEWART : Born in Cariforeen, County Tyrone, Ire., 
June 23, 1738 ; died in Milan, N. Y., March 10, 1788 ; signed the 
Articles of Association in Northeast Precinct, Dutchess County, N. Y. , 
in 1775 ; Captain in the 1st Dutchess County Regt. of New York 
Militia, stationed at Kingsbridge, N. Y., Sept. 10, 1776 ; also held an 
Adjutant's Commission. — Dennis Church Pierce, John HaiTcy Pierce. 

LEVI STICKNEY : Born in Hampton Falls, N. H., July 26, 1758 
(or 1759) ; died in Seabrook, N. H., Sept. 30, 1823 ; enlisted for the 
war in April, 1777, in Capt. Richard Weare's Co., Col. Alexander Scam- 
mel's Battalion of New Hampshire Militia, which was at the battle of 
Stillwater. — J. Dwight Stickney. 

ANDREW STIMPSON : Born in Charlestown, Mass., June 23, 1759 ; 
died in Hudson, N. H., in 1850; enlisted Sept. 4, 1778, in Capt. John 
Walton's Co. of Massachusetts and served eight days ; re-enlisted and 
was on duty at Cambridge in October, 1778 ; and again enlisted July 
31, 1780, in Capt. Stephen Frost's Co., Col. Cyprian Howe's Regt. for 
service in Rhode Island, serving three months. — Henry C. S. Stimpson. 

JOSEPH STOCKBRIDGE: Born in Bridgewater, Mass., Feb. 29, 
1760 ; died in Bath, Me., Aug. 9, 1834 ; enlisted March 4, 1776, in 
Capt. Thos. Hersey's Co., Col. Lovell's Regt. of Massachusetts, serving 
four days ; served two days from June 14, 1776, under Lieut. Heman 
Lincoln and Col. Solomon Lovell ; two days from June 23, 1776, under 
same officers; from April 8, 177710 Dec. 31, 1779, in 7th Co., Col. 
Bailey's Regt.; at Valley Forge, Jan. 24, 1778; and West Point 
Jan. 12, 1781, having been continuously in service in the meantime ; 
served under Lafayette and was recognized and embraced by the latter 
upon his visit to Portland, Me., in 1824. — Henry Joshua Pierce. 

RALPH STODDARD : Born in Groton, Conn., July 30, 1723 ; 
died there Aug. 30, 181 1 ; Captain of a Company in the Eighth Con- 
necticut Militia from Sept. 8 to Nov. 17, 1776. — Enoch Vine Stoddard. 

STEPHEN STODDARD : Born in Hingham, Mass., Sept. 5, 1756 ; 
died there Oct. 6, 1835 ; served nine days on the Lexington Alarm in 
Capt. Jotham Loring's Co. ; also Sergeant in Capt. Stower's Independ- 
ent Co. at Hull, March i, 1777. — Roswell Lock-wood Hallstram. 

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SETH STONE, Sr. : Born in 1718 ; lived in Guilford, Conn.; died 
in 1784 ; served as a Minuteman with his five sons, one of whom, 
Stephen, was killed in the war. — David M. Kclscy. 

SETH STONE, Jr.: Born in Guilford, Conn., Jan. 20, 1754; died 
in Madison, Conn., June 10, 1822; served five days as a Minuteman 
from Guilford on the Lexington Alarm ; participated in Arnold's Quebec 
expedition ; was in Capt. Daniel Hand's Co., Talcott's Regt., from 
March 22 to April 18, 1776 ; participated in the battles of White Plains, 
Germantown and Monmouth ; wintered at Valley Forge ; attended 
Andre's execution ; was in Capt. Peter Vail's Co., Col. Canfield's Regt., 
from April 10, 1781, to Dec. 31, 1781 ; was a pensioner under the act of 
18 1 8. — David M. Kehey. 

THOMAS STONE, Sr. : Born in September, 1752 ; lived in Brim- 
field, Mass. ; died in Verona, N. Y., March 21, 1819 ; enlisted Dec. 25, 
1776, in Capt. Aaron Charles' Co., Lieut.-Col. Timothy Robinson's 
Regt., serving one month and 29 days, part of the time at Ticonderoga ; 
also served from July 10, 1780, to Dec. 14, 1780, in the Continental 
Army under resolves of June 5 and 23, 1780. — Clarence George Stone, 
Seymour Henry Stone. 

JOHN STONER : Born in Frederick County, Md., about 1735 ; died 
thereabout 1798; served in the French and Indian War; was Cap- 
tain of a Militia Company in the Revolutionary War in 1775 ; on the 
12th of September, 1775, was chosen one of the Committee of Observa- 
tion for the middle district of his county. — JSzra Z. Derr. 

EBENEZER STORER : Born in Preston, Conn., in 1753; died 
there Sept. 12, 1810 ; carpenter on the 36-gun frigate "Confederacy," 
which was built on the Thames, below Norwich, and launched in 1778 ; 
sailed from Philadelphia, Oct. 20, 1779, with the French Minister, 
Gerard, and the American Minister to Spain, John Jay ; partially 
wrecked at sea November 7 ; refitted at Martinique and put to sea 
again ; was captured in March, 1781, by a 74-gun Britisher and taken 
to Charleston, Storer being among the prisoners. — /o/m Hudson Storer. 

JUSTUS STORRS : Born in Mansfield, Conn., Sept. 22, 1756 ; died 
in Oyster Bay, L. I., Dec. 3, 1818 ; appointed Feb. 24, 1780, Surgeon's 
Mate to 2d Connecticut Regt. (Col. Butler), vice Dr. Graham, resigned ; 
appointed Feb. 11, 1791, Surgeon of the 7th Regt. of Queens Co., N. Y., 
Militia ; was an original member of the Cincinnati. — Henry Justus 
Storrs, Richard Alsop Storrs. 

DANIEL STORY : Born in Chebacco, Essex Co., Mass. ; baptized 
July 23, 1749; died Dec. 6, 1823; Sergeant in Capt. John Duncan's 

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Co., Lieut.-Col. Moses Kelley's command, that went from Goffstown, 
N. H., on the Ticonderoga Alarm, July i, 1777 ; served from July 18 to 
Sept 26, 1777, as a private in Capt. Samuel McConnel's Co., Gen. 
Stark's Brigade, which marched from Pembroke and joined the North- 
ern Army at Bennington and Stillwater.— William Cummifigs Sto?y. 

SAMUEL STOUGHTON: Born in December, 1740; died Jan. 25, 
1814; Ensign in 4th Co., 8th Connecticut Regt., from July i, 1775, to 
Oct. 25, 1775 ; during 1778, 1779 and 1780 was connected with Com- 
missary Department in forwarding supplies to the Army. — Frederick 
Gilbert Sikes. 

PHILIP G. STOWITZ: Born in Holland; member of the 3d 
Tryon County, N. Y., Regt., and perished in the battle of Oriskany. 
This name is variously spelled Stowits, Stowitts, Stowitz, and Stouets. 
— Cornelius Shviton Stowitts. 

GILBERT STRANG: Born in Cortlandt Manor, N. Y., July 5, 
1753 ; died in Newcastle, N. Y., Jan. 3, 1825 ; Lieutenant of New York 
Militia, 1775-76; Second Lieutenant of 4th New York, Nov. 21, 1776; 
resigned April 23, 1778; Major in Lieut.-Col. Hyatt's Regt. of West- 
chester County, June 24, 1785 ; Lieut.-Col. Commandant of a Westchester 
County Regiment, March 8, ijgi.— George Harold Selleck. 

JOSEPH STRANG: Born in Cortlandt Manor, Feb. 27, 1725; 
died in Yorktown, N. Y., Aug. 2, 1794; commissioned First Major, 3d 
Regt. of Westchester County, N. Y., Oct. 14, 1775. — George Harotd 
Selleck. 

ISAAC STRATTON: Born in Western, Mass., Nov. 25, 1739; 
died in Williamstown, Mass., April 3, 1789 ; on committee for Berkshire, 
to raise men to go to Canada, with rank of Captain ; Captain in 2d Berk- 
shire Regt., in 1776 ; commissioned First Major in same, April 4, 1777 ; 
Major on Staff of Col. Benj. Simonds on Alarm to the Northward in 
October, 1780; while Major, commanded a Division under Stark at 
battle of Bennington. — George May Elwood, James Nelson Elwood. 

JESSE STREET : Of Wallingford, Conn. ; served eight days on the 
Lexington Alarm. — Wtn. Reynolds Fleming. 

JOHN STRONG : Born in Windsor, Conn., June 14, 1743 ; died in 
Torrington, Conn., Nov. 15, 1816 ; Captain ; promoted to Major in June, 
1780; and subsequently made Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant, vice 
Beebe. — Joh9i Pomeroy Bartlett. 

JOHN STRONG : Of Pittsfield, Mass. ; one of the signers at Pitts- 
field of a petition to act upon the passage of the Boston Port Bill; 

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member of the Committee of Correspondence in 1774 and 1775 ; dele- 
gate to the County Congress ; commissioned Captain of a Company in 
Col. John Brown's Regt., June 30, 1777 ; re-enlisted under Capt. Isaac 
Dickinson and Major Israel Stoddard and marched to Bennington ; 
discharged Oct. 2, 1777 ; moved to Albany, N. Y., where he died about 
the year 1825. — Harry S. Vander Burgh, Louis F. Vander Burgh. 

PHINEHAS STRONG : Born in Hebron, Conn., June 6, 1756 ; died 
in Bethlehem, Mass., in March, 1827 ; served 14 days on the Lexington 
Alarm; enlisted May 14, 1777, for the war, under Capt. Kirtland in 
the 6th Regt., Connecticut Line; promoted to Corporal, Jan. i, 1781 ; 
recruited in Sheldon's Dragoons, May i, 1781 ; pensioned under act of 
1818. — Frederick Smith Strong. 

JOHNSTRYKER: Born in New Jersey, March 2, 1740; died in 
Millstone, N. J., March 25, 1786 ; Captain of a troop of Somerset 
County Light Horse ; and Captain of a Troop of Light Horse of the 
State troops, performing conspicuous services whenever the British 
raided New Jersey. His son, Peter, as a boy, aided him in supplying 
provisions to the American Army. — Thomas Hubbard Stryker. 

CALEB STURDEVANT : Born in Banbury, Conn., Aug. 25, 1759 ; 
died in Martinsburgh, N. Y., Oct. 17, 1837 ; enlisted March 13, 1777, 
in Capt. Samuel Baldwin's Co., Col. Heman Swift's Regt. of Connect- 
icut ; served three years, during which he participated in battles of 
Germantown and Monmouth; discharged March 13, 1780, at Spring- 
field, N. J. He was a veteran of the War of 18 12, and was pensioned 
under the act of 18 18. — Charles F. Sfurdevant, Harry S. Sturdevant. 

AMOS STURGIS : Born in Chester County, Pa., in 1755 ; died in 
London District, Upper Canada, in 1814; Ensign of 5th Co., 7th 
Battalion, Philadelphia County Associators, commanded by Col. Isaac 
Warner, in service 1776 and 1777; Captain of ist Co., ist Battalion, 
Philadelphia County Militia, in service 1778 to 1780; Captain of the 
2d Co., 3d Battalion, Philadelphia County Militia, commanded by Lieut.- 
Col. James Barry, in service in 1780; was in the battles of Trenton and 
Germantown. — William Randall Ellis. 

FREDERICK STYMETS : Born in New York, March 7, 1757; 
died there Oct. 21, 1795 ; First Lieutenant in Capt. Van Zandt's Co., 
Col. John Lacher's Regt., of New York State Militia, 1775-76 ; also a 
non-commissioned officer of the ist Battalion of Minutemen of the City 
of New York. — Charles Rollinson La?nb. 

HEZEKIAH SUMNER : Born in Middletown, Conn., Dec. 4, 1724; 
died in Otis, Mass., in 1802 ; served three years in Capt. Allen's Co., 

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Col. Wigglesworth's Regt., of Massachusetts troops. — George Watson 
Sumner. 

INCREASE SUMNER : Born in Roxburj', Mass., Nov. 27, 1746; 
died there July 7, 1799 ; chosen member of the General Court from Rox- 
bury, May 22, 1776 ; re-elected May 16, 1777, May 28, 1778, and May 
19, 1779; chosen delegate to the Cambridge Constitutional Convention 
in August, 1779 ; elected State Senator from Suffolk Co., in August, 
1780; twice re-elected Senator; elected member of Congress in 1782, 
but did not take his seat, being made Associate Justice of the Supreme 
Court of Massachusetts; held latter office till 1797 when he was elected 
Governor; was re-elected Governor in 1798 and 1799. — James W. 
Gerard, Jr. 

WILLIAM SUMNER: Born in Middletown, Conn., July 9, 1757; 
died Nov. 19, 1846; enlisted May 5, 1775, under Capt. Jonathan Meigs, 
2d Regt., Connecticut Line, at the siege of Boston ; fought at Bunker 
Hill, and participated in Arnold's Quebec Expedition ; re-enlisted April 
17, 1777, under Capt. Eells and Col. Samuel Wyllys ; assisted in repel- 
ling the enemy at Danbury in April, 1777 ; served in Parson's Brigade 
under Gen. Israel Putnam along the Hudson, and was discharged Jan. 
I, 1778. His brother John was a Major from 1775 to 1781. — Edward 
A. Sutnner. 

THOMAS SUTHERLAND : Born in 1732 ; lived in Pennsylvania; 
died in Buffalo Cross Roads, Union Co., Pa., Oct 15, 1816 ; commis- 
sioned Lieutenant Colonel of the 4th Battalion of Northumberland 
County, Pennsylvania Associators, Oct. 8, 1776. — IVm. Ward Van 
Valzah. 

JOHN SWAN : Born in Newport, R. I., Sept. 25, 1743; died in 
Vermont, June 12, 1835 ! served from Peterborough, N. H., in 1775, •" 
Capt. Wm. Scott's Co., Col. Paul Dudley Sargent's Regt.; in 1776 in 
Capt. Saml. Wetherbee's Co., Col. Isaac Wyman's Regt. ; and in Capt. 
Abijah Smith's Co.; in 1777 as Sergeant in Capt. Taggart's Co., Col. 
Heald's Regt., which marched to relieve the garrison at Ticonderoga, 
June 30, 1777 ; also in Capt. Edmund Brant's Co., Col. Danl. Moore's 
Regt., which joined the army at Saratoga in 1777; during 1777, 1778 
and 1779, in the 7th Co., 2d Regt. of New Hampshire, Col. Geo. Reid ; 
and in 1780 in Col. Henry Jackson's Regt. — Gustavus Swan. 

REUBEN SWAN: Born in Leicester, Mass., in 1748; marched 
from Leicester to Cambridge on the Lexington Alarm in Capt. Thomas 
Newhall's Co., serving 8i4 days. — A. Swan Broion. 

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WILLIAM SWAN : Born in or near Glasgow, Scotland, about 1745 ; 
died in Warwick, Orange Co., N. Y., about 1830 ; served in October, 
1780, in Capt. Daniel Delavan's Co., Col. Wm. Malcolm's Regt. of New 
York State troops. — Frederick Wm. Swan. 

SAMUEL SWARTWOUT : Born, Jan. 23, 1726 ; lived in Kingston, 
N. Y. ; private in Capt. Shults' Co., Col. Brinckerhoof's Regt., of Dutch- 
ess County, N. Y., Militia. — Edgar SivarHuout Dudley, Harwood 
Dudley. 

LEWIS SWEETING: Born in Rehoboth, Mass., Jan. 20, 1723; 
died in Manlius, N. Y., Dec. 9, 1804; with his three sons Lewis, 
2d, Nathaniel and Eliphalet, served eleven days on the Lexington 
Alarm under Capt. Abel Clap and Col. John Daggett ; member of the 
Committee of Correspondence and Safety of Mansfield in 1776 ; member 
of the House of Representatives of Massachusetts from Mansfield at 
the session held at Boston, May 28, 1777. — John D'Auby Higgins. 

SAMUEL TANNER : Of Rhode Island ; Corporal in the Company 
of Capt. Thomas Gorton, which was part of the regiment ordered by 
the Rhode Island Assembly to be raised Jan. 19, 1776 ; joined Washing- 
ton at New York after the battle of Long Island ; at the battle of 
Trenton under Col. Daniel Hitchcock. Corporal Tanner (afterwards 
called Colonel) died between Dec. 17, i8oo, and Jan. 29, 1801. — 
Charles Dyer Parkhurst. 

DAVID TARBOX: Born in Hebron, Conn., March 26, 1728, died 
there; Ensign and Captain in the 17th Co., 12th Regt. of Connecticut 
Militia. — Henry Fisk Tarbox. 

REUBEN TAYLOR : Of New Ipswich, Mass. ; commanded a com- 
pany of New Hampshire troops in Col. Hazen's Regt., in 1778, having 
enlisted for the war and served at White Plains. — Wm. Allen Butler, 
Charles Wells Wood. 

WILLIAM TAYLOR: Born in Simsburj-, Conn., in 1757; died in 
Barkhamsted, Conn., March 23, 1835 ; on the Lexington Alarm enlisted 
in Capt. Amos Wilcox's Co., of Simsbuiy ; re-enlisted May 5, 1775, in 
Capt. Abel Pettibone's Co., 2d Continental Regt., serving till Dec. 18 ; 
again in Capt. Amos Walbridge's Co., Col. Chas. Webb's Regt, for the 
war; paid as Sergeant from Feb. 10, 1777, to Jan. i, 1780; served 
along the Hudson until November 1777 ; thence marched to Pennsylva- 
nia ; engaged at Whitemarsh ; wintered at Valley Forge ; fought at Mon- 
mouth ; then served along the Hudson and in New Jersey, participating 
in the storming of Stony Point ; commissioned Sergeant in 3d Connec- 

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ticut Regt., Jan. i, 1783, to date from April i, 1780; discharged June 
10, 1783 ; and was pensioned in 1819. — Colin Smith Carter, Walter 
Frederick Carter, Walter Steuben Carter. 

ABRAHAM JACOB TEN EYCK : Member of the Committee of 
Safety of Albany County, N. Y.— Robert Earl, 2d, Wm. Fetry Earl, 
Edward Ten Eyck Lansing, Wm. Fredk. La?ising. 

JACOB TEN EYCK (Jacob Cornelius Ten Eyck or Cornelius Jacob 
Ten Eyck): Born Feb. 15, 1754; lived in Somerset Co., N. J. ; died 
Nov. 21, 1778; served in Somerset County, N. J. Militia. — Edward 
Ten Eyck Lansing, IVm. Frederick Lansing. 

JACOB COENRADT TEN EYCK : Father of Abraham J. Ten Eyck : 
(q. v.); born April 21, 1705; died Sept. 9, 1793, in Albany, N. Y. ; 
Mayor of Albany in 1748; Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in 
1777 ; a prominent figure in patriotic gatherings in Albany during the 
Revolution. — Robert Earl, 2d, Win. Pctry Earl, Wm. Fredk. Lansing, 
Edward Ten Eyck Lansing. 

MATTHEW TEN EYCK: Father of Richard Ten Eyck (q. v.); 
born in Hurley, N. Y., Feb. 23, 1728 ; died there June 11, 1809 ; chosen 
April 7, 1775, one of the committee to meet at New Paltz to elect 
delegates to Provincial Congress; served in such capacity May 11, 

1775 ; signed Articles of Association July 6, 1775 '' President of Board 
of Trustees of Hurley and delivered address of welcome to Washington 
when he passed through the village in fall of 1782. — James de la Man- 
tanye, Austin M. Slauson. 

RICHARD TEN EYCK: Born in Hurley, N. Y., Feb. i, 1762; 
died there Feb. 15, 185 1 ; served in the ist Regt. of Ulster County, 
N. Y. Militia, under Col. Johannes Snyder. — James de la ALontanye, 
Austin M. Slauson. 

NATHANIEL TERRY: Born in Enfield, Conn., June 3, 1730; 
died there Feb. 20, 1792 ; Major of Enfield, Conn., Militia, on the Lex- 
ington Alarm ; Lieutenant Colonel of the 19th Regt. of Connecticut 
Militia, December, 1776; and Colonel of the same, May, 1777. In 

1776 he was also a member of the Connecticut Assembly. — George 
Davis Terry. 

WILLIAM TEW: Born at Newport, R. I. April 5, 1745; died 
there Oct. 31, 1808 ; Captain in the 2d Regt., Rhode Island 
Infantry, and an original member of the Rhode Island Society of the 
Cincinnati. — William Ordway Partridge. 

ENOCH THAYER: Born in Braintree, Mass., Nov. 7, 1728 ; served 
1 2 days on the Lexington Alarm in Capt. Josiah Hayden's Co., Col. 

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Bailey's Regt. ; three months and eight days from May i, 1775, in Capt. 
Josiah Hayden's Co., Col. John Thomas' Regt. ; continued in the serv- 
ice and appears as Corporal Oct. 6, 1775 ; re-enlisted April 11, 1778, 
and served two months, 24 days, in Capt. Abram Washburn's Co., Col. 
Abijah Steam's Regt. — Henry Herschel Adams. 

ALEXANDER THOMAS : Born in Portsmouth, R. I., Nov. 25, 
1743 ; died there in 1812 ; Lieutenant in Babcock's Rhode Island Regt., 
Jan. 15, 1776; detailed to supervise enlistments; served in Lippitt's 
Regt., from Aug. 19, 1776, to March, 1777; joined Topham's Regt., 
and in 1778 was made Captain; part of his duty was patrolling the 
Hudson from Albany to Fort Edward. During his absence from his 
home in Bristol, R. I., his house was occupied by British troops. — 
George Henry McFarlaiid. 

MOSES THOMAS: Born in Damascus, Pa., 1750; elected Second 
Lieutenant in the Coshocton Co., (Capt. Bazaliel Tyler, Jr.), be- 
longing to the Second Ulster County, N. Y., Regt., commanded by Col. 
James Clinton, Dec. 22, 1775 ; killed in battle of Minisink while Ser- 
geant in the same regiment. — Edward Wallace Busli. 

HIRAM THOMPSON: Born in Woburn, Mass., May 17, 1743; 
died there Jan. 15, 1812; served as a Minuteman on the Lexington 
Alarm and at the siege of Boston. — Gerald B. Williatns. 

LEWIS THOMPSON: Born in Kent, Conn., in 1754; died there 
in 1799 > Sergeant in Capt. Joseph Birdsey's Co., Col. Whiting's Regt. ; 
during part of his service was at Crown Point, where he contracted an 
illness from which he never fully recovered. — Norman Jerome Thompson. 

STEPHEN THOMPSON : Of Wallingford, Conn. ; private under 
Capt. Brackett, 5th Battalion, Wadsworth's Brigade, 1776 ; enlisted for 
eight months May 27, 1778, in Munson's Co., 8th Regiment of the 
Line; re-enlisted for the war; served from July 6 to Dec. 4, 1780, in 
ist Regt. of Levies; and from January i, to Dec. 31, 1781, in Capt. 
Richard Douglass' Co., 5th. Regt of the Line ; was pensioned under 
the act of 18 18 while residing in New York. — John Sedgwick Noyes. 

THOMAS THOMPSON: Born Jan. 25, 1712; lived in Con- 
necticut Farms, N. J. ; died Nov. 2, 1803 ; private in the Essex County, 
N. J., Militia.— Wm. Bolles Baldwin. 

THOMAS THOMSON: Born in Scotland; came to this country 
before the War of the Revolution and settled in Philadelphia ; private 
in Col. Nicol's City Guards ; commissioned Second Lieutenant in 8th 
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made Lieutenant in Capt. Christian Grove's Co., same Battalion, and 
subsequently commissioned as Captain ; served with the Pennsylvania 
troops at the battle of Yorktown and present at the surrender of Lord 
Cornwallis ; on his return to Philadelphia, was presented with a sword. 
— J. Laivrciice McKccver, Robert Tounscnd AIcKeevcr. 

JOHN THORNTON: Born in Schenectady, N. Y., in 1753; died 
there March 22, 1819; Major in Col. Wemple's Schenectady Regt., 
of New York troops. — Honiard Thornton. 

ELIPHALET THORP: Born in Fairfield Co., Conn., in 1775; 
Captain of ist Battalion, State Regt., Col. Saml. Whiting, serving in 
Rhode Island and Connecticut in 1776 and 1777 ; also served from Oct. 
5, 1777, to Oct. 30, 1777, as Captain in Col. Whiting's 4th Militia 
Regt., commanded by Lieut.-Col. Jon. Demon, at Peekskill. — Edward 
Lathrop Tripkr, George Bradford Tripkr. 

LEMUEL THRALL: Born in Bolton, Conn., Feb. 5, 1748-g; died 
in Sussex Co., N. J., Jan. 31, 1831 ; Corporal in Lieut. Ezekiel Olcott's 
Co. of Connecticut, serving eight days on the Lexington Alarm ; also 
Corporal in Capt. Jonathan Wells' Co. (Hartford), Col. Erastus Wol- 
cott's Regt., which reached Boston toward the end of January, 1776, 
and remained there about six months. — Edgar Van Etten. 

ISAIAH TIFFANY: Of Lebanon, Conn. ; at the age of 16 enlisted 
in his elder brother, Capt. John Tiffany's, Co., 1st Regt., Connecticut 
Line; successively Corporal, Sergeant, and Ensign; participated in iS 
battles ; was one of the forlorn hope that stormed the redoubts at 
Yorktown, and personally captured two of the enemy. — Alex. Stewart 
Phinncy. 

EBENEZER TILDEN (Tildin) : Born in Lebanon, Conn., Dec. 19, 
1757; died there March 20, 1823; private in Capt. Clark's Co., Col. 
Sage's 3d Battalion, Wadsworth's Brigade, of Connecticut. — fared 
Hyde Tilden. 

JONATHAN TITCOMB: Born in Newbury, Mass., in 1728; died 
in 1817 ; member of the Committee of Safety and the Provincial Con- 
gress in 1774-75; Colonel of a regiment in the Rhode Island expedi- 
tion in 1778; member of the State Convention in 1780; subsequently 
appointed Brigadier-General of Militia ; Naval Officer of the port of 
Newburyport for twenty-three years, from 1789 to 1812. — fohn Titcomb 
Sprague, 

ELMUN TOLMAN : Born May 29, 1755 ; lived in Needham, Mass.; 
Captain of the ist Co. of Needham on the Lexington Alarm; also 
served at New York in September, 1776. — Albert Hawkes Sutton. 

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JONATHAN GRIFFIN TOMPKINS : Born in Westchester County, 
N. Y., June 8, 1736; died there May 22, 1823; commissioned Oct. 14, 
1775, Adjutant in the 2d Regt. of Westchester County Militia; soon 
thereafter was elected to the Legislature, of which he remained a mem- 
ber throughout the war, and was a member of that body when it adopted 
the Declaration of Independence. — Odell Dyckynan Tcmipkins. 

CHARLES TOOKER : Born in Huntington, L. I., in 17 12 ; died in 
Newburgh, N. Y., about 1785; a signer of the Association pledge; 
member of Capt. Ramsey's Regt. of Orange County ; and an exempt 
member of Capt. Arthur Smith's Co., Col. Hasbrouck's Regt., at New- 
burgh, April 23, 1779. — George Dauforih Tooker. 

REUBEN TOOKER: Born in Huntington, L. I., in 1744; died in 
Newburgh, N. Y., Sept. 16, 1807 ; signer of the Association pledge in 
1775, and Ensign in Capt. Arthur Smith's Co., 4th Regt., New York 
State Militia, Col. Hasbrouck commanding. — George Datiforth Tooker. 

SAMUEL TOWLE: Born at Chester, N. H., Nov. 30, 1737; took 
Association test in 1776 at Candia, N. H., and was a member of town 
war committee, 1775-1777. — Charles La Rue Kingsley, Reuben Edward 
Robie. 

COMFORT TOWNER : Of Claremont, N. H. ; served in Capt. 
Abel Walker's Co., Col. Benj. Bellows' Regt., of New Hampshire, from 
May 7 to June 18, 1777, to reinforce the Continental Army at Ticon- 
deroga ; from Sept. 21 to Oct. 21, 1777, in Capt. Samuel Ashley's Co., 
Col. Bellows' Regt. , at Saratoga; also in Jeremiah Spencer's scouting 
party in 1780. — Byron George Clark. 

DANIEL TOWNSEND : Born in Westchester, N. Y., in 1756 ; died 
in 1799; enlisted in Col. Josiah Starr's Regt., Connecticut Militia, in 
1777 ; transferred to the Corps of Invalids in 1780, on account of loss 
of right eye ; made prisoner in an engagement in Westchester County, 
but escaped before reaching the old sugar-house. — Edwin F>-ank/iti 
Townsend. 

LAWRENCE TOWNSEND : Born in Greenbush, N. Y., Nov. 3, 
1740; died in Milo, N. Y., Aug. 29, 182 1 ; served with distinction at 
battle of Stillwater ; had charge of a portion of the prisoners surren- 
dered by Burgoyne, some of whom he took to his home and kept until 
exchanged ; served under Capt. Anthony Bries and Col. Kilian Van 
Rensselaer in the 4th Albany County (N. Y.) Militia, in October, 1780; 
appointed Captain of a new company formed out of Capt. Bries' Co., 
April 28, 1 78 1. — Hatley Kendig Armstrong. 

PETER TOWNSEND, Sr. : Cast, without compensation, at the 
Sterling Iron Works, which he owned, the ponderous iron chain stretched 

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across the Hudson at West Point ; also a number of cannon and 
anchors placed on the " Constitution " and other ships of war. General 
Washington was a frequent visitor at Sterling Cottage at this period of 
the war. — Robert Townsend McKccvcr. 

FREDERICK TRACY: Born in Norwich, Conn., Aug. 3, 1749 ; died 
in Hayti, West Indies, June 21, 1803; assistant to Col. Wadsworth of 
Connecticut in the Commissary Department of the Continental Army. — 
Charles A. Bratid. 

HEZEKIAH TRACY : Born in Preston, Conn., April 5, 1746 ; died 
in Shelburn, Vt., July 14, 1827; served 21 days, from Oct. 12, 1780, in 
Capt. John Stark's Co., Col. Ira Allen's Regt. of Vermont Militia ; six 
days in October, 1781, in Capt. Zadock Everest's Co., same regiment; 
and one day, about May i, 1782, in same company. — Ira Otis Traey. 

PEREZ TRACY : Born in Preston, Conn., Nov. 13, 1716 ; died Feb. 
12, 1801 ; served three days on the Lexington Alarm ; re-enlisted May 6, 
1775, under Capt. Tyler and Col. Parsons; promoted to Corporal Nov. 
16, 1775 ; was in Capt. Mott's Co., raised for the defence of New London 
in 1776; also served from July 3, 1781, to Dec. 31, 1781, in Capt. 
Bingham's Co., 5th Regt. — Ozro T. Lotc. 

JOHN TREAT: Born in East Hartford, Conn., Aug. 12, 1745; died 
in West Hartland, Conn., Aug. 26, 1832 ; enlisted Jan. 13, 1777, in 
Col. Elisha Sheldon's Light Dragoons, ist Troop, from town of Middle- 
town, Conn. — Robert 'Treat. 

ABNER TREMAN (Tremain or Tremins) : Born in Columbia 
County, N. Y., Dec. 25, 1761 ; died in Trumansburg, N. Y., Aug. 18, 
1823 ; enlisted in New York Militia in 1777, serving nearly six years ; 
was one of the 20 men constituting the " forlorn hope " which led the 
right wing of Wayne's Army in the attack on Stony Point; 17 of the 20 
were either killed or wounded ; Treman was one of the three unscathed ; 
for his services he was given 640 acres on the west side of Cayuga 
Lake, the site of Trumansburg, which was named after him (and should 
have been called Tremansburg). — Myron Philander Bush. 

WILLIAM TRUESDALE : Born in New York in 1751 ; lived in 
Kinderhook, N. Y. ; died in New York in 1835 ! enlisted in Mass- 
achusetts troops and was pensioned for three years' actual service as 
Lieutenant ; part of his service was under Capt. Van Ness and Col. 
Van Schaick, of New York State. — Clarence Mansfield Lines, Theodore 
Truesdale Lines. 

JONATHAN TRUMBULL : Born in Lebanon, Conn., Oct. 1 2 
1710 ; died August 17, 1785 ; graduated at Harvard College in 1727 ; 

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successively Judge, Deputy-Governor and Governor (1769-83) of Con- 
necticut ; the intimate and confidential friend of Washington, who 
placed great reliance on his wisdom and judgment, and who frequently 
turned to him for counsel, from which habit of Washington's and his 
oft-repeated phrase, " Let us hear what Brother Jonathan has to say," 
arose the expression " Brother Jonathan " as the personification of the 
United States. — Wm. Lamnan Bull. 

NATHANIEL TUCKER : Of Ossining, Westchester Co., N. Y. ; 
Ensign in Capt. Jacob Purdy's Co., Second Regt. of Westchester County 
Militia, May 28, 1778 ; Lieutenant in Lieut.-Col. Albert Pawling's Regt. 
of Levies raised for the defense of the frontier. May 11, 1780 ; Lieu- 
tenant in same regiment, raised for immediate defense of the state, April 
27, 1781 ; 'elected Constable of Ossining, April 17, 1789, and Com- 
missioner at the same election. — James Horton Tutik, Nathaniel Tuttle. 

JACOB TYLER, Sr. : Born in Andover, Mass., in 1728 ; died there 
in 1795 ; Captain of a Company in the Massachusetts regiment of Col. 
Ebenezer Bridges, his wife's father. May 26, 1775. — Willard Fayson 
Smith. 

JACOB TYLER, Jr. : Son of Jacob Tyler, Sr. (q. v.), of Andover 
Mass. ; born in 1752 ; died in 18 10 ; private on the Lexington Alarm 
in Capt. (Lieut.) Peter Poor's Co., which marched from Andover to 
Cambridge ; appeared in Col. James Fry's Regt. at Cambridge, Oct. 6, 
1775 ; and at Cambridge also Jan. 15, 1776. — Willard Fayson Smith. 

SAMUEL UDALL : Born in Stonington, Conn.. April 17, 1739 ; 
lived in Hartford, Cumberland Co., N. Y. ; appointed Second Lieu- 
tenant of the Militia company of Hartford, of which Joseph Marsh was 
Colonel, May 8, 1776 ; and First Lieutenant of the 3d Alarm Co., 4th 
Regt, N. Y., Militia, May 28, 1781. — Henry K. Bush-Brown, J. J. 
Bush. 

WILLIAM UPTON : Born in Essex County, Mass., probably at 
Reading, in 1721 ; died in 1790 ; served in Capt. John Flint's Co., Col. 
David Green's Regt. at the battle of Lexington ; also in Capt. Amos 
Upton's Co., April 21, 1775, and onward ; also in Capt. John Fhnt's 
3d Reading Co. in Col. Baldwin's Regt. in May, 1775, and onward. — 
Augustus Jacob Richards, Frederick Hubbard Wolcott. 

JOHN FRANCIS VACHER : Born in Solin, in Provence, France ; 
died in New York Dec. 4, 1807 ; graduated as a physician at the 
College of Chirurgie de Montpellier, 1769 ; came to America, and 
when the War for Independence begun offered his services to the 
Committee of Arrangements at Fishkill, N. Y. ; commissioned Surgeon 

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in the 4th Regt., New York Continental Line, Feb. 4, 1777, and served 
until June, 1781 ; became naturalized July 27, 1785 ; and in 1787 was 
appointed Surgeon of Col. Stoutenburgh's Regt. of State troops. — 
/. Francis Boomem. 

BENJAMIN VAIL: Born in New York State in 1740; lived at 
Mount Hope, Orange Co., N. Y. ; Captain in Col. Hathorn's Regt. of 
Orange Count}' Militia; killed at Minisink, July 22,1779. — Hamilton 
Stewart Corwin. 

GILBERT TO\VNSEND VAIL : Private in Capt. Wood's Co. of 
Orange County, N. Y., Militia ; perished at the battle of Minisink, July 
22, 1779. — Hamilton Stewart Corwin. 

ISAIAH VAIL (sometimes called Veal) : Born about or before 
1720 ; died in Orange Co., N. Y., prior to 1797 ; commissioned, Oct. 
25, 1775, Captain of the 12th Co. in Col. James Clinton's Regt. of 
N. Y. State ; resigned Oct. 29, 1779 ; also served in Col, Hathorn's 
Regt. — Wtn. Lewis Murray, Gabriel L. Smith. 

ISRAEL VAIL : Born in Huntington, L, I. prior to 1749 ; resided 

at Beekman (now Union Vale) Dutchess Co., N. Y., at the outbreak of 

the Revolution ; enlisted in Col. Wm. Humphrey's Regt., 5th Dutchess 

Co., in 1775, and on March 10, 1778, was elected Captain vice Israel 

Piatt. — Stephen Le Grand Abbey, Oicen Jay Sweet. 

WILLIAM VAIL : Lived near Chester village. Orange Co., N. Y., 
at the time of the Revolution ; joined his brother, Capt. Benjamin 
Vail, in Col. Hathorn's Regt. of Orange Count)- Militia to assist in re- 
pelling Brant ; during the march William was taken ill and sent back ; 
Capt. Benjamin continued with the troops and fell at Minisink, July 22 
1779. — John S. -King. 

JOHN VAN ARSDALE, Sr. : Born in Gravesend, L. I., in 1722 ; 
died at Murderer's Creek, Orange County, N. Y., in 1798; commis- 
sioned Lieutenant in the Colonial service in 1754; city jailer of New 
York before the Revolution; but resigned in 1770 and entered upon 
produce trading by schooner ; during the Revolution rendered the 
Americans in New York great service until the British took possession, 
supplying the army with fuel and provisions, and helping construct the 
sunken chei<aux de /rise across the Hudson opposite Fort Washington. 
He was the father of John Van Arsdale, Jr. (q. \).^/ohn T. Van Ars- 
dak, Christopher R. Forbes, George Hammond Parshall. 

JOHN VAN ARSDALE (Van Osdoll) : Bdrn in Orange County, Jan. 
5, 1756 ; died in New York Cit)-, Aug. 14, 1S36 ; served in the Amer- 
ican army during nearly the whole Revolution ; wounded and captured 

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at the fall of Fort Montgomery; accompanied Clinton's expedition 
against the Indians, and served in every successive campaign until 1782 ; 
in which year he was Sergeant for nearly eight months under Capt. 
Hardenburgh and Col. Wesenfelt. On Nov. 25, 1783, upon the evac- 
uation of New York by the British, he climbed the greased flagstaff at 
the Battery, took down the British colors, and rove the halyards by 
which the American flag was hoisted. — Christopher R. Forbes. 

HENRY VAN BERGEN: Born in Coxsackie, N. Y., Nov. 6, 1731 ; 
died there March 16, 1817 ; made Captain (vice Hooghteling, resigned), 
May 3, 1779, in the nth Regt. of Albany County Militia, of which 
Anthony Van Bergen was Colonel. — Robert H. Fearey. 

JOSEPH VAN CLEAF: Born in Monmouth County, N. J., Feb. 6, 
1750; died there; officially recorded as a private in New Jersey Light 
Dragoons, but believed to have been an officer, as he was known in the 
community as " Captain Joe Van Cleaf of the Light Horse." — Isaac 
Remsen Lane. 

JOHN VANDERPOOL: Born in 1755; lived in Schodack, Rens- 
selaer Co., N. Y. ; Corporal in Capt. Nicholas Staats' Co., Second 
Rensselaerwyck Battalion, 4th Regt., of Albany County, N. Y. 
Militia, organized in 1775, of which Kilian Van Rensselaer was Colonel. 
— Elbert Hall Kitigsland. 

MICHAEL VANDERVOORT : Born in either Kings or Orange 

County, N. Y.; died in Dutchess County, N. Y. in 1810; private in 

Capt. Johannes Bell's Co. (2d), Col. Abraham's Regt., of Orange 
County Foot, in 1776. — James Sweeney. 

JACOB VAN DEUSEN: Born in Great Barrington, Mass., July 15, 
1741 ; died May 26, 1812 ; member of the Committee of Safety of Great 
Barrington in 1776. — Edwin Van Deiiscn Gazzam. 

JOHN VAN EPPS : Of Schenectady Co., N. Y. ; Sergeant in Capt. 
Jacob Gardinier's Co., 3d Battalion (Mohawk) of Tryon County Militia, 
Col. Fred Fisher. — John M. Devore. 

JOHANNES VAN ETTEN : Born in Sussex Co., N. J., 173 1-2 ; died 
in Pike Co., Pa., Feb. 15, 1815 ; commissioned May 22, 1775, Captain 
of the Delaware Co., of Northampton County Associators ; commis- 
sioned June 15, 1780, Captain of a Company of Volunteers of North- 
ampton County, stationed on the frontier to guard against Indian and 
Tory invaders ; was in engagements in April and on September ii', 
1780. — Edgar Van Etten. 

HENRICUS VAN HOEVENBERG : Lieutenant and Quarter- 
master of New York troops. — Hugh McClelland Knickerbocker. 
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JAMES VAN HORN: Born in Communipaw or Trenton, N. J., in 
1748 ; died in Bloomfield, Va., Feb. 10, 1818 ; enlisted at Trenton ; en- 
gaged at Monmouth, Trenton (wounded), Brandywine and Germantown ; 
wintered at Valley Forge; after war settled in Alexandria, Va. ; and 
participated in the War of 18 12. — James Judson Van Horn. 

ABRAM VAN HORNE : Born in Readingtown (now Whitehouse), 
N. J., Aug. 28, 1738 ; died in Van Hornesville, N. Y., March 5, 1810 ; 
member of the Tryon County Committee of Safety, 1775 ; member of 
the New York Assembly, 1777-81, and High Sheriff of Tryon County, 
1781. A Tory plot to assassinate him and family nearly succeeded. — 
Edward Ten Eyck Lansings Wtn. Frederick Lansing, Henry Van Home. 

JACOBUS VAN SCHOONHOVEN: Born in Half Moon, N. Y. 
March 2, 1744; died there Feb. 21, 1814; commissioned Colonel of 
the i2th Regt., of Albany Co., N. Y., Militia on Oct. 20, 1775 ; re- 
appointed June 24, 1778. — Samuel Brinckerhoff Thome. 

DAVID VAN TASSEL: Born in Westchester County, N. Y., June 
28, 1743 ; served in Capt. Honeywell's Co., ist Westchester County, 
N. Y. Militia (Col. Van Bergen) from July i, 1779, to Nov. 5, 1780; 
with Lieut. Jacob Van Tassel, Isaac Van Tassel, Abraham Van Tassel, 
Abraham Rutan and Isaac Delameter, lay in the brush near Kings- 
bridge one night, gained much information, captured two prisoners, and 
started for the American lines, but the whole party was taken by the 
enemy at Croton River ; David was not released until Nov. 5, 1780. — 
Vincent Maurice Munier. 

CORNELIUS VAN VECHTEN : Born in Schagticoke, N. Y., Feb. 
9, 1735 ; died in Albany, N. Y., Oct 20, 1813 ; received enlisting orders 
from Gen. Philip Schuyler, Dec. 2, 1775; took an active part in the 
struggle for Independence ; reappointed June 22, 1778, Lieutenant 
Colonel under Colonel John McCrea, 13th Regt. Saratoga Division. — 
Walter Backus Brown. 

ISAAC VAN WART : Born in Greenburgh, N. Y., in October, 1758 ; 
died there May 23, 1828 ; one of the captors of Major Andr^, the Brit- 
ish spy. — William Dutcher. 

JACOB VAN WORMER : Born in Albany County, N. Y. , March 24, 
1740; died in JefTerson County, N. Y., Feb. 16, 1815; from mature 
boyhood bore arms in defense of Colonists ; Ensign, then Second Lieu- 
tenant, in Capt. De Garmo's Co., 14th Albany Regt. ; in battle of 
Saratoga and numerous skirmishes and fights with British and Indians. 
— John Rufus Van Wormer. 

RICHARD VAN WYCK : Born Dec. 22,1727; lived in Dutchess 
Co., N. Y. ; died April 5, 1810; commissioned Major in the 2d Regt. 

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(Rombout Precinct) of Dutchess County Militia Oct. 17, 1775. — 
Samuel Brinckerhoff Thorne. 

ALBERT H. VEDDER : Born in Schenectady, N. Y., about 1736 or 
1737 ; died in Amsterdam, N. Y. ; a man of note and recognized patriot ; 
captured by Tories and Indians in a raid through Mohawlc Valley, but 
during retreat to Canada escaped and returned home. — Harry Tooker 
Warnick. 

WILLIAM VINCENT : Born in Westerly, R. I., March 31, 1729; 
died July 19, 1807 ; Lieutenant of a Militia Company organized in 
Westerly in 1777, and Surgeon in Col. Joseph Noyes' regiment organ- 
ized in Providence in 1778. — Wm. Vincent Randall, Frank Vincent. 

JOHN VINTON : Born in Dudley, Mass., Feb. 14, 1742 ; died in 
Charlton, Mass., in July, 1814; served fifteen days on the Lexington 
Alarm as Corporal under Capt. Nathaniel Healey and Col. Ebenezer 
Larned ; and 21 days on the Rhode Island Alarm of December, 1776, 
as Corporal under Capt. Healey and Col. Jonathan Holman. — Herschel 
Luther Gardner, Charles Edward Vinton. 

WILLIAM VOSE: Born, Dec. 9, 1751, in Milton, Mass., where he 
was a Deacon in the church many years ; died in 1813 ; participated in 
the Lexington light as Corporal in Capt. Ebenezer Tucker's Co. ; 
was Sergeant in Capt. Oliver Vose's Company, fortifying Dorchester 
Heights ; and private in Capt. Josiah Vose's Company, which destroyed 
the lights and other signals marking the approaches to Boston Harbor. 

— Wm. Preston Vose. 

PETER B. VROOMAN: Born in 1736: died in Schoharie, N. Y. 
Dec. 29, 1793 ; Colonel of 15th Regt. of Albany Co., N. Y., Militia. — 
Alvan Vincent Quackenbush. 

JONATHAN WADSWORTH : Son of Samuel Wadsworth (q. v.) ; 
Captain in Col. Thaddeus Cook's Regt., which marched, Aug. 26, 1777 ; 
mortally wounded at Stillwater, Sept. 19, lyyj.— JVm. P. Wadsworth. 

SAMUEL WADSWORTH: Born in Hartford, Conn., Oct. 25, 
1716; died Dec. 15, 1798; Ensign, Jan. i, 1777, and Lieutenant, May 
16, 1778, in Col. Samuel B. Webb's Regt., and resigned July 6, 1779. 

— Wm. P. Wadsworth. 

JOSEPH WAIT : Born in Brookfield, Mass., in 1732 ; died in Sep- 
tember, 1776; Captain in the Seven Years' War; made Lieutenant- 
Colonel of the regiment of which Timothy Bedell was Colonel, Jan. 20, 
1776; commanded regiment in place of Bedell, who was court-mar- 
tialed ; mortally wounded in a skirmish just before the battle of Valcour 
Island, and died on his way home. — Ralph Wait Parsons. 

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WILLIAM WAKEMAN : Born about 1732 in Fairfield, Conn., 
where he died ; Sergeant in Capt. Jonathan Dimon's Co. of Fair- 
field, in May, 1775 ; private in Capt. Ebenezer Hill's Co., Col. Samuel 
Whiting's Regt., commanded by Lieut. Col. Jonathan Dimon, for a 
short campaign in the Fishkills in October, 1777; and Sergeant in 
Capt. Geo. Burr's Co., same regiment, from Oct. 5 to Oct. 7, 1777. 
His brothers Peter and Timothy and his son, William, Jr., also served 
in Dimon's Company, and another brother. Jack, in Burr's Company. — 
Johu McCliiitock. 

SILAS WALBRIDGE, Sr. : Born in Norwich, Conn., June 27, 
1759 ; died in Bennington, Vt., May 11, 1840 ; private in company of 
Capt. John Warner ( brother of Seth Warner ), Col. Herrick's Regt. 
of Vermont Rangers, at the battle of Bennington. — Edward Newton 
Walbridge. 

SOLOMON WALBRIDGE: Born in Norwich, Conn., Jan. 8, 1755 ; 
died in St. Albans, Vt., Sept. 15, 1814 ; served in Capt. Sam'l Robin- 
son's Co., Col. Herrick's Regt. of Vermont Militia six days on Alarm of 
Oct. II, 1780; also in Capt. Joseph SafTord's Co., Col. Ebenezer Wal- 
bridge's Regt., 11 days in January, 1781,3 day in December, 1781, 
and five days in December, 1783. — Thomas B. Nichols, Jr. 

NATHAN WALDEN : Born in Franklin, Conn., Jan. 14, 1762 ; died 
at LeRoy, N. Y., May 23, 1855 ; enlisted at Westfield, Mass. ; taken 
prisoner and confined in the old Dutch Church in New York City for 
nearly a year ; pensioned in 1818 for one year and four months' actual 
service as a private in the Massachusetts troops, part of his service 
being under Capt. Holbrook and Col. Sheppard. — James Hervey 
Everett. 

EPHRAIM WALES: Born in Dorchester, Mass., in 1761 ; Corporal 
of Marines on brig " Hazard" from May 6 to Sept. 6, 1779 ; Master 
of Arms on ship " Protector" from Nov. 30, 1779, to Aug. 17, 1780 ; 
both under same commander, Capt. John F. Williams ; re-enlisted Nov. 
28, 1780, as Sergeant of Marines; discharged from ship " Protector," 
June I, 1782. — George Alfred Lawrence. 

WILLIAM WALES : Born in 1759 ; lived in Abington, Mass. ; died 
in 1838; served from Dec. 9 to Dec. 28, 1776, under Capt. Edward 
Cobb and Col. Edward Mitchell, of Massachusetts, on alarm from 
Rhode Island; enlisted Sept. 24, 1777, in a secret expedition under 
Capt. Nathan Snow and Col. Hawes, serving one month and nine days ; 
enlisted July 30, 1780, under Capt. Edward Cobb and Col. Eliphalet 
Cary, marching to Tiverton, R. I., and serving 11 days. — Theron Au- 
gustus Derby Wales. 

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BENJAMIN WALKER, ist: Born in Bradford, Mass., in 1735; 
Captain in the 4th Battalion of New York State Militia, raised in No- 
vember, 1776; Captain of the 6th Co. of the 4th Regt. of the New 
York Line, Nov. 21, 1776; aide to Baron Steuben, September, 1778; 
and aide to Washinton, Jan. 25, 1782. — Benjamin Walker Atkinson. 

GIDEON WALKER: Born in Attleboro, Mass., Nov. 20, 1738; 
died in Whiting, Vt., March 31, 181 5 ; served three days from May 6, 
1777, in Capt. James Claghorn's Co. of Vermont; four days in Ensign 
Isaac Cushman's Co. on an expedition to Ticonderoga in March, 1780; 
Ensign 30 days in Capt. Sam'l Williams' Co., Col. Ebenezer Allen's 
Regt., on several alarms in October and November, 1780; Ensign 13 
days from Oct. 21, 1781, in Col. Thomas Lee's Regt. — Albert H. 
Walker, John Edwin Walker. 

JAMES WALKER: Born in Weston, Mass., in November, 1732; 
died in Belchertown in 1806; marched from Belchertown, April 20, 
1775, under Capt. John Cowles and Col. Woodbridge, serving 25 days; 
accepted as Second Lieutenant in Capt. Elijah Dwight's Co., of the 4th 
Hampshire Co., Mass., Regt., Aug. 9, 1776 ; served as First Lieutenant 
for three months and 14 days, from Dec. 15, 1776, under Capt. Joseph 
Hooker and Lieut.-Col. Samuel Williams ; Lieutenant for one month 
and nine days from July 9, 1777, in Lieut. Aaron Phelps' Co., Col. 
Elisha Porter's Regt. ; and Lieutenant for one month and two and a half 
days from Sept. 22, 1777, in Capt. Jonathan Bardwell's Co., same regi- 
ment. — Charles Newton Armstrong. 

EBENEZER WALLACE: Born in Lunenburg, Mass., April 11, 
1765 ; died in Albany, N. Y., Nov. 8, 1835 ; enlisted in July, 1780, and 
served three months as a private in Capt. Timothy Boutell's Co., Col. 
John Bond's Regt. of Massachusetts; re-enlisted in summer of 1781, 
and served four months as private in Capt. Bowker's Co., Col. Webb's 
Regt.; pensioned in 1832. — George A. Wallaee. 

BENJAMIN WALWORTH: Born in Groton, Conn., Nov. 11, 
1746; died in Hoosick, N. Y., Feb. 26, 1812; Quartermaster in Col. 
Isaac Nichols' Regt. of Orange Co., N. Y., in 1776; one of the volun- 
teer party which, in 1779, went in pursuit of savages under Brandt 
when he made a raid on Minisink, and half of which were killed in an 
ambush ; made a heroic ride to and from Minisink for ammunition for 
his comrades. — Charles Mason Davison, Hiram Walworth. 

ANDREW WARD : Lieutenant-Colonel and then Colonel of the 1st 
Regt. of Connecticut Militia prior to 1777 ; and from June, 1777, to the 
close of the war Brigadier-General, part of the time on Washington's 
staff. — Henry Barton Beecher. 

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PETER WARD, Sr. : Born in Camp Cow, N. J., about 1740 ; died 
there in 181 2 ; Captain of a troop of Light Horse, Bergen Co., N. J., 
Militia; Captain in Maj. Samuel Hayes' Battalion, New Jersey State 
troops; and commissioned Captain of Bergen County Militia, Oct. 17, 
1777. — Hamilton Ward, Jr. 

URIAH WARD : Born in Worcester, Mass., Dec. 8, 1745; died in 
Middlefield, Mass., March 12, 1813; served from Sept. 5, 1777, till 
Nov. 29, 1777, as Sergeant in Capt. Samuel Hubbard's Co., Col. Job 
Cushing's Regt., of Massachusetts; re-enlisted April i, 1778, as Second 
Lieutenant in Capt. Ebenezer Belknap's Co., Col. Nathaniel Wade's 
Regt., for service in Rhode Island; discharged Jan. 3, 1779. — Charles 
Hastings Wiltsie. 

SAMUEL WARDWELL: Born in or near Bristol, R. I., in 1755; 
died in Bristol, Nov. 23, 1819 ; Corporal in Capt. Caleb Carr's Co., 
from Dec. 17, 1775, to July 5, 1776; re-enlisted Jan. i, 1777, under 
Capt. Carr and Col. Smith, serving 1 5 months ; drummer in same com- 
pany, under Col. Crary, from February i, to March 16, 1778; also in 
same capacity under Capt. Philip Plummer and Col. Crary from July 16 
to Aug. 16, 1778. — John S. Wardwell, William W. Wardwell. 

HENRY WARING: Born m 1744; died in Greenwich, Conn., 
Nov. 6, 1830; private in Capt. Samuel Keeler's Co. of Norwalk, Conn., 
in Col. Philip B. Bradley's Battalion, Wadsworth's Brigade, from June 
16 to Nov. 16, 1776 ; taken prisoner at the capture of Fort Washington ; 
was made First Lieutenant, Jan. i, 1777, in Col. Lamb's Artillery; 
promoted to Captain Sept. 26, 1779; resigned April 14, 1781. — John 
Hallock Waring. 

AMOS WARNER : Born and died in Hamden, Conn. ; enlisted in 
August, 1780, for three years, in Capt. Potter's Co., Col. Meigs' Regt. ; 
also served under Capt. Read and Col. Butler ; applied for a pension 
March 27, 1818, at the age of 57 ; and was living in 1820. — ■/. Foster 
Warner. 

ELEAZER WARNER: Born in Massachusetts in 17—; died in 
1776 ; Captain of a company of militia from Hardewick, Mass., assigned 
to the Canadian frontier ; brother of Col. Seth Warner, who raised a 
regiment in New Hampshire and Vermont, and whose history is well 
known. — Edtaard C. Wame?: 

EPHRAIM WARREN : Bom in Chelmsford (afterward Townsend) 
Mass., April 8, 1759; private on the Lexington Alarm roll in Capt. 
James Hosley's Co., Col. Wm. Prescott's Regt. ; Corporal in Capt. 
Henry Farwell's Co., same regiment ; Corporal in Capt. W. H. 

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Ballard's Co., Col. Brooks' Regt., from April 8, 1777, to Dec. 31, 
1779 ; Corporal in Capt. White's Co., same regiment, from Jan. i, 1780 
to April 8, 1780; was present at Bunker Hill, the crossing of the 
Delaware, Valley Forge and Yorktown. — Charles Butkr Rogers. 

JOSIAH WARREN : Born in Scituate, Mass., April 8, 1748 ; moved 
to Canaan (Norridgewock), Me., in 1781, where he died August 4, 
1795; served twenty months in the Revolutionary War, during two; 
months of which he was Captain in Col. John Robinson's Regt., at 
Cambridge; Town Clerk of Canaan, Me., in 1791, and Moderator in 
1794. — J. Dwight Stickney. 

MOSES WARREN, Sr. : Born in Watertown, Mass., in 1725 ; died 
in Lyme, Conn. ; commissioned Captain of Connecticut Militia in 1777 
by Gov. Trumbull. — William Warreti Way Roberts, Joshua Raymond 
Warren, Walter Scott Warren, Williams Watts Jones Warren. 

WILLIAM WARREN: Born in Watertown, Mass., Sept. 17, 1751 ; 
helped raise a Company of Militia and served as First Lieutenant in 
it in Col. John Nixon's Regt. ; desperately wounded in the battle of 
Bunker Hill, and left for dead, but survived, although disabled for life ; 
was a cousin of Gen. Joseph Warren, who was killed at Bunker Hill. — - 
Chas. Elliott li'arren. 

WILLIAM WARRINGTON: Born in Virginia, April 29, 1754; 
died in Delaware Co., O., May 25, 185 1 ; private and Sergeant in the 
Virginia Militia; pensioned in 1833. — Joseph H. Dorst. 

DANIEL WASHBURN : Born in Chappaqua, N. Y., Nov. 13, 1754 ; 
died in 1841; served from February i, to April 11, 1779, '" Lieut. 
Jesse Baker's detachment, Lieut.-Col. Hammond's Regt.; the ist 
(South) Regt. of Westchester County, N. Y. ; also in Willet's Regt ; 
and after the war, a member of Lieut.-Col. Van Veghten's Regt., of 
Saratoga Co., 1791. — Francis Washburn. 

ARUNNAH WATERMAN: Born in 1749; lived in Norwich, 
Conn. ; died in Johnson, Vt., Aug. 27, 1838 ; one of the prominent 
citizens of Norwich, holding various offices of responsibility in the army 
during the Revolutionary War ; afterwards a member of the Legislature 
of Vermont. — Wm. Elderkin Leffingwell. 

ASA WATERMAN: Born in Providence, R. I., July 25, 1736; died 
in Ballston, N. Y., Nov. 9, 1817 ; appointed May 4, 1775, Lieutenant- 
Colonel of the 17th Albany County, N. Y., Militia, and re-appointed to 
the same office June 16, 1778. — Wm. Gere Cady, Gustavus Linnemann 
Prescott. 

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THOMAS WATERMAN: Born in Hingham, Mass., Jan. 19, 
1701-2; died there Dec. 21, 1781; appears in Capt. Packard's Co., 
Col. David Brewer's Regt. of Massachusetts, July 25, 1775; and as 
Adjutant in Col. Israel Angell's 2d Rhode Island Regt., for service in 
November and December, 1779 ; also in same service in February and 
May, 1 7 78. — Roswell Lockwood HaUstram. 

THOMAS WATERMAN, Jr. : Born in Hingham, Mass., May 4, 
1731 ; died there Aug. 9, 1797 ; served seven days on the Lexington 
Alarm in Capt. James Lincoln's Co., Col. Benj. Lincoln's Regt., of 
Massachusetts; re-enlisted March 4, 1776, under Capt. Thomas Hersey 
and Col. Lovell, marching to Dorchester and serving four days ; and 
served again from Dec. 14 to Dec. 18, 1776, under Capt. Herman 
Lincoln and Col. Lovell at Hull. — KosiveU Lockwood HaUstram. 

GASSAWAY WATKINS : Born in Anne Arundel County, Md., in 
1752 ; died in Howard County, Md., July 14, 1840 ; Sergeant, January, 

1776, under Capt. Patrick Sims and Col. William Smalhvood, Maryland 
Line; Ensign, April 20, 1777, 7th Regt., 3d Battalion, Maryland Line, 
commanded by Brigadier-General Wm. Smallwood ; Lieutenant, May i, 

1777, 5th Regt., Maryland Line, under Lieut.-Col. Benjamin Ford; re- 
commissioned in same command Sept. 14, 1778; Captain, January, 
1781 ; mustered out of service, January, 1783, as Captain in 3d Regt., 
Maryland Line, under Col. John Eager Howard ; was one of the " Im- 
mortal Maryland 400 " in the battle of Long Island ; also participated 
in the battles of White Plains, Germantown, Monmouth, Brandywine, 
Staten Island, Camden, second Camden, Ninety-six, Guilford Court- 
House, Eutaw Springs and Cowpens ; was bearer of despatches from 
Gen. Smallwood to Gen. Marion, and of orders, special despatches, etc., 
from Gen. Nathaniel Green to Gen. Smallwood ; was toasted by Gen. 
Green at a public dinner on the High Hills of the Santee River, S. C. ; 
was last surviving officer of the Maryland Line and was President of 
the Maryland Society of the Cincinnati. He was also a Colonel of 
Maryland troops in the War of 18 12. — William Watkins Kenly, Louis 
Watkins Sharrctts. 

JOEL WATKINS : Lived and died in Woodford, Charlotte County, 
Va. ; Lieutenant-Colonel in a regiment raised in Charlotte County in 
1 78 1, commanded by Col. Thomas Read, to reinforce Gen. Green, who 
had been driven across Dan River by Cornwallis. It is said that this 
regiment turned the tide of battle and had the pleasure of witnessing 
Cornwallis' surrender at Yorktown. — Clement Carrington Gaines. 

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CALEB WATSON: Born in New Hampshire in 1754; died in 
Edinburg, N. Y., Sept. 4, 1839; enlisted May 8, 1775, ''^ Capt. Samuel 
Runal's Co., of New Hampshire, stationed on the western frontier ; 
afterwards served under Capt. Ebenezer Sumner and Col. Samuel 
Wyllys of Connecticut ; total service, two years and three months. — 
CAas. Alfred Watson. 

ELISHA WAY : Born in 1756; lived in Lyme, Conn.; died sub- 
sequently to 1840 ; pensioned in 1832, while residing in New London 
County, Conn., for Revolutionary services in Connecticut. — Winiam 
Warren Way Roberts, Joshua Raymond Warren, Walter Scott Warren, 
Wm. Watts Jones Warren. 

EBENEZER WEBB : Born in 1696 ; lived in Suffolk County, N. Y. ; 
died in 1776 ; was an Associator of Suffolk County. — Marshall Winslow 
Greene. 

EBENEZER WEBB: Born in Windham, Conn., Jan. 12, 1719 ; died 
in Scotland Conn., Feb. 11, 1803; served in Capt. Obadiah Johnson's 
Co., Gen. Putnam's 3d Regt., from Windham County, Conn., until Dec. 
16, 1775. — Seymour Henry Stone. 

NATHANIEL WEBB : Born in New York State, Nov. 29, 1754; 
died near Kingston, N. Y., Nov. 10, 1797 ; Orderly Sergeant in the Sth 
Co. of the 2d Regt., New York Continental Line, Philip Van Cortlandt, 
Colonel; entered the Company, Jan. i, 1777; made Sergeant-Major 
April 8, 1777 ; served for three years ; discharged at Morristown, April 
8, 1780. — George W. Brinek. 

SAMUEL WEBB : Born in Stamford, Conn. ; served eight days on 
the Lexington Alarm as Clerk in Capt. Joseph Hoit's Co., from Stam- 
ford ; re-enlisted May 6, 1775, as Clerk in the ist Co., 5th Regt., Con- 
necticut Line ; April 15, 1776, First Lieutenant under Capt. Robert 
Walker and Col. Elmore, in garrison at Fort Schuyler (" Fort Stanwicks ") ; 
re-entered Col. Lamb's Continental Artillery in 1777 ; resigned in June, 
1778 ; and on April i, 1781, joined Gen. Waterbur)-'s State Brigade as 
Brigade Major ; was a British prisoner at one time ; among the battles 
in which he took part was that at St. John's, Canada. — De Witt Webb. 

SAMUEL BLACHLEY WEBB: Born in Wethersfield, Conn., Dec. 
15, 1753; died in Claverack, N. Y., Dec. 3, 1807 ; stepson and private 
secretary of Silas Deane ; took part at an early age in the movements 
that preceded the Revolution ; in command of a Company of Light 
Infantry, left Wethersfield for Boston on hearing of the battle of Lexing- 
ton ; participated in the battle of Bunker Hill, where he was wounded 

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and commended in general orders for gallantry ; afterwards, Aide to 
Gen. Putnam ; in June, 1776, Private Secretary and Aide to Washington 
with rank of Lieutenant-Colonel ; wrote the order promulgating the 
Declaration of Independence in New York City, July 9, 1776 ; associated 
a few days later with Col. Joseph Reed in refusing to receive a letter 
from Lord Howe addressed to George Washington, Esquire ; was present 
at battle of Long Island ; wounded at White Plains and Trenton ; raised 
almost entirely at his own expense the 3d Connecticut Regt., of which 
he assumed command in 1777 ; participated with Gen. Saml. H. Par- 
sons in the Long Island expedition ; captured with his command by the 
British fleet, Dec. 10, 1777 ; was exchanged in 1780; took command of 
Light Infantry with brevet rank of Brigadier General ; was a founder of 
the Society of the Cincinnati ; held the Bible on which Washington took 
oath as first President of the United States. — Alexanders. Webb, Jr., 
George Creighton Webb, H. Walter Webb, Wm. Seward Webb. 

WILLIAM WEBB : Of Southold, L. I. ; an Associator in Suffolk 
County ; private in 8th Co., Col. Josiah Smith's Regt., at the battle of 
Long Island ; carried home camp fever ; buried two children in con- 
sequence ; fled to Connecticut and served in that State. — Marshall 
Winslow Greene. 

ASHBEL WEBSTER, zd : Born in Glastonbury, Conn., Aug. 8, 
1756; died in Cuba, N. Y., Nov. 13, 1838; enlisted from East Hart- 
ford, Conn., in April, 1775, under Capt. Hanchet and Col. Joseph 
Spencer ; marched to Roxbury, Mass. ; on guard at Boston Neck 
during battle of Bunker Hill; arrived home, Jan. i, 1776; re-enlisted 
in early part of 1776, serving two months in Rhode Island; in April, 

1776, volunteered under Capt. Samuel Wells and Col. Gay; participated 
in battle of Long Island and retreat to Harlem and White Plains ; dis- 
charged, Dec. 25, 1776 ; served two months in summer of 1778, accom- 
panying 29 prisoners captured off New London en route to Hartford 
under Capt. Cone ; and eight months along the Hudson, 1779-80. — 
Melville Reuben Webster. 

JOSHUA WEBSTER : Born in Connecticut, April 16, 1750; died 
in Stamford, N. Y., in 1830; Sergeant in the loth Co., 2d Regt., of 
Connecticut, from May 3, 1775, to July 3, 1775; and from Feb. 24, 

1777, to May 2, 1779, in the 3d Regt. — George Sidney Webster. 

NOAH WEBSTER, ist. : Born in Hartford, Conn., March 25, 1727 ; 
died there, Nov. 9, 1813 ; Captain of a Company which marched to the 
Hudson to oppose Burgoyne in 1777. In that campaign, all the men 

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April -50, 178Q, on the site of the present Treasury Building, 

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published by The Century Co., and issued under the 
auspices 0/ the National Society 0/ the Sons 0/ the 
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of the family, four in number, were in the army at the same time. — 
Robert Webster Day. 

NOAH WEBSTER, 2D. : Born in West Hartford, Conn., Oct. i6, 
1758 ; died in New Haven, Conn., May 28, 1843 '■> while in his junior 
year at Yale College, enlisted as a private in the company of his father, 
Noah Webster, ist, which served along the Hudson in 1777. — Robert 
Webster Day. 

HEZEKIAH WEED: Born in Darien, Conn., July 26, 1756; died 
there March 25. 1840; private in Capt. Bell's Co., Lieut.-Col. John 
Mead's Regt. of Connecticut ; discharged, Dec. 24, 1776 ; also in Capt. 
Ruben Scofield's Co., same regiment, from June 18, to July 18, 1779; 
wounded with a shot which he carried all his life and for which he was 
pensioned. — Charles Rudolph Weed. 

JONAS WEED: Of Connecticut, father of Hezekiah Weed (q. v.) ; 
pensioned for his services during the Revolution. — Charles Rudolph 
Weed. 

ELIJAH WEEKS: Born in Brookfield, Mass., Aug. 23, 1764; died 
in Scipio (now Venice), Cayuga Co., N. Y., June 24, 1834; appears in 
a return of men enlisted into the Continental Army from Capt. Hooker's 
Co., of the 4th Hampshire County, Mass., Militia, dated May 28, 1777 ; 
also in the accounts of Capt. Josiah Smith's Co., Col. Thomas Marshall's 
Regt., for service from Jan. i, 1777, to Jan. 15, 1778. His daughter, 
Mrs. Sarah C. Hurlbutt was granted a pension on his account, and is 
one of the few persons yet (1898) drawing a Revolutionary pension. — • 
EdsonJ. Weeks. 

THOMAS WEEKS : Born in Marlboro, Mass., April, 21, 1735 ; 
died April 20, 181 7 ; served six days on the Lexington Alarm as Second 
Lieutenant in Col. Elisha Porter's Regt. ; commissioned Adjutant in 
Col. David Brewer's Regt., April 24, 1775 ; First Lieutenant in Capt. 
Joseph Hooker's Co., 4th Hampshire Co. Regt., March 16, 1776; dis- 
charged, Aug. I, 1776 ; immediately re-enlisted in Capt. Josiah Smith's. 
Co., Col. Whitney's Regt., serving fourth months ; Adjutant in Col. 
Marshall's Regt. from Jan. i, 1777, to Aug. i, 1777. — EdsonJ. Weeks. 

HENDRICK WENDELL : Born in Albany, N. Y.. Oct. 15, 1733: 
died there Oct. i, 1795 ; commissioned Oct. 20, 1775 ; First Major in 
the ist (City of Albany) Regt. of Albany County Militia, of which Jacob 
Lansing, Jr., was Colonel. — Charles H. Wendell. 

BENAJAH WEST: Born, Sept. 17, 1752 ; died in New Lebanon, 
N. Y., Dec. 13, 1832 ; private in Capt. McKillip's Co., Col. Van 

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Woert's Regt., from the town of Cambridge, Washington Co., N. Y. — 
George West Van Siclen. 

JOSEPH WESTCOT : Born in Coventry, R. I., Jan. 17, 1755 ; died 
in Ballston Spa, N. Y., Sept. 19, 1795 ; private in Capt. Niles' Co., 
Second Rensselaerwick Battalion, 4th Regt., Albany County, N. Y- 
Militia, commanded by Col. Kilian Van Rensselaer. — fames Henry 
Kelly. 

ASA WESTON : Born in Duxbury, Mass. ; died there Dec. 17. 
1831 ; enlisted Nov. 17, 1775, and served till Dec. 31, 1776, in Capt. 
Samuel Bradford's Co., in the regiment commanded by Col. Cotton and 
Col. John Bailey ; participated in the siege of Boston and the battles of 
Harlem Heights and White Plains; in the fall of 1777 served three 
months in Rhode Island as a private in Capt. Allen's Co. ; was at New 
York when it was evacuated by the British in 1783. — Walter Ining 
Joyce. 

JONATHAN WESTON : Born in Reading, Mass., April 13, 1731 ; 
died there ; served three days on the Lexington Alarm under Capt. 
Thomas Eaton and Col. Green ; three months and 13 days from April 
25, 1775, under Capt. John Bacheller and Col. Bridge ; re-enlisted and 
was in same command at Cambridge, Sept. 25. 1775 ; and again enlisted 
Aug. 18, 1777, under Capt. Abraham Foster and Col. Samuel Bullard, 
joining the army under Gates to the northward, and serving three 
months and 24 days. — Wilbur Harrison Weston. 

JOHN WEYGANT : Born in Woodbury Clove, Orange Co., N. Y., 
Jan. 9, 1750 ; died between Jan. 18 and March 27, 1830 ; joined the 
local military company of Capt. Austin Smith just before the Rev- 
olution ; upon the re-organization in 1775, became Sergeant in Capt. 
Francis Smith's Co., Col. Jesse Woodhull's Regt. ; at the capture of Fort 
Montgomery by the British, he and a comrade carried their wounded 
Captain on their backs to his home at Woodbury Clove, where Sergeant 
Weygant subsequently married Capt. Smith's daughter. — William Henry 
Campbell. 

HENRY WHEELER : Born in Januar)', 1 745 ; lived in Rhode Island ; 
died in Hartwick, Otsego County, N. Y., Sept. 23, 1832 ; Ensign in the 
I St Gloucester Co. of Rhode Island, in May, 1781 ; Lieutenant in May, 
1784 ; promoted to Captain ; among other services participated in the 
battle of Newport, R. l.—Benj. F. Murdoch, Ralph W. Murdoch, Walter 
S. Whipple. 

ELEAZER WHEELOCK : Born in Windham, Conn., in April, 171 1 ; 
died in Hanover, N. H., April 24, 1779; President of Dartmouth 

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College and founder of Moor's Indian School ; gave secret advices to 
Washington under date of Dec. 2, 1775, concerning the Tory, Major 
Robert Rogers ; with assistance of Congress, maintained the Indian 
youths of the Six Nations at Moor's Indian School, which he removed 
to Dartmouth College, materially lessening the dangers from Indian 
co-operation with the British ; applied to Gov. Trumbull, July 4, 1776, 
for arms and ammunition to defend Dartmouth College ; and contributed 
freely of his means to assist the patriot cause. His son John was Lieu- 
tenant-Colonel and Major in Gates' Army. — James Blake Cahoon. 

JEREMIAH WHEELWRIGHT : Born in Boston in 1731 ; joined 
Arnold's famous expedition to Quebec in 1775, in consequence of which 
his health was broken, and he died in 1778, in Gloucester, Mass. — 
William D. Wheelwright. 

JOSEPH WHIPPLE : Born in 1734 ; died in Smithfield, R. I., in 
1816 ; served in Capt. Job Mauney's Co. of Smithfield in 1778. — Arthur 
Neville. 

NATHAN WHIPPLE : Born July 7, 1761 ; died Jan. i, 1832 ; en- 
listed in March, 1780, for five years in Capt. Samuel Pell's Co., Col. 
Philip Van Cortlandt's Regt. of New York State ; was at Yorktown at 
the surrender of Cornwallis. — David Whipple., Walter S. Whipple. 

WILLIAM WHIPPLE: Born in Smithfield, R. I., 1750; died in 
1820 ; enlisted in Staunton's Rhode Island Regt., Dec. 12, 1776, as an 
officer, (grade not given) ; re-enlisted in October, 1777, in Capt. 
Stephen Whipple's Co., of Smithfield ; and again, Aug. i, 1778, in Capt. 
Job Mauney's Co. — Arthur Neville. 

JOSIAH WHITCOMB : Born in Lancaster, Mass., Aug. 29, 1761 ; 
died in Lisbon, N. H., Jan. 9, 1834 ; enlisted from Jaffrey, N. H., June 
30, 1780, serving until Jan. 6, 1781. — Ehner A. Darling. 

GEORGE WHITE : Born in Bolton, Conn., March 6, 1746 ; died 
in East Hartford, Jan. 16, 1777 ; taken prisoner by the British in New 
York ; upon his release started home, but was unable to proceed further 
than East Hartford, Conn., where he died of smallpox.— i?if^2>/a/i/ Heber 
White. 

JOHN WHITE: Born in Lexington, Mass., in 1748 ; died in Gard- 
ner, Mass., Oct. 4, 1806 ; served from May 6 to 10, 1775, in Capt. John 
Parker's Co. at Cambridge. — Ostuald Prentiss Backus. 

THOMAS WHITE, Jr. : Born in Lancaster, Mass., Sept. 4, 1740 ; 
died in South Hadley, Mass., 1814; enlisted April 20, 1775, as Ser- 
geant under Capt. Moses Montague and Col. Ruggles Woodbridge, 

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serving 1 6 days; then served in Capt. Larned's Co., same regiment, 
until July 23, 1775; marched to Ticonderoga in 1776 as Ensign in 
Capt. Reuben Dickinson's Co., same regiment; in the spring of 1777 
was First Lieutenant in Col. Marshall's Regt. — IVm. Henry Yale. 

WILLIAM WHITE: Born in Philadelphia, Pa., March 24, 1747; 
in September, 1777, chosen Chaplain of the Continental Congress ; on 
Feb. 4, 1787, consecrated Bishop in Lambeth Chapel by the Archbishop 
of Canterbury, assisted by the Archbishop of York, the Bishop of Bath 
and Wells, and the Bishop of Peterborough. — George Macpherson. 

WILLIAM WHITE, 2d: Born in Chester, N. H., in 1740; died 
there in 1829 ; Major of State troops in 1775 ; member of the Com- 
mittee of Safety; one of a committee in 1782 to frame a system of 
State government ; Lieutenant-Colonel in 1784; member of committee 
to revise State Constitution in 1800; and State Senator in 1806, 1807, 
and 1808. — Frederick Barker. 

WILLIAM WHITE: Born in Iredell County, N. C, Feb. 14, 1750; 
died in Charlotte, N. C, Oct. 13, 1813; served in the American cause, 
for which he received 5,000 acres of North Carolina Western lands, 
now in Tennessee. — Powhatan Graham Gordon. 

WILLIAM WHITE : Born in Ireland ; enlisted from Springfield, 
Mass., as Sergeant in Major Andrew Cotton's Co. on the Lexington 
Alarm; entered regular army April 29, 1775, under Capt. Gideon Burt 
and Col. Timothy Danielson ; became Second Lieutenant of 2d Co., ist 
Hampshire County Regt., May 21, 1776; Lieutenant in Col. Ichabod 
Alden's (later Brooks') Regt., Oct. i, 1778; promoted to Captain-Lieu- 
tenant June 5, 1779; Adjutant prior to Dec. 31. 1779; continued as 
Captain until killed at Yorktown, Oct. 13, 1781. — Elihu Dwight. 

WILLIAM WHITE: Born in Rehoboth, Md., May 15, 1756; died 
in 1820; raised and equipped, at his own expense, a company of the 
Virginia Line, and was Captain of it throughout the struggle, being 
present at the surrender of Cornwallis. — Devereux Elmes. 

EBENEZER WHITING: Born in Duxbury, Mass., May 7, 1736; 
lived in Norwich, Conn.; died in Russell, Mass., Sept. 6, 1794; com- 
missioned Captain by Governor-General Hopkins, 1756-59 ; during the 
Revolution served at different times under Capt. Ephraim Fitch and 
Col. Ashley, Berkshire County, Mass., Militia ; Capt. Silas Goodrich 
and Col. Ashley, and Capt. Peter Ingersoll and Col. John Brown ; 
was at the battle of Bennington. — James Adger Reynolds. 

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JONATHAN WHITING : Born in Fairfield, Conn. ; died in Dutch- 
ess County, N. Y., in 1803 ; Captain of the 5th Co. in the 9th Regt. 
of Connecticut Militia in 1776. — James Sweeney. 

TIMOTHY WHITING, Jr.: Son of Timothy Whiting, Sr. (q. v.), 
born June 17, 1758 ; marched side by side with father and brother John 
at Concord and Lexington ; Lieutenant in i6th Continental Infantry, 
Jan. I to Dec. 31,1776 ; subsequently Captain and Aide to Quartermaster- 
General to June 1, 1780. — Charles La Rue Kingsley, Reuben Edward 
Rohie, Clarence Willis. 

TIMOTHY WHITING, Sr. : Born in Billerica, Mass., Feb. 24, 
1732; lived in Lancaster, Mass.; died in 1799; served in the French 
and Indian War in 1755 ; fought at Concord and Lexington in 1775. — 
Charles LaRue Kingsley, Reuben Edward Robie, Clarence Willis. 

WM. BRADFORD WHITING: Born in Hartford, Conn., April 
15, 1731 ; died in Canaan, N. Y., Oct. 13, 1796; Colonel of the 17th 
Regt., Albany County, N. Y., Militia; re-appointed June 16, 1778. — 
Alex. Stewart Phinney. 

JESSE WHITNEY: Born in Milford, Mass., Nov. 24, 1730; died 
in Milford, Mass. ; elected Second Lieutenant in Capt. Gershom Nel- 
son's Co., 3d Worcester Regt., Jan. 9, 1776; Lieutenant in Seth 
Thayer's Co., Col. Nathan Tyler's Regt., Dec. 8, 1776 to Jan. 2, 1777, 
on service to Providence ; Second Lieutenant in Capt. Job Cushing's 
Co., Col. Peter Penniman's Regt., Oct. 13 to Dec. 9, 1777; Second 
Lieutenant of 5th Co., Col. Tyler's Regt., at Mendon, Mass., Nov. i, 
1779. — William Hills, Jr. 

SAMUEL WHITTEMORE: Born in 1694; died in Menatomy 
(now Arlington), Mass., Feb. 2, 1793; on the Lexington Alarm, led a 
company of militia, declaring that he could die in peace if he could 
only kill one of the enemies of his country ; killed two, and in turn had 
part of his face shot away ; was bayoneted by enraged red-coats and 
left for dead ; four hours later was found alive, cared for by his friends 
and lived nearly a quarter of a century longer. — Robert Townsend Mc- 
Keever. 

WILLIAM WICKER: Born in Hanover County, Va., in 1750; died 
therein 1810; received bounty land from the State of Virginia for 
service in the infantry of the Virginia Line, Continental Establishment. 
The name Wicker is also spelled Wicher and Witcher. — William 
Jerdone Pettus. 

SIMON WIGGIN: Born in South Newmarket, N. H., Sept. 11, 
1731 ; died in Stratham, N. H., Oct. 11, 1823; a Magistrate duringthe 
Revolutionary War and an ardent patriot. — Joseph Sawyer, Jr. 

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JONATHAN WIGHT: Bom in Medfield, Mass., Oct. ii, 1705; 
died there March 13, 1782 ; served in several Medfield companies called 
at various times for the protection of Rhode Island, under Capt. Morse, 
Nov. 17, 1776; Capt. Samuel Fisher and Col. Ephraim Wheelock, April 
21, 1777; Capt. Fisher and Col. Jonathan Titcomb, May 3, 1777, and 
Capt. Ezekiel Plimpton and Col. Hawes, Oct. 11, 1777.- — Charles Henry 
Wight. 

MOSES WIGHT: Born in Medfield, Mass., Oct. 30, 1745; died 
there March 4, 1829 ; enlisted under Capt. Ephraim Chenerey and Col. 
John Smith, April 19, 1775 ; afterwards Sergeant in Capt. Sabin Mann's 
Co. of Medfield Militia, and served in various commands between 1776 
and 1780 in defense of Rhode Island. — Charles Henry Wight. 

SILVANUS WILCOX, Sr.: Born in Simsbury, Conn., Nov. 14, 
1733 ; died in Alford, Mass., July 5, 182 1 ; member of the Committee 
of Safety of the town of Alford in 1775; in September, 1777, a Captain 
of a Company in Col. John Ashley's Regt., marched to Saratoga, 
and participated in the capture of Burgoyne. — Henry Seward Wilcox. 

SILVANUS WILCOX, Jr. : Son of Silvanus Wilcox, Sr. (q. v.) ; 
Corporal in Capt. Peter Van Rensselaer's Co., belonging to the regi- 
ment of Levies raised for the defense of New York State in 1781, and 
commanded by Lieut.-Col. Marinus Willett. — Henry Seward Wilcox. 

THEOPHILUS WILDER : Born in Hingham, Mass., May 16, 1 740 ; 
died in Pembroke, Me., Oct. 28, 1821 ; served three days on the Lex- 
ington Alarm under Capt. Enoch Whiton and Col. Benj. Lincoln, of 
Massachusetts ; First Lieutenant under Capt. Stephen Penniman and 
Col. Ebenezer Francis, Aug. 8, 1776; Captain in Col. Nicholas Dike's 
Regt., from Dec. i, 1776, to March i, 1777 ; same capacity under Col. 
Benj. Gill from Aug. 21, 1777, to Nov. 29, 1777; under Col. David 
Gushing from March 4 to April 4, 1778; and under Col. Ebenezer 
Thayer from June 26, 1780, to Oct. 29, i-;9,o.^ William Robert Alowe. 

THOMAS WILDER, Jr.: Born in Lancaster, Mass., Sept. 15, 
1737; died there Jan. 6, 1802; lived most of his life in Leominster, 
whence he enlisted as Lieutenant in Lieut. Samuel Stickney's Co., Col. 
Abijah Steam's Regt., and marched to Saratoga, Oct. 9, 1777. — Daniel 
Holmes. 

JOHN WILKINS : Born in Donegal, Lancaster Co., 'Pa., June i, 
1733; died in Pittsburg, Pa., Dec. 11, 1809 ; member of the Conven- 
tion of July 15, 1776, which formed the first Constitution of Pennsyl- 
vania; also member of the Supreme Executive Council in 1790. — 
Harmar St. Clair Dentiy. 

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JOHN WILLCOX: Bom in 1760; lived in Killingworth, Conn. ; 
served in 71)1 Connecticut Line, Col. Heman Swift, from Aug. 27 
to Dec. 13, 1780; also in Capt. John Williams' Co. under Lieut.- 
Col. Gallup, stationed at Fort Griswold, 1779, and enlisted in the 
Provisional Regt. (Capt. Prentice's Co.), 1781, "raised to march on 
the shortest notice in case His Excellency, Gen. Washington, shall call 
for them." — £dc'n O. McNair. 

JAMES WILLIAMS: Of Virginia; died in 1823; commissioned 
Second Lieutenant in the loth Virginia Regt., Dec. 17, 1776; First 
Lieutenant in same, March iS, 1777 ; Captain-Lieutenant in same Jan. 
2, 1778; regiment designated the 6th Virginia, Sept. 14, 1778; Captain 
in same Sept. 19, 1778, until close of war; total service seven years 
and seven months. — Hugh Smith Thompson. 

JEHIEL WILLIAMS : Born in Wethersfield, Conn., in 1733 ; died 
in Upper Middletown, Conn., June 13, 1810; Corporal in Capt. Daniel 
Tilden's Co., from Lebanon, on the Lexington Alarm, serving 23 
days ; re-enlisted May 15 in same company, in General Putnam's 3d 
Regt., serving till Dec. 24, 1775, and participating in the battle of 
Bunker Hill. — Chauncey Pratt Williams. 

NATHANIEL WILLIAMS, Jr. : Born in Rhode Island, Jan. 28, 
175s ; died Nov. 8, 1809 ; Sergeant in Capt. Fred. Williams' Co., Col. John 
Mathewson's Regt., Rhode Island Continental Line, on an expedition 
against Newport, Aug. 21, 1778, and served 11 days. — Charles Dyer 
Parkhurst. 

THOMAS WILLIAMS: Born in Roxbury, Mass., Jan. 14, 1754; 
died in Utica, N. Y., July 31, 181 7 ; at the house of his father, John 
Williams, an ardent Revolutionary Whig, Thomas and other members of 
the Boston " Tea Party " assembled to complete their disguises. 
Thomas was a private in Capt. Moses Whiting's Co. (said to be 
the first formed for the War of the Revolution). As such he was 
engaged in one active skirmish, and after Lexington assisted in driving 
the British into Boston. — Robert Stanton Williatns. 

VEACH WILLIAMS: Born in Lebanon, Conn., April 23,1727; 
died Sept. 11, 1804; fellow-townsman of Jonathan Trumbull, and asso- 
ciated with him in the conduct of public affairs for many years ; from 
1765 to 1778, inclusive, member of the Board of Selectmen, with Gov. 
Trumbull, William Williams, signer of the Declaration of Independence, 
and other prominent citizens ; on the Lexington Alarm, volunteered for 
service in the field, and served 29 days ; Deputy to the General Court 
of Connecticut in 1785. — Orlando Metcalf Harper. 
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LEWIS WILLIS : Born in Virginia in 1734; died probably in Fred- 
ericksburg, Va., subsequently to 1802 ; Lieutenant-Colonel of the loth 
Virginia Regt., which was one of 15 regiments raised by Virginia 
in response to the act of Congress of Sept. 16, 1776. — IVtn. Blackford 
Davis, John Staige Davis. 

JOHN WILLSE (or Wilsey) : Born in Herkimer Co., N. Y., Dec. 
27, 1764; private in Capt. Anthony Welp's Co. in the regiment of 
Levies raised in 1781 under command of Col. Marinus Willett. — Her- 
bert Forter Bissell. 

SAMUEL WILSON : Born in Nockamixon, Pa. ; died there about 
Oct. 16, 1790; commissioned on May 6, 1777, Ensign of the 2d Co., 
3d Battalion, of Bucks County, Pa., Militia; recommissioned in 1780. 
— Robert M. Wilson. 

CORNELIUS WILTSE, Jr. : Born in Flushing, L. I., Feb. 28, 
1724; died probably in Dutchess Co., N. Y., subsequently to 1775 (the 
last of his fourteen children having been born Nov. 10, 1775); Ser- 
geant in the Company of Capt. Thomas Storms in the 2d Regt. of 
Dutchess County, N. Y., Militia, which was raised in the Rombout Pre- 
cinct and put into commission Oct. 17, 1775, with Dirck Brinckerhoff 
as Colonel. — Charles Hastings Wiltsie. 

JOHN WINGATE: Born in Madbury, N. H., April 19, 1754; died 
there or in Weare, Sept. 16, 1839 ; delegate from Madbury to the Third 
Provincial Congress which met in Exeter, N. H., April 21, 1775, at 
which it was voted to send troops to assist Massachusetts ; returned 
May 17, 177S1 to the Fourth Provisional Congress at Exeter. — George 
W. Wingate. 

HENRY WISNER : Born in Orange Co., N. Y., July ir, 1742 ; died 
there May 29, 1812 ; commissioned Captain of the Florida and War- 
wick Co. of Orange County Militia under Col. Hathorn, Sept. 22, 
1775 ; Lieutenant-Colonel, Feb. 19, 1778. — Jesse Owen. 

JOHN WISNER: Father of Henry Wisner (q. v.), lived in Orange 
County, N. Y. ; died in 1778 ; Captain of the Florida and Warwick Co., 
of Orange County Minutemen, under Col. Isaac Nicoll, elected March 
6, 1776. — Jesse Owen. 

NOAH WISWALL : Born in Newton, Mass., in September, 1699 ; 
died there June 13, 1786 ; although over 75 years of age on the Lexing- 
ton Alarm, shouldered his gun and marched in Capt. Jeremiah Wiswall's 
Co., from Newton for Lexington, serving one day.— Jeremiah Richards. 

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DANIEL WITT : Born in Paxton, Mass. ; died in Hubbardston, 
Mass. ; private in Capt. William Marian's Co., Col. Doolittle's Regt., 
on the Lexington Alarm. — Stillman Witt EcUs. 

DANIEL WOOD: Born at Concord, Mass., Oct. 23, 1760; died 
there Feb. 11, 1844 ! enlisted in April, 1778, for three months, in Capt. 
Daniel Harrington's Co., Col. Reed's Regt., of Massachusetts ; re-en- 
listed for three months in July, 1780, in Capt. Abraham Andrews' Co., 
Col. Home's Regt. — Fra7ik Scott Wood. 

DANIEL WOOD : Born in Swansea, Mass., May 23, 1749 ; lived in 
Cheshire, Mass. ; private in Capt. Daniel Brown's Co., which marched 
from Lanesborough, Aug. 14, 1777, and continued therein for three 
years ; he and his brother Nathan were at the battle of Bennington, 
Aug. 16, 1777. — L. Waldo Cory. 

EPHRAIM WOOD, Jr. : Born in Concord, Mass., Aug. i, 1733; 
died there April 8, 1814; member of the Committee of Safety and 
Correspondence of Concord, Mass., 1 775-1 783. — Frank Scott Wood. 

HENRY WOOD: Born in Peashore, N. J., Sept. 18, 1757 ; died in 
New Jersey in 1814 ; although of Quaker parentage, he and his seven 
brothers (Benjamin, Ezekiel, Isaac, John, Joseph, Josiah and William) 
promptly joined the New Jersey Militia and were called the fighting 
Quakers. Henry was Major in Col. Maxwell's (2d) Regt. — Bejijamin 
Wood, Benjamin Wood, Henry Alex. Wise Wood, Washington Fcr?iando 
Wood 

SAMUEL WOOD: Born in Westminster, Mass., Jan. 26, 1761 ; died 
in East Smithfield, Pa., Oct. 8, 1828 ; one of the guards of the baggage 
train at the battle of Bennington ; in Jameson's command at the time of 
Andre's capture and led the prisoner by a stirrup strap from Tarrj'town 
to Old Salem ; from July i, 1781, to Nov. 25, 1781, Sergeant in Capt. 
Jotham White's Co., Col. Samuel Fletcher's Battalion of Vermont 
Militia; also from Nov. 10, 1783, to March i, 1784, in Capt. Benj. 
Whitney's Co., Col. Bradley's (ist) Regt. of Vermont Militia. — Clayton 
Wood Holmes. 

WILLIAM WOODFORD, Sr. : Born in Northington (Farmington), 
Conn., in 1722; died in 1780; commissioned Captain of the Colonial 
train band of his town, Oct. 24, 1768 ; appointed in June, 1774, one of 
a committee to receive subscriptions of wheat, etc., for the relief of 
Boston; Selectman in 1775 and 1776; remained Captain until June, 
1779, when he was succeeded by his son Joseph. — Stewart Lyndon 
Woodford. 

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WILLIAM WOODFORD, Jr.; Son of William Woodford, Sr. 
(q. V.) ; " established " to be Ensign of the 8th Co. of the 15th Regt. of 
Connecticut, in June, 1779, at the same session of the Legislature which 
" established " his brother Joseph to be Captain of the same Company. 
— Stewart Lyndon Woodford. 

ENOCH WOODRUFF: Born in Milford, Conn., in 1742; died 
there March 5, 1786 ; Captain of a troop of horse in the ist Regt. of 
New Haven, under Col. Gold Selleck Silliman. — Arthur Hiunphrevill 
Isbell. 

DANIEL WOODWARD: Born in Canterbury', Conn., May 10, 
1762; died in Cambridge, N. Y., July 23, 1814; enlisted in 1779, in 
Col. Miles Powell's Berkshire County, Mass., Regt., Capt. David 
Brown's Co., serving one month and nine days at New London, Conn. ; 
re-enlisted, July 5, 1780, in Capt. Adams Baiiey's Co., Col. John Bailey's 
(2d Massachusetts) Regt., serving six months and 10 days at West 
Point and vicinity ; was present at Andre's execution. — James Earle 
Cheesman. 

EPHRAIM WOODWORTH, Sr. : Born in Connecticut, Sept. 22, 
1732; died in Northumberland, N. Y., in 1825 ; Captain of 4th Co., 
13th Regt., of New York Militia, Col. John McCrea, in active service in 
1779. — Andrew Joslyti Woodwori/i, Newell Bertram Woodworth. 

WILLIAM G. WOODWORTH : Born in Great Barrington, Mass., 
Oct. 13, 1758 ; died in Mayfield, N. Y., Feb. 9, 1839 ^ '"'^^ pensioned 
under the law of June 7, 1832, as a Corporal and Sergeant in New York 
State ; was Sergeant in Capt. Wells' Co., Col. Van Woert's Regt. of 
Albany County Militia (the i6th or Cambridge Regt.) ; at one time, 
was a prisoner in the hands of the British at or near Ticonderoga ; was 
carried to Montreal, but escaped and returned to Cambridge after great 
hardship. — Harry IVeston Brown. 

MELANCTHON LLOYD WOOLS EY : Born in Queens Village, 
L. I., May 8, 1758 ; died in Trenton, N. Y., June 29, 1819 ; Ensign of 
4th New York Regt.; Major of Levies, July i, 1780; Major in 3d 
Regt. of Levies, 1780; after the war, Major-General of New York 
State Militia ; Collector of Customs of Plattsburgh District ; and Clerk 
of Clinton County many years. — Richard Lansing Woolsey. 

DUDLEY WRIGHT : Born in Colchester, Conn., April 6, 1717 ; 
died there June 11, 1806; enlisted May 6, 1775, as Sergeant of 8th 
Co., 2d Connecticut Regt. ; served around Boston ; discharged Dec. 10, 
1775 ; upon reorganization of regiment into 22d Continental, in 1776, 

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made Second Lieutenant and served till Dec. 31, 1776; re-enlisted in 
3d Regt. of the Line as First Lieutenant, Jan. i, 1777, and resigned 
April 13, 1778. — George Worthington. 

ELISHA WRIGHT: Born in Fairfield, Conn., April 30, 1760 ; died 
in East Bloomfield, N. Y., Oct. 4, 1841 ; enlisted from Bloomfield, 
Mass., and served as follows in Massachusetts troops : three months 
from December, 1776, under Capt. Sargent and Col. Simonds ; three 
months in 1777, under Capt. Penoyer and Col. Canfield ; three months 
more in 1777, under Capt. Fletcher; four months (year not given) as 
teamster under Capt. Stevens and Col. Carlton ; six weeks (year not 
stated) under Capt. Kellogg and Col. Whitney ; three months at the 
Saw Pitts ; and two months at Rye Bridge as Sergeant in Capt. Wm. 
Giddings' Co.— Alfred Goold Wright. 

GEORGE WRIGHT, Sr. : Born in England, Sept. 2, 1736 ; died in 
Durham, N. Y., May 15, 1811 ; served in Capt. Theophilus Munson's 
Co., Col. Swift's Regt. of Connecticut, from Feb. 13, 1781, to 1784. — 
Charles D. Rousseau, John B. Rousseau. 

JESSE WRIGHT: Born in Woburn, Mass., Aug. ir, 1753 ; died in 
Rodman, N. Y. ; enlisted in Captain Wyman's Co., of Militia, the first 
raised in Woburn, Mass., and fought at Bunker Hill and other early 
battles of the Revolution. — Luther Wright Mott. 

JOHN WRIGHT : Lived in Schenectady, N. Y., at the time of the 
Revolution and died there ; private in 2d Dutchess Co. Regt., under 
Col. Abraham Brinckerhoff in the company commanded by Capt. 
Nicholas Brower. — William H. Shaw. 

PHINEAS WRIGHT: Born in 1755; lived in New Hampshire; 
died in Le Roy, in June or July, 1822 ; Corporal in Col. Bedlow's Regt. 
of New Hampshire Militia at Ticonderoga in 1776; mustered in Capt. 
John Hause's Co., Col. Cilley's Regt., March 17, 1777 ; reported absent 
sick from his regiment at Valley Forge Jan. 10, 1778; transferred to 
Col. Jeduthan Chase's Regt., Feb. 17, 1779 ; received depreciation pay, 
Jan. I, 1780. — Charles M. Van Valkenburgh. 

SOLOMON WRIGHT : Sergeant in the Connecticut Militia Regt., 
commanded by Col. Latimer ; present in the two battles of Saratoga 
and at the surrender of Burgoyne. — Walter King Wright. 

THOMAS WRIGHT : Born in Oyster Bay, L. I., between 17 16 and 
1 7 19; about 1755 moved to the town of East Chester, New York, 
and became the most prominent physician and surgeon in Westchester 
County; also a public-spirited citizen in many ways; in 1760 was made 

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Trustee of Public Buildings of the Town ; in 1765 Senior Warden of 
the St. Paul's Episcopal Church, and was instrumental in the erection 
of the Church building still standing ; although advanced in years, took 
a very active part as a patriot in the Revolutionary War ; acted as Sur- 
geon and Physician to the Continental Army in and about Westchester 
County, until his capture by the British and incarceration in the Provost 
Jail, where he died from the inhuman treatment he there received, and 
his body was thrown into the trenches back of the present City Hall ; 
during the French and English War Dr. Wright served as Surgeon on 
the privateer brig " Greyhound " of New York. — JJ'm. Wright Comvay, 
Stephen Mott Wright. 

EBENEZER WYETH, Jr. : Born in Cambridge, April 8, 1727 ; died 
there Aug. 4, 1799 ; private in Capt. Samuel Thatcher's Co., Col. Gard- 
ner's Regt., of Cambridge Militia, and, with his two brothers, a son and 
nephew, participated in the battles of Concord and Lexington. — Frank 
Houston Wyeth, Maxwell Wycth. 

NOAH WYETH; Born in Cambridge, Mass., July 7, 1742; died 
Sept. II, 1 81 4; on the Lexington Alarm, marched under Capt. Samuel 
Thatcher and Col. Gardner, and participated, with his two brothers, 
Ebenezer and Jonas, and a nephew, in the battles of Lexington and 
Concord ; also in Capt. Frost's Co., of Col. Vose's Regt., detailed July 
29, 1778, one of those to " guard the troops of Convention of Rutland." 
— Tiemann Ncweh Horn., Hermann N. Tiemann, Sr., /alius W. Tiemann- 

CORNELIUS C. WYNKOOP: Born in Kingston, N. Y., Nov. 15, 
1732 ; died in New York City in 1808 ; Captain in the 3d Regt., of Ulster 
County Militia ; also Commissary of Issue of Northern Department of 
New York from March 30, 1779. — Edward Jiidson Wynkoop. 

CORNELIUS D. WYNKOOP : Born in Hurley, N. Y., March 5, 
1734; died there in November, 1792 ; one of the Associators of Hurley, 
July 6, 1775 ; Major of 3d Regt., Col. James Clinton, raised in Ulster 
and Dutchess Counties, N. Y. ; Lieutenant-Colonel, Aug. 2, 1775; 
Colonel of 4th Regt. from March 8 to November, 1776. — James Davis 
Wynkoop. 

CHRISTIAN YANNEY : Father of Henry Yanney (q. v.) ; served 
in the same company with his son, Capt. John Fisher's Co., Col. Fred 
Fisher's Regt., of Tryon County, N. Y., '\V\\\'i\2i.— James I. Younglove. 

HENRY YANNEY: Born Sept. iS, 1749; private in Capt. John 
Fisher's Co., Col. Fred. Fisher's Regt., Tryon County, N. Y., Militia; 
his father. Christian, was in the same company. — James I. Younglove. 

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DAVID YOUNGLOVE: Born in Raritan, N. J., April 8, 1754; 
died in Gemian Flats, N. Y., July 2, 1797; Surgeon's Mate to his 
brother, Dr. Moses Younglove, in Col. Elmore's Regt. of Tryon County, 
N. Y., Militia, and Surgeon of ist Regt., Trj'on Militia, 1780; partici- 
pated in the battles of Oriskany, Saratoga, Bennington, etc. ; in the 
latter was shot through the body, but in a few months faced the enemy 
again, being Captain of a company to capture Tory marauders till the 
close of the war. He had five brothers in the Revolution, one of whom 
was Col. John Younglove. — James T. Younglove. 

JOSEPH YOUNGLOVE: Born in Bound Brook, N. J., Oct. 11, 
1741 ; died in Cambridge, N. Y., March 30, 1810; served as Adjutant 
and Quartermaster of the i6th Regt. of Albany County, N. Y., Militia, 
which was in service from 1778 to 1780. — Charles Myrtle Younglove. 




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Form of Charter for Local Chapters. 



CHARTER OF CHAPTER, NO 

of the 
Empire State Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. 



Libertas et Patria. 



7o { Insert names of Charter members.) 
Members of the Empire State Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, Greeting: 

Whereas, In pursuance of and according to Article IV., Section 3, of the Con- 
stitution of the N.vnoNAL Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, 
and also in accord,ince with Article X. of the Constitution of the said Empire State 
Society of the Sons of the A.merican Revolution, you have made application 
to the Board of Managers of said State Society for authority to form a Chapter, to 

be called and known as (Insert name of Chapter), to be located at , 

in the County of , and of which you are to be members ; and, 

Whereas, The Board of Managers of this Society, by resolution passed, at a 

meeting of said Board, on the day of , 189 granted said 

application, 

Now, therefore, know ye, that reposing especial trust and confidence in your 
patriotism, the Empire St.\te Society of the Sons of the American Revolution 
does by these presents authorize you to form a Chapter of this Society within the 

territory of the County of , to be known as Chapter, No , 

of the Empire State Society of the Sons of the American Revolution; 
and we do further authorize and empower you to associate with yourselves such 
other members of this or of any other State Society as may now, or hereafter, reside 
within the said territory ; and, as a Chapter, to adopt such Constitution, By-Laws, and 
Regulations as do not conflict with the Constitution and By-Laws of the National 
Society or of this Society. All members of this or of any State Society residing 
within the territory aforesaid shall be eligible to membership in this Chapter ; but any 
member who shall be suspended, expelled, or in any way lose membership in the 
State Society, shall thereupon cease to be a member of this Chapter, and no person 
shall be admitted who is not a member of a State Society of The Sons of the 
American Revolution. 

It is your sacred duty to revive and keep alive, especially within your territory, 
the spirit of pure and unselfish patriotism, which inspired the Fathers of the Republic, 
and diligently to promote the lofty aims and objects of this Society, as set forth in 
the Constitutions of the National Society and of the Empire State Society of the 
Sons of the American Revolution, to the end that our country maybe preserved 
free, independent, and united ; that enlightened constitutional government may be 
maintained, and that peace and happiness, truth and justice, liberty and fraternity 
may be established among us for all generations. 

Given under the seal of this Society, this day of 

in the year of Our Lord, Eighteen Hundred and Ninety- and of 

the Independence of the United States of America the One Hundred 
and 

, President. 

, Secretary. 

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